St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-27
SAINT PAUL.
CHIT CHAT CORNER.

Col Bobleter, State Treasurer-Tnree
dollars is allowed for every wolf killed
in the state of Minnesota. More than
$4,000 was allowed for bounties last
year. When one of these pests is killed
the ears and portion of the head are
taken to the county auditor as proof OF
the killing. The auditor draws an or
der on the county treasurer and these
orders are taken in payment OF state
taxes. There are a number OF profes-
sional wolf hunters in the state who
know the haunts of the critters and
slaughter them by the wholesale. a
great deal of trickery and deception IS
practiced in attempts to secure boun-
ties, portions of the carcasses OF dogs ana
foxes being often brought IN and palmed
Off on unsuspecting officials.
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Deputy State Aditor Sanders-The
trouble is not so much that people drink
rs it is how they drink. The practice
of standing up at bar and gulplng
down liquors hastily is one that cannot
be too strongly condemned. If the
Americans could be made to cultivate
the habits of the people of the old coun-
tries in the matter of drinking there
would be less drunkenness and no ne
cessity for prohibition. Over there
party of friends sit around the festive
board and sip their beer or wine as we
would coffee. Very seldom do these
people drink to excess, and as seldom
do harmful results follow.
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The Manitoba road received yester-
day several hundred dispatches from
the same number of points on its differ
ent lines and extensions, giving state
ments of the present condition of the
crops. They were all very favorable
and represented that the Northwest
never had such good prospects for large
crops of all kinds as are indicated at
present.
George w. Hall.-That automatic
stand-pipe is just the thing we want
here in st. Paul. We are compelled to
erect eight, ten and twelve-story build
ings here. Our business makes it nee
essary. We have no steamer that can
throw an effective stream into the upper
windows of many of our stores. When
the water gets to the height of the up
per windows it becomes spray and
steam. There is but one thing that l
can think of that will be against this
automatic stand-pipe, and that is our
very severely cold winters. If it is
proof against that we could not ask for
anything better. 1t throws, a heavy
n+r N Ion i ic+o
reach anything we have in the city that
will burn.
Z Z. H. Wood-This little furry in the
Democratic party is most unfortunate
affair, and ought never to have hap
pened. 1t occurred principally through
a misapp' ehension of facts. when the
clubs made their requests of the county
committee they were made in the most
respectful manner and with no inten-
tiOn of encroaching upon the right of
committee. The committee thought
differently and hence the trouble. The
result upon the party will not be seri-
ous. The clubs are loyal and will stand
by the nominee whoever he may be.
The clubs were actuated by proper mo-
tives and can be relied upon to do their
whole Democratic duty.
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J. n. Castle-The farmers in Wash
tngton county are the best satisfied lot
of men l ever knew. They declare that
there is no end to the crops. The grass
is immensely heavy and some farmers
are putting up 100 tons of hay per day.
All the cereals are in splendid condi-
hon this year. The Washington county
farIer of to-day is the most independ-
ent in the world.