St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-02
Furnishes a Budget Of Lively
Local History, But Of
Wider Interest.
The Sale Of It's Great Tariff
Reform Daily to One
Ambitious
Of Wider Influence and Scope
Than He Found in the
Pulpit.
A Happy Family and Many
Other Spicy and Humor-
GUS Pictures.

Gus Pictures.
Special to the Globe
GRAND FORKS, OAK, Jan. 31.-The
last two weeks, and has been boon to
the liverymen.
The ice crop is being harvested with
a rush, but the quality of the ice is not
as good as usual, although from seven
to ten car loads are being shipped each
day to points west, while the supply of
5000 tons, which the city consumes
during the summer, is being housed.
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The general topic Of conversation
upon the streets is the transfer of the
Daily and Weekly Plaindeaier to Rev.
H. G. Mendenhall, the rector of the
Presbyterian church, by W. j. Murphy,
the father of the publication. Mr.. Muir
ply only disposed of the paper after
having refused repeated offers from the
same party and eventually getting the
price named in the dispatches.
Rev. Mendenhall assumes editorial
charge Feb. /, and expects to
increase the influence of the
paper within the Republican ranks.
Mr.. Murphy expects to re-enter the
practice of law which he abandoned in
1850, and established the weekly, which
under his management was sufficiently
successful to warrant the birth of the
daily. which has been in existence seven
years.
Rev. Mendenhall has not been relieved
of JNIlt q
looked for every day. 1t is claimed that
the politics Of the publication will not
undergo any change except to become a
stalwart Republican and be a strictly
administration paper, but many that
are we'll acquainted with the reverend
gentleman expect to see his well known
prohibition idea take precedences of
even the administration Republicanism.
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AS soon as the sale of the Plaindealer
became known, word began to pass
around that another daily paper would
be started in the city that; Hon. w. X.
Bierly, editor of the Northwestern
News, the only Democratic paper pub
lished in North Dakota, would be edi-
tor, and that the frisky editor of the
Larimore Pioneer would become bust
ness manager of the new paper
Mr.. Bierly was interviewed upon the
subject. and acknowledged that new
a short time, and that il would be DEM
orcratic from top to bottom: in fact.
'rip-roarng, ''terrorizing" sheet, with
telegraph news from score of special
correspondents, who will wire their
matter by a cipher prepared by the re-
Gently over-lnterviewed editor. He
claims that with this cypher he will re-
ceive better reports and more real IN
formation at less cost than comes by the
Associated Press wire. The date of the
first issue has not been named as yet,
but all the details are complete, and it
will be watched for with particular in
tereSt by the citizens, as Mr.. Bierly is
supposed to have considerable inside
information from Washington, and as
he cannot secure an Associated Press
franchise his "cipher system will be
investigated.
The city council approved the plans
and specifications prepared by the city
engineer for two new bridges across
the Red river. The bridges will be 400
feet long without the approaches from
the shore. They will be built of iron
and have draw of 220 feet in the cen
ter and 30 feet wide. Bids are to be
opened for the work Feb. 1. Several
st. Paul parties are interested.
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Some time ago company was formed
here to establish an incandescent elec-
trio light plant. and wires were put up
in hotels, offices, and all the larger
buildings throughout the city. The par
ties furnishing the outfit were put I'M
der bonds to have the plant in running
order by Jan. 10. but up to the present
time the outfit has not been completed.
Last Wednesday the dynamos arrived,
and a crew of men were put to work
adjusting the framework. and as soon
as the balance of the machinery arrives
the current Will be started and the
Brush company bucked against for pat
ronage.
A Montana tough named George Day
struck town last Tuesday night, and ap
propriated three turkeys to his own use
that were hanging in front of a store.
George Day now passes his nights in
the county jail, and will do so for the
next ten days.