St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-15
MINN EAPOLIS
PHASES OF LIFE.

A reporter detailed to do the prohibit
lion meeting at Plummer post hall We'd
nesday started out on his mission and
had reached the ante-room, when a gen
tleman with blank form in his hand
rushed out of the lodge room, stopped
him and said: "Your name, please"
This was given, and the man was about
TO ask more questions, when he OBJ
served note book sticking out of the
reporters pocket. He stopped, gazed
at the reporter for moment, and then
remarked. somewhat sarcaStlcally: "Oh,
don't want anything more from you,
as you are only an ordinary newspaper
reporter, and don't count"
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While hotel proprietors are perfectly
1ustifiable i'll their endeavors to keep
scandal from their doors, they may go
to extremes, as an instance Will show.
Recently prominent young gentleman
escorted lady from neighboring city
TO an entertainment, and afterward to
restaurant. They were detained and
missed the last train, and as the only
thing to do, went to a hotel, where the
lady was assigned to a room, the gentle
man taking another, and registering
their correct names. The porter con-
Quoted them up stairs and the gentleman
was about to say goodnight, after a
brief conversation at the door, when
suddenly the night clerk appeared and
exclaimed: Here, we can't allow any
visiting in this hotel." The gentleman
was thunderstruck. bnt seeing the lady
did not realize what was meant. took
the clerk around the corner of the cor
ridOr and gave him lecture he will
never forget. He then ordered a car
rage and the lady was driven home.
Things will come to that pass very soon,
sister without mourning liability to in
suit, or with his wife, unless he carries
his marriage certificate with him.
On the Milwaukee short line train
from st. Paul to Minneapolis. yesterday,
occurred an amusing conversation
which drew the passengers together.
A trave ling man and Republican got
into an argument with resident OF
Merriam Park and Democrat over the
tariff generally and the Mills bill par
ticularly. The wordy war grew hotter
and hotter and both raised their voices
until every passenger had full benefit.
Finally the Democrat ended it by say
ing:
''Here. I'll bet you 500 Grover Cleve-
land will be the next president"
well. / don't know who will be the
Republican candidate"
II don't care who it is. Cleveland
can beat them all piled up together. If
you mean business here's your chance"
"All right, I'll take it. Meet me at
the West hotel in Minneapolis and put
up the money"
"All right, put up forfeit. Here's
$40 for my Forfeit
Here's my $780," and the other fished
bill out of his pocket.
You caught me without 500 with
me. but here's my forfeit"
The other man wanted money, but the
Democrat could not borrow it in the
car, and wanted to put up his check.
The other demurred, though two men
in the car offered to cash it the minute
Minneapolis was reached. The Demo
crat had to get off at Merriam Park, and
he went, shaking his SO bill in defiance.
When he departed quiet young man
said: stranger. I'll take that bet. -
$50 will IL chimed in another. ''All
right" responded the travelling man;
Come to the West hotel and I'll take
one of 'em." This ended the conversa-
ton, and last night the first public bet
of the campaign was made. The Dem
ocrat offered to double it, or run it to
$1,000, but the other declined.