St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-14
EVENTS IN DULUTH.
The People Turn Out to See a Slug
ging Match,
AND A HOME BRUISER WON.
Disappearance of a Young Boy
Searching Parties Out In
All Directions.
Special to the Globe.

SpeClhl 10 tue STlODe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. ia fight this
evening, between Billy Rhodes, of Du-
luth, LAG pounds, and Oliver B0rdeau,
AS pounds, of st. Joseph, Mo-, occurred
in the Duluth theater before $50 people.
1t was hard fight, although in Rhodes
favor from the start. Rhodes was fully
trained, but Bordeau lacked training
badly. George Sidd0nS, the light
weight, was referee. The fight was for
$3.50 and divided gate receipts. The
following is the fight by rounds:
First ROund-Rhodes led with his
right and BOrdeau countered. Rhodes
got in with his left on his opponents
neck, and Bordeau landed solid right
The men clinched. Rhodes closed the
round with hard left on BOrdeau's
mouth. The men clinched and time
was called.
Second Round-There was a success
sion of heavy hits and upper cuts, in
which BOrdeau got the worst, and in
ducking slipped and fell. striking the
floor hard. He got to his feet quickly
and laid a ringing right on Rhodes
shoulder. Both men were badly winded,
and the close of the second was marked
by groggy hits at close quarters. The
men clinched as time was called.
Third round-Rhodes led Savagely
with his left and reached Bordeau's
face and laid another left in the chest,
following it up with hard punch in
the ribs, whiee knocked Berdeau out in
two minutes.
The referee awarded the fight to
Rhodes and denied the claim of foul
made by Bordeau's seconds. The men
will arrange another match.
COURT CASES.
AZ 4
jury yesterday were brought up in the
district court to-day aud allowed until
tomorrow to plead. The jury in the
big boom case failed to agree. A verdict
was returned for plaintiffs in the case
of Mary E. Whitley and Hinton VS..
Richard Cullen for $500. George An
derson obtained judgment against the
Iehigh Coal company for 81, 1874 for
breach of contract. The grand jury is
the sioweSt bedy seen in Duluth court
circles and will not work steadily.
A BOY MISSING.
The nine-year- son of r. L. West,
foreman of the Daily News job roems,
is missing, and a large search party
armed with lanterns are locking for
him. He was last seen about 4:30, try
ing to sell little sled and saying he
was going to Superior. The boy
was small of his age, and fears
are strongly entertained that he
may have suceumbed to the intense
cold and frozen to death. Inquiry at
the railway depOtS reveal no trace, and
all parts of the city are being thoroughly
searched, including the wagon roads
across the ice to Superior and West
Superior.
IDENTIFIED.
The man killed yesterday was identi-
fed to-day as Jacobus Allacjoke, en-
ployed by the Gas company as a laborer.
He has wife and family in Poland.
CAUGHT ON THE CURB.
The steam forge works are to be
doubled in capacity before spring.
The government is now owner Of all
property abutting on the caI.al, the
transfer of the few remaining lots hay
ng been completed yesterday.
Plans for the Central avenue depot
are On exhibition at Myers Bros Office.
The passengers waiting rooms and
| ticket Office will be 24xS0 feet, in addi-
ton to which there will be baggage and
| freight rooms. Work has already COM
| menced.
Duluth's natural gas company APP
managers broken boring apparatus and
| an evident ignorance of natural gas OF
Oil, further the belief that real estate
speculation is behind the scheme.
| Persons with money to invest will do well
| to turn their attention to Duluth and Supe.
| riOr NJ B. Harrison, real estate exchange,
| Duluth National bank building, Dulath, has
a large list Of property i'll both places for
| sale low.