St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-29
CASUAL CHATTER.

Once in while comrade drops into
Che city that it puts everybody in good
humor to see. So it was when Pete
Hoffman, of Willard, carrying the same
drum which he pounded in the battle of
Bull Run, rushed in upon Russ Munger
yesterday afternoon in the uniform of
the old First Minnesota regiment, &C
cOmpanied by two other old veterans.
He gave the ancient drum lusty beat,
and then informed his astonished
audience that he had come to invest in
a new drum-the old one had done it's
other relics of the war. Pete-they
know him best by that name-had Just
come down from celebrating the re-
union OF the old First Minnesota at
Lake Mipnetonka. He was the drum
mer of the Great Western band, the first
band in st. Paul, and many noisy
duet was played by him and Russ Mum
ger, the latter usually trying to make
music out of the snare drum.
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Judge Wilkin and Prof. Frank Wood
viyidly recollect a musical treat af-
forded them one day by green looking
fellow who called in st. Paul estab-
1iShment to purchase an accordion.
With taste for fun if not an ear for
music, the proprietor proposed, duet
with the accordion and the snare drum.
The customer played piece after piece,
t'HOme, Sweet Home" and yankee
Doodle" and the drum ratified on, to
the great amusement of the audience.
The accordion player informed them
that he had never heard better music in
his life, although nobody but himself
heard the accordion. Then it was pro-
posed that they should go back in the
store and get up an entire band. A
bone shaker were found, and Frank
Wood took the piano. The chap with
the accordion was sin high glee, and he
does not yet know what awful agony his
tormentors suffered that afternoon
while trying to amuSe themselves at his
expense.
Maj. George Hardacre, of the St.
Paul postoffice, and Postmaster John
Mccarthy. of Saltwater, are now up al
Lindstrom, soaring fish in Chisago lake
Mr.. Mccarthy telephOned yesterday tG
Postmaster Lee and Assistant O'Brier
they could if it did cost money, anC
when they come home it would be will
a big load of finny beauties, as well as {
ton of stories.
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Clerk John r. Howard, of Sank Cen
ter, took a brief respite from polite.
yesterday to escort a big party of pro
fesSiOnal fishers up to PayneSville
There were a couple of carloads O
them, and they are going to live in tent
for few months, and sleep beside thel
fishing tackle, depending upon thei
skill altogether for food.
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They have some funny times up OF
the Indian reservation. A little whil
ago Deputy Warren, of White Earth
went over to the Red Lake reservation
and arrested Ke- Me-Wan, an Indian, fo
selling liquor Ke-Me-Wan was locket
up in the reservation Jail, but the chic
and the entire tribe of Indians, lovin,
whisky better than law, broke into tn,
Jail and rescued the culprit. The In
dian police were not wOrthSna cen
against this attack, and Deputy Warner
made his way home to White Earth
Now the prosecutors for the Unitet
States propose to arrest the whole tribe
head chief and all, or, at least. teacl
them not to interfere with justice.
"The recent examinations for teach
ers have not been satisfactory as wa
expected" said Superintendent Tay
lor yesterday. There were fifty-fou
candidates eXamined-forty-six for posi-
tions as teachers. and eight as princi
pals. Several failed in all the subject
and only few passed in all TIL
branches" -