St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-11
SAINT PAUL.
CHIT CHAT CORNER.

we may expect bright, sunny weather" ?"
p. f. Lyons, of the United States army
signal station, was the speaker. and,
continuing, he said: Thursday
the temperature registered 46 deg.
AT first thought that was the coldest
day we have had in the Northwest dur
ing the month of August, but upon in
vestigation find we had just such an
other day in the same month of 1884,
and going back to 1919 find the tenn
perature was just three degrees lower
still. The first frost of the season III the
Northwest was reported this morning
from st. Vincent. 1t was one of those
slight gray frosts, and would not harm
field or garden produce. But in Mime
dosa and Manitoba the temp erature fell
last night to FIRE eZing point"
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Clark Chambers and Secretary Den
ny,of the State Agricultural sOciety,who
have recently been through part of
Southern Minnesota. state that the
spring wheat in that section of the state
is almost ruined by the chinch bug, and
that very little will be worth harvest
ing. Destruction OF grain has been
: widespread this year. The pests COM
menced work in this state several years
ago, but the damage was then very linn
ited. The second year the chinch bug
enlarged its scope of destruction, and
each year it has been increasing its field
of operations. Both gentlemen say that
not another crop of spring wheat should
be Sown in this state west of the Missis-
sippi and south of the Minnesota
rivers. There is no use in attempting
TO raise this kind of grain in that terri
tory, because this pest of the cereals
will destroy it before it ripens. In the
morning the farmer will see his crops
looking full of promise and by night
they will be withered and hopelesSly
ruined. Farmers in that part of the
state will be compelled to raise fruit
and vegetables, or change the style of
farming to raising cattle, sheep, horses,
or to the dairy products.
A citizen who stood in front of the
Grand block yesterday, remarked: 'It
is an outrage that the proprietors of the
opera house and court block should be
allowed to place boilers beneath the
Sidewalk directly under peoples feet.
1t is standing menace to the lives of
all who are obliged to pass up and down
Fourth street. There is law against
such a proceeding and it ought to be en-
forced"
\ party OF st. Paul gentlemen, in
ciudlng III. p. Hall, Archie Mcleod, J.
w. Cunningham, Patrick Butler, G. r.
Smith and NJ. G. Brown, went down to
Albert Lea Thursday morning to in
spect the natural gas wells in that
vicinity. The site of the gas wells is
about fourteen miles from Albert Lea, -
said Mr.. Cunningham last evening,
and in a very delightful region of coun-
try. Boring has been carried down
iseventy-two feet, but even at that depth
the gas issues from the ground with a
Toar that can be heard for miles around.
Prof. Winchell, the state geologist, has
loaned his apparatus to initiate the
work of boring. The gas burns with
even more brilliancy than our city gas
end throws great heat. Several hun
drcd acres in the neighborhOod have
teen bargained for at $50 per acre.
An old-time Democrat said at the Mer-
chants4last evening: eff the Democrats
nope to carry Minnesota this fall they
must cease their petty chickering's and
get down to business. For men who
claim that they are working only for
THE best interests Of the Democracy,
Messrs. Kelly and Doran are doing more
ito disrupt the party than any other COM
bination l know of. Both seem to be
actuated only by a consideration of self,
and to have little concern who is gov
ernor so long as they can have it to say
that they downed their adversaries
When boSsism is rooted out of the party
I've will win, and not BEFORE"
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81 will be siXty-nine years old in Sep
tember," said Col. Allen last evening
jim the lobby of the Merchants, sur
rounded by number of friends. Wher
he said this he went down into his ole
''tobaccy" box and took ''chew'' OF
Efine-cut a supply of which he always
carries with him. The colonel is hale
and hearty for his years, and looks as il
he might see a century of years rol
over his head. Though he has let tht
yeins fall from his hands. he still love:
10 loiter about the old Merchants anC
greet his friends, whom he numbers b,
gegiments.
Building Inspector Johnson's atten
tion was called yesterday, in uniqu,
and anonymous note, to the absence O
red light on a stone pile in st. Pau
Wednesday night. 1t concluded as fol
lows: GA red light was hung up Dues
day which was the day before yester
day. Yesterday no light. If l hurt m,
by the sidewalk l will sue the city fo
damage"
st. Paul is having more Improvements
In the way of buildings this summe
than most most people imagine. ant
more than any previous year. Since
the season opened permits have beer
Issued for building improvements wit
total frontage of 1874 feet, or nin
and three-tenths miles.
RI. German. President of Board O
Public Works. do not see how th
Enos Electric railway can ever be bull
nnder the present franchise. Their
would be no money in running roa
between Annapolis and Second street
because there would be but little traffic
1t will take S25O,00O to build such
bridge as the road will require.
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