St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-18
GiIOBULE

JOnH MCDefmOtt, VINO was arrested Thurs
day on the charge of petit larceny, was dis
missed yesterday.
NJ. d. Dixon has been appointed special
policeman to serve at the opera house. at the
request of Manager L. n. Scott. i>i
The guests ut Leip's, White Bear will give
hop at $50 this evening, invitations for
which having already been sent out. &
A retreat for the Catholic clergy of the tlio.
cese of st. Paul will begin next Monday at
st. Thomas seminary, Merriam Park and
continue one week. -;
Many prairie chickens are ON the wing aud
many of them are on the cars coming to the
markets. Everybody that has gun and d
dog is on the war path.
meeting of Notre Dame university stu
dents will be held at the Ryan tonight at 8
O'Clock for the purpose of organizing a Min.
nesota alumni association.
officer O'Keefe, night jailer at the central
police station, has returned to duty after ten
days leave of absence during which he
visited his son in Duluth.
An excursion party bound for the Yellow
stone are stopping at the Windsor. They are
headed by George H Stout and wife and c.
l.. COOK and wife, of Philadelphia.
The first matinee at Midway this year will
be given at 3 o'clock this afternoon. 1t is
understood that some of the local horsemen
who own good ones will test their speed.
Washington Lodge, |. o. o. F., will give
moonlight excursion this evening on the
wharf, foot of Jackson street, at p. m.
sharp.
Gov. McGill issued an order yesterday
removing from Office John T. Brown, county
attorney of Becker county. The charges
against him were neglect of duty and hab-
itul drunkenness
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
Harold w. Springer and Emolene L. Walker,
Isadore Hoffman to Anna S. Eisner, Andre
Priss and Mary Verboncoeur, and Michael
ROrlrtV
The Minneapolis Electric Subway company
has been incorporated, with a capital stock
of 100000. The incorporators are C. P.
Lowell, C. W. Dorsett, C. w. Seaton, II. E.
Croft ard l.. b. Elwood, all of Minnea polls.
Sergt. Larson, of the Margaret street sta.
ton. arrested Mary Jones, Nellie Jones and
man giving the name of P Charles Thursday
night on the charge of diSorderly conduct
They were fined $40 each in the municipal
court yesterday.
shows the daily average attendance to have
been eighty. Situations were found for eleven
men. Eight persons professed conversion
and SIX were referred to different pastors for
church membership.
There was a large attendance at the sale of
privileges at the state fair grounds yester-
day, and booths and lots sold for from SlOO
to 500 each. SUpt. Norrish reports a
greater demand for privileges this year than
| any previous year.
| i'll progress at the Grand opera house The
| troupe will open Monday night, being the
| initial attraction of the St Paul season. and
| in an opera house that is practically new
| from the orchestra to the abode of the gods.
| The new Catholic church of St James par
| ish is now almost completed. new bell
weighing 9, 200 bells and costing $3.50 has
! been donated. The first mass will be cele-
| brated by Father Conway next Sunday, and
the dedicatory exercises will take place some
| time next month. -
| The Minneapolis. st. Paul & Sault Ste.
Marie railway has rendered the st. Paul Job
| bers' union a complimentary excursion over
their road to the 500 and return. The
| train will leave the union depot Mondat
| evening, Aug. 26, and return the following
| Thursday evening. y
| The ladies of st. Josephs parish will give a
| lawn festival the evening of Aug %, one of
the features OF which will be the voting for a
| gold watch to be given to the most popular
| young lady of the parish. There are three
contestants already in the field: Misses Cor
coran, Mcdonald and Carter. 50
| Charles A. Brown, New England passenger
agent of the Milwaukee tS st. Paul road.
! Paul yesterday with party of school
| teachers, returning from San Francisco over
the Northern Pacific. The party went east
| over the M tlwaukee & st. Paul.
| A political demonstration and barbecue
will be held at the fair grounds Aug. 29.
There will be roast OK for everybody In at
| tendance. The following speakers are ex-
| pected TO deliver addresses: E. NJ. Wilson,
| DIR. Ames, Judge Flandrau, ex-senator Will
kinson, Col. Brooks, d. W. Lawler and John
| W. Miller
Central avenue, formerly Bluff street, has
| been transposed fronran unattractive coun-
| try dirty road TO q beautiful and impos-
| ing avenue. 1t is one of those thoroughfares
that seem to have been located either by ac-
| cident or design in very conspicuous place.
| 1t is at the head of Central park, from which
it takes its name, ana is susceptible of q
| great deal of ornamentation.