St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-18
BOB BOWLS MERRILY.
Over the Breckenridge Line Hunt
ing Chickens.

ing SlIckenS.
Frank E. Sparrow, who has been with
the st. Paul Book and Stationery com
pany for several years, has accepted
position with Noyes Brothers & Cutler.
He will represent them along the
Fergus branch and part of the Northern
Pacific.
Fred Stauff, who represents large
Milwaukee liquid hardware house, was
visiting friends at Wahpeton this week.
Ii his sales compare with his size they
are immense.
Frank Hopkins, with Arthur. Warren
& Abbott, for several years on the road,
has accepted house position in the
notion department with the Powers
Dry Goods company. This is going
back to his first love, as he formerly oc-
cupied similar position at Lindeke,
Warren u Schurmeier's.
T. ID. .. Hara Graceville was in the
city on Wednesday very much inter-
ested in the Democratic convention.
+. ID. Russell, representing G. r.
Newell & Co., Minneapolis, accompanied
by his wife is making towns along the
West End. Ed has his dog and gun
with him and went out to Browns
Valley Wednesday to have a chicken
hunt.
W. G. Dcble, with Lindeke, Warner
d Schumacher, st. Paul, carries more
trunks than any man on the line, we'll
filled with new fall dry goods. The
draymen and porters talk plain English
when they see his luggage.
Walter Johns and Charlie Birch went
to Browns Valley Wednesday, and
when their trunks were unloaded Oh
the platform the small boys, seeing so
much baggage, began the cry that
Uncle Toms Cabin troupe had arrived.
Walter represents Finch, Van Slyck 81
Co. and Charlie the Powers Dry Goods
Company, st. Paul.
August Anderson was talking taffy
and crackers in the interest of the
Berrisford Bakery Company, st. Paul,
at Wahpeton.
Cliff Jacobs, who is well known
throughout the Northwest. went out
cunning for gophers on Saturday at
Britton, Oak. He says they are plentl-
full, but little wild yet. But with the
gun he carries he bags them.
l.. j. BOhn, who represents q Chicago
hat and cap house, spent Sunday at
Wahpeton.
c. w. Moore, with the Wells Stone
Mercantile company, Duluth, came into
the city Saturday night and went TO
Merriam Park. where his family re-
side. He looks as though the Northern
tier agreed with him.
Warne Paul and Tom Higginson, on
the Brown Valley branch, killed twenty
train in going between Brown Valley
and Morris on Wednesday. Chickens
are very plentiful along that line.
Warne is dead shot, and when a
chicken sees his gun he comes right
into camp.
Harry Brown, a conductor on the
Browns Valley branch, has engaged IN
the pOtato-raising business, and has in
terested ID. c. Clinton, who. travels for
the P. H. Kelly Mercantile company.
They are working all the boys, and fur
niShing them with supplies, and guaran-
tee them to be a hardy brand.
Frank Huna, with Dan Aberle, in
liquid refreshments, and Theo. Jergens,
better known as Shorty" who dis
penSes bottled hardware at Wahpeton,
made a trip Saturday with team to
Mcoreton, Oak. Being delayed, they
started for Wahpeton about p. m.
When within four miles from town they
were accOSted by five tramps, or high
way robbers, who attempted to seize
the horses and made for the buggy.
Fortunately, Huna had shotgun on his
lap, which he raised quickly and fired.
and the tramps fled. The horses ran
into town.
E. L. Hearsey, W. L. Wolford. Matt
Clark, j. r. Dougherty and p. B. Wins
ton comprised hunting party who
dropped off the train at Willmar Thurs
day.
j. B. Emmerson, who has sold fish for
Chicago house for many years, was
at Willmar Wednesday making his
Semi-annual trip.
The hat and cap men are numerous
along the line this week. H. E. Wha-
ley. with McKibbin IL Co., at Herman;
j. F. Jordan, wife Gordon & Ferguson,
at Morris, and E. j. Clasen. represent
ing Streisguth & Drake, at Willmar, all
seemed to be happy and doing good
trade,