St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-14
SAINT PAUL.
TIMELY TOPICS.

of Nimrod, ian outrage is being perpe-
trated on Centerville prairie, about five
miles from White Bear, on the Duluth
road. Although it will be a month be-
fore it will be legal to shoot prairie
chickens, numerous pot hunters are
said to be killing off the chickens and
sending them to Eastern markets.
Such practice, if persisted in, will re-
suit in driving off or killing all the game
in this vicinity, and an example should
be made of the offenders. A party of
sportsmen have gone to the scene to in
yestigate the matter, and they will
spare no expense to prosecute any per-
son who is discovered perpetrating such
destruction. One remedy that would
have a salutary effect would be the i'm
prisonment of several of these lawlesS
pot hunters, for the law as itnow stands
only provides for a fine to be levied
against their possessions. Ii they have
nothing to levy upon they can laugh at
the officers, and, meanwhile. continue
their depredations."
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SIT is rather unfortunate" said Presi-
dent Samuel Grocer, of the Edison Light
company, that proceedings should
have been Instituted againSts us for
maintaining a smoke nuisance, and
especially at time when we are eX-
perimenting with devices to remedy the
evil complained of. Since last summer
we have tried no less than seven smoke
consuming contrivanceS, but only one
of them seems to be practical, and my
visit to st. Paul at this time is for the
purpose of closing negotiations with
the manufacturers of the successful de-
vice. 1t has been placed in our works
on Cedar street, and all the tests made
have been satisfactory in every way. A
few days more and we would have COM
pleted all our arrangements in the mat
ter. and we were naturally anxious to
avoid even the appearance of having
been coerced into doing what was mani
festly only our duty to the residents in
the vicinity of the electric light CON-
pany's plant"
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Alderman John Fischer That there
are so many people leaving the city, and
especially workingmen. is not because
of lack of residences in st. Paul to ac-
commodate them, but for the reason
that there is nothing for them to do.
Workingmen have been fiocklng in here
from all quarters in the hopes of find
ing employment. Of course work can
not be given to all, consequently the
disappointed ones have to go elsewhere.
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Col. J. B. W. Johnston, one of the
principal officers of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors, is visiting and organ
iZing divisions in Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Dakota. His business is to give in
structions and explanations of the new
ritual work and more thorough knowl-
edge of the principles, objects and aims
of the order, whose motto is justice,
right and civil liberty all over the world.
He will be present at the meeting of st.
Paul division tomorrow morning at the
regular meeting, and as the occasion
promises to be one of unual interest, a
large number of conductors have sig
nitied their intention of being present.
Among other matters to be discussed
will be the proposed excursion under
the auspices of the conductors to the
national park this summer.
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The Northern Pacific road received a
dispatch yesterday from Battle Lake,
Mimi, which stated that the county
commissioners have succeeded in get
ting the grasshopperS in check, and that
they have discovered parasite on them
that will destroy them before they do
much more damage. The same dis
patch states that the crops are looking
remarkably well even in the districts
affected by the hoppers.
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A plan is on foot to change the name
of st. Anthony avenue to Larpenteur
avenue, in honor of A. L. Larpenteur.
The latter is the Oldest continuous set
tier in st. Paul, and now lives Oh the
avenue. where he has resided for wears,
This avenue passes through the first
farm ever opened in Ramsey county.
constituting what is now known as
Midway. and belonging to the estate of
the late Commodore Kittson. This was
owned by E. n. Larpenteur. A. l..
Larpenteur entered 100 acres in the
present limits of st. Paul, and there are
great many people in the city who
think that it would be very suitable
and graceful act for the city to make
this change proposed in the name of
this avenue.
Dennis NJ. ,Sullivan-I hardly know
what to do with myself as alderman. |
believe L could get along fairly W. II il
1T were not for that salary. Eight dol
lars month is more than l can handle
We are still at work at the Transfer
making improvements and preparing
for the continually increasing business
l do not think the people of st. Pau
have any idea of the immense business
transacted out there. 1t multiplies
daily, and doubt if there is a man in
st. Paul who can name the limit of the
business that will be transacted five
years hence. / have watched the in
crease there for number of years and
it seems to me, that it multiplies each
succeeding year.
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Senator Durant called at the capitol
yesterday and invited the governor and
staff to accompany him to Camp Lake
View on the steamer Borealis Rex next
Tuesday. That day has been designated
as Governor day at the First regiment
encampment. The steamer will leave
st. Paul at 8 a. m, and will return after
the reception in the evening.
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1t requires no mind reader to be able
to tell the result of the ball games al