St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-01
With the Energetic, Observing
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Charles Brunson, with YAM, Griggs
& Howes, st. Paul. while perpetrating
a practical joke at Long Prairie the
other day narrowly escaped serious con-
sequences. Passing shoe store he
saw fine pair of boots hanging IN
front. The proprietor being friend of
his he thought to have some fun with
him, so he took down the boots, and
gathering party of friends they re-
paired to liquid establishment close
by and pawned the booty for refresh
mentS, the bill amounting to conSldera-
bic. In the meantime the owner missed
his boots, and hastily procuring an Off
Ger, made search for them. The prop
erty was found and the holder arrested
for receiving stolen property and heavl-
ly fined. A search was made for Char
lie, but he boarded an incoming freight,
crawled into box car and made his
escape.
A. Allen, with the st. Paul Harvester
Works, is making his usual fall trip
over the Fergus Falls division. He has
been with the firm a number OF years,
residing at Fargo. He is one OF the
best posted machine men on the road
and does large business.
Jim Arey, of Finch, Van Slyck u Co.
ST. Paul, started Thursday night for a
trip up north. He has been home nearly
a week arranging samples and fixing up
fall line of goods.
j. G.Wallace. of the Minneapolis Sash
company, spent Thursday night at Free
port out in the cold. He had quite an
experience at MinnetOnka one night
last week. He had lantern and was
wandering about in the woods, accom-
panied by friend, when they saw what
they thought was an owl in the fOotpath
ahead of them. Wallace wanted the
bird for pet. He advanced cautiously,
took off his light OvercOat, made spring
and threw it over the supposed owl. Ii
turned out to be full grown skunk,
whereupOn he became seasick and goes
around now minus an Overc0at.
j. III. Pike, with Barnard Bros. " Co.,
Minneapolis, was at Fergus Tuesday,
making large sales.
c. Thiessen. with William Bergenthal
& Co., Milwaukee, is the veteran whisky
man, having travelled for the firm con-
tinuOusly for fifteen years. he was at
Sank Center Thursday.
Harry Thompson, with Wyman q
Mullen, Minneapolis, is out on the road
again, accompanied by several large
trunks loaded with new samples of silks
and sateens. Harry is very quiet
young man, and doesn't say much until
his samples are on exhibition.
Charles Potter, with MaXtield d Sea-
bury, st. Paul, is working west OF st.
Cloud this week, and trying to burst
the sugar and tea trusts.
II. c. Sheppard, with the Willimantic
Linen company. was at Sank Center
Wednesday extOlling the virtues OF his
linen thread and advising all the fair
sex to use it in preference to all others.
j. Roland, who sells boots and shoes,
left Minneapolis Tuesday and could
hardly make up his mind where he
wanted to go. He says he would like
to make three or four towns at once TO
catch up for time spent at home.
E. w. Gould, with Noyes Bros. IL Cnt-
Ter, is making his initial trip up north.
He was at Fergus Thursday introduce
ing himself to the trade and soliciting
an order for alcohol and other medi-
cines warranted to kill or cure.
G.. NJ. Pond, with Wells Stone Mercan-
tile company, Duluth, was fitting
around from town to town west OF st.
Cloud this week trying to place orders
for his firm. Since his shadow has gone
West he is feeling better and selling
little more goods.
T. Miller, with A. Kelly, Minneap-
oils, was at Ashby Wednesday, climbing
hills and ravines to find store. Miller
is comparatively new man Oh the Fer
gus line, but he is making great many
friends among the boys and the trade.
Ben Baer, with Z. GrOnauer, Mime
apolis, was at Alexandria Thursday,
selling boxes labeled cigars. Ben and
Ed Walters, of Verplank Bros, st.
Paul, were out hunting at Benson last
week. They killed both dogs, one
farmer, a Manitoba engineer and badly
wounded two cases of beer.
Frank Mobiles, with Noyes Bros. &
Cutler, is taking rest for few weeks
at his home in st. Paul. Frank has
been on the road continuously for sew
eral years, and nearly every day can be
seen in some town north or west of st.
Paul rustling hard for business.
Mic Lair, one of the old boys on the
road, after a year spent in other bust
ness, is back again, carrying sample
case for Nj. J. Flarsheim, st. Paul. Mic
is thoroughly posted in the whisky
trade and will no doubt be a valuable
acquisition to his firm.
ID. f. Mackay, with r. b. TomlinSOn
e. Son, was working Fergus Falls
thursday. StlliilS idto, Capo anu luio.
Judging from the sample he wears on
his Cleveland head his goods are very
fine.
George Pingree was working Fergus
Wednesday in the interest of his firm.
George has moved his headquarters
temporarily from MOorhead to Tower,
where his wife is stopping.
F. E. BOSwOrth, with Mast, BufOrd IL
Burwell; Jim Patterson, with p. H.
Kelly Mercantile company; Frank Hill
ton and Will Hunt, with P. r. l.. Har-
dinbergh, together with their families,
have engaged rooms for the winter at
the Grand Pacific, M0Orhead.