St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05
MINNEAPOLIS
Additional CITY News on the Fifth P0se.
SCENES ABOUT TOWN.

The owners of stock in the Electro
matriX company are still reveling i'll
dreams of untold wealth. Each one has
the satisfaction of knowing that he has
already made snug fortune out OF II.
even should nothing more come OF II.
All stock has been withdrawn from the
market, and, while some could perhaps
be purchased at an extravaganza inquire;
the large holders Will not sell
at any price. Most s,,no Oh sne
members of the company are
now in New York, where the machine
is being. applied on book work Whlle =.
w. Dawson is looking outfor nome III
terests. An example OF how much
money has already been made in the
concern may be shown in the case OF
Mrs. Penfield, who managed to secure
some stock in the early days Of the en-
terpriSe. 1t cost her 81 900, and she has
already drawn out that amount in cash
dividends. Yesterday she was offered
$4,000 for her stock by Peter Wright,
of Cincinnati. She consulted Z. w.
Dawson.
"Wen, I wouldn't blame you if you
solo," said he.
Suppose you sell him that much of
you stock" she suggested.
mo, Stree"
Then think I'll hold on to mine,
too.'' And she did.
1T
President Cyrus Northrop. OF the
university, will be one of the speakers
at the Parnell meeting Monday night.
The committee waited on him, and, haV-
ing secured his consent, turned TO go.
One of the committee remarked:
Wen send a carriage for you at
100"
.Excuse me, but you WON'T" said the
rotund president, quietly; whats the
matter with my taking the street car 1
think | appreciate the necessity Oh
money in this case. and as every little
helps, you turn the cash OF the carnage
into the fund and Pll walk"
A singular suit is pending in the dis
trct court, and it is more amusing than
important. 1t grows out Of a small feud
between the ROthschildS and other ten
ants of the Winter block on Washington
avenue. When the front of the build
ing was remodeled for the Palace quar-
tiers there was some little dispute
over the stairway leading to the
legal domlciles above, and the lawyers
and clothing men have had constant
war over it. The lawyers claim the
right to stand in the doorway, which
the clothiers deny, and in one case,
when claiming dummy to the faillhg (,
one of the clothierS wanted TO chaln a.
n. JOrdan's leg in with it. because he
refused to move. The lawyers then
wanted StOrm-doOr put at the Stair
entrance, but when the carpenter tenn
porarily left the work the Palace men
removed the door and then began IN
juDctinn DrocepdinpS to restrain the
owner of the building from replacing 1t.
Naturally, Jordan became the counsel
for the defendant, and there Will be
music when the case comes up Tor hear
ing.
The motor trains from to 6o'clOck in
the evening are pretty well crowded as
rule and there is abundant opportun-
ity for a display of gallantry by the
male passengers. Last evening lady
entered crowded coach and was
offered seat by white-bearded gen
tleman. After taking it, without a word
or look of appreciation, she craned
her neck forward and looked to-
ward the other end of the ear.
prospecting for a seat that better
suited her fancy. She evidently saw
one and was about to start for 1t, when
new arrival seized it. In the mean
time gentleman near her supposed
she had gone and took her seat. but
when she saw the other seat taken,
without looking she backed into her
own and sat down upon the unSuSpect-
ing occupant. There was scream and
a general uprising, then explanations
ard apologies, but the smothered laugh
ter must have made the trip rather un-
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