St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-01
S Amt PAUL.
EINHOFF RISES EARLY.
4 Russian Who Studies the Koran at
Break O. Day.
WALL0PED BY WILGUS.
A Sewing Machine Agent Thumped by
Capitalist---West Side
Melange.
WALLoPED BY WILGUS.

q. H., dU WHICH UllllG Iel6T IuulDl6S OUT
of bed to the discomfort of his family,
which is more numerous than the num-
Der of rooms in the mansion would APP
pear to justify, and taking a we'll
thumbed copy of the Koran from its
hiding place in the roof wanders forth
to commune with nature and the
prophets. - The dogs in the neignbor
hood object demonstratively, but Peter
prays on. just the same.
A blear-eyed youth, clad in a very
high and awfuIly dirty collar. with
front door of J. n. Wilgus' residence on
East Winnifred street Saturday and
asked the maid servant whether pa
was in," receiving assurances to the
contrary. The sad-eyed hero of hun
dred kicking matches continued his
queries until he was assured that INA"
was also absent, and that ''TOwSer," a
bow-legged but cOmbative adherent of
the family, was off on a tear. Being
thoroughly convinced on all these es-
sential points. the genial dude, who
proclaimed himself to be a sewing
machine agent. heaved deep sigh, lit
a cigarette and, throwing himself with
an air OF liStleSS abandon into Mr.. Will
gus arm char, sighed again and COM
menced making love to the hired girl. He
treated the. indignant remOStranceS of
the young woman with lofty disregard,
Suddenly the parlor door opened-"Pa"
had come home. The smile fruze upon
the lips of the agent as Wilgus, with all
the fiery blood of the Wilguses courSing
wildly through his veins, advanced and
seized him by the neck. There was
quick bitf bitf. as it were, momentary
flash of flying eXtremitieS and the amor
Gus advocate of labOr-Saving machinery
portals, and looked as though Grants
army had walked on him. Mr.. Wilgus
asserts in a manner that admits of no
questioning that henceforth the home
stead on the hill will be particularly
unhealthy locality for agents.
A trio of nocturnally inclined fisher
men, who were plying the stream about
mile east of the city, and indulging in
random revolver practice at the same
time, caused the police considerable
trouble at 3 o'clock yesterday morning.
a dozen shots fired in quick succession
set the West side force on the qui vive,
and some lively rustling was done until
the origin of the shots was discovered.
The condition of Birdie Lucas is still
favorable. Miss Nettie Lucas, sister of
the injured girl, was married Thursday
evening to Charles E. Thayer, of this
city. None but the intimate friends of
the contracting parties were present at
the ceremony. The young couple will
defer their intended wedding tOdr until
the recovery of the brides sister.
Mrs. E. Kirby, who has been i'll for
Some time with typhoid fever. is recov-
ering rapidly. and will depart for a
short trip through Iowa next week in
Kirb
The citizens union meeting to be
held next Friday will assume the pro-
portions of mass meeting of citizens
of the old Sixth, who want to get their
money out OF the misappropriated levee
bonds.
The st. Michae's Dramatic club will
give an entertainment in the school
house hall Wednesday evening. A
large attendance is expected from both
sides of the stream.
The contract for street sprinkling
which calls for the distribution of auue-
Gus particles from April IL, has been
changed to April on account of the
dusty condition of South Robert street
and vicinity.
The gymnasium class. in connection
with the I. NJ. G. A. will meet to-mor-ss
row evening. The membership of the
West side association is officially an
nounced as 200, which figures were
reached on the 2Sth of this month. An
entertainment will be given at the West
Side opera house on April Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Holmes, of Water
town, OAK, who have been visitors in
West st. Paul for the past week, left
last evening for home.
The weather yesterday afternoon was
fine enough to draw large crowds of
people to the vicinity of the new bridge.
Prospect Terrace being we'll lined with
Sightseers.
An incipient blaze occurred last
evening at the residence of Ed Murray
on Congress street, caused by the acct
dental ignition of package containing
three dozen boxes of matches.
Miss Maggie Lennon, the elocution-
airy genius of West st. Paul, is absent
on a two weeks vacation.
q. w. Hausam left yesterday for a
few days visit to friends in Chicago.
Mrs. P. Helm, who recently returned
from Georgia, is very i'll with malarial
fever.
Miss A. Lowell, of Des Moines. has
been the guest of Mrs. l.. Warden for
the past week, and returns home to-day.
Rev. w. S. Vail will lecture before
the Chautauqua circle on Monday even
ing on the subject. alexandria,
James Jones, an old fellow who has
seen seventy-one summers fade and
die, was up Saturday morning before
Judge Cory and paid S. for being drunk.
He had not been clear of the court room
two hours before he was again in a
blissful state of inebriation, and he
passed the night in the Ducas street
lookup.
The 'Deestrick Skewl" entertain
ment recently presented at the West
Side Opera house by the Ladies' Relief
Corps of Acker post, will be reproduced
next Wednesday at the Standard hall,
on jackson street, with the same cast as
before, under the management of Mrs.
r. M. Black. The affair is for the bene-
fit of the Hebron Baptist church, and
the attendance from the West side
alone will be almost sufficient to fill the
hall. Several new features have been
added for the coming presentation.
The next shoot of the Brooklyn Gun
club occurs on Thursday afternoon.
The quarry will be clay pigeons, thirty
yards rise. The NlmrOd club meets for
practice shoot on Thursday afternoon
on the same ground.
The WrlghtS. George and Edward,
and Robert Downey, who were injured
In the recent SmaSh-up, are recovering
slowly, and hopes are entertained that
Wright may recover the full use of his
injured leg.
The st. Michael's Dramatic club will
give an entertainment in the hall of
the school Wednesday evening.
Slap at the Syndicate.
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