St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-21
SAINT PAUL.
CHIT CHAT CORNER.

seived by Moyor Smith from relatives
of missing friends, and among the latest
batch is the following from MIS-. James
A McCready, of 80 Beaver avenue,
Allegheny, Pa: ITO the Mayor of st.
Paul-Dear Sir: / have heard that my
husband, James McCready, is in st.
Panl sick and in destitute circum-
- stances. Will you please make inquiries
. if such is the case. He has been gone for
six years. that have not heard from
- him. Please answer and obllge." Put-
: ting aside the singularity of the appli-
cation. to his honor, the most casual
reader cannot but admire the woman's
constancy and love for her husband.
Six years have elapsed without tidings
. directly from him, but hearing from
outside sources Of her husbands distress,
the wife is eager to Succor him in the
time of need.
When E. G.. Rogers went over to Eu-
rope last January he had no intention OF
{ remaining very long, but the trip over
was not of very pleasant kind. He
was not built for the bounding billOwS.
He was gentleman that thrived best
Oh land. He did not care to repeat the
experience Of trip back across the At
+: lantic. and so he tarried on the conti-
nent till both political parties in the
field had nominated their candidates.
Then he made up his mind to come
back to the states and take a. hand. He
arrived in St. Paul Sunday morning and
is looking fresh and natural.
~
Captain Russell Blakeley-What a
fuss is made about few prairie chick
ems that are shot and brought to mar
ket! To get these few hunters are COM
9eiled to go out on the prairie for hum
areds of miles with doubled -barreled
shot guns and carload of dogs. They
should have been with me when l came
out to Illinois in 1886. The prairies
were full of chickens, and they were
about as thick as the blades OF grass.
Children used to go out and get as many
of them as they could lug into the
house. At the same time the woods
were literally full of turkeys. People
here talk about game. l have been
in the woods just back of
Peoria and suddenly started up
fifty deer. Now you cannot find
a deer between st. Paul and the Rocky
mountains. There was time when
everybody had all the game they
wanted, and even when they did not
want it.
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There are a good many complaints
because Thirteenth street, between
Jackson and Wabasha, is left in such
an unfinished condition. The roadbed
is partly cut up, part of the Sidew alks
have been ploughed up and the granite
blocks for the curbstoneS are scattered
around everywhere on the streets.
People who reside on Jackson and the
side streets near Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth streets claim that they are too
important streets to be left so long in
such an impossible condition.
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A gentleman who had evidently been
victim said: eff there is one thing
more tantaliZing than another and that
tends to make one very weary, it is to
board street car, and after fumbling
in your pockets for minutes that
seem hours find that you have nothing
less than s. bill. The driver won't, or
can't, change it, and there isn't a pass
enger aboard with enough of the milk
of human kindness to lend you nickel.
The consequence is that after being
subjected to the ''guys" and stares of
everybody, you must leave the car like
dead-beat.
j. J. Galligar, chief of the Omaha fire
department, is in the city, and has been
attending the national convention of fire
chiefs at Minneapolis. II think you
have most efficient fire department in
st. Paul." said he, land your master
mechanic, Mr.. Wheeler, is one of the
finest. Of course it is not necessary to
say anything about Chief Black, for his
reputation is good everywhere"
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The committee appointed by the Lin
coin club to select the uniforms for a
club quartette and campaign Flam-
beauX club met at the rooms last night
at the corner of Fifth and Minnesota
streets. Various colors and combina-
tions were suggested, but no
definite action was taken. The idea of
a uniform most favored, however. was
flaming red, with the names of Harri-
son and Morton lettered upon the suits
in black. The CLUB intends to turn out
in every Republican demonstration, and
on nocturnal celebrations it will turn
out with torches. so that it will be simi-
lar in many respects to the Carnival
F'lambeau club.