St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-23
SEVEN DAYS WITHOUT FOOD
Peculiar Malady Of q Sixth Ward Sten'
ographer.
SHE HAS NO APPETITE.
Another Case Of Didn't Know Il Was
Loaded" d"---West Side
Helanqe.

Miss Agnes Geddes, young lady
stenographer residing on Elizabeth ave-
nue., West. st. Paul, is dangerously ill
of a somewhat peculiar malady. For
several weeks there has been great
difficulty in inducing her to take any
sort of nourishment, and for week no
food of any kind has passed her lips.
The case is described by the physician
in attendance as gastric fever.
Melvin Chrisi0hn, residing at 66 East
Fairfield avenue, sustained painful in
juries yesterday afternoon, while clean
ing revolver for friend. The gun
was handed to Melvin by its owner who
remarked at the time that the weapon
was not loaded. The usual perverSity
of the unloaded revolver, however, de-
velOped in this cases and in very few
moments from the time ChrisjOhn took
hold of the weapon he was i'll the pres
ence of DrS. johnson and Darling. eX-
hibiting badly shattered hand. Ether
was administered and the ball extracted.
The Brooklyn Gun club held its week
ly shoot yesterday afternoon at the club
grounds in West st. Paul. Those who
Hanley, j. Lauderdale, Eli Dauderrand.
Il. w. GuiOn. j. Guion Jr., G. Ludd nth.
and George GuiOn. The best score of
the day was made by F. GuiOn who
broke ten consecutive birds in the first,
shot ties in the second and third, and
won each of these on the shoot off. The
club house which was blown down re-
Gently, is being reftted.
The disgraceful condition of the side
walks on the Robert street bridge, yes
terday resulted in an accident. Mrs.
Ellen Sandberg. who resides on the
West side, was crossing the bridge,
pushing a baby carriage in which was
her infant child. When about the CEN
one side of the carriage suddenly
slipped into one of the gaping cracks.
and the child was thrown violently over
the side of the vehicle and against the
iron railing of the bridge. Mrs. Land
berg was so Mortified at the occurrence
that she almost tainted, the child being
picked up by bystanderS and replaced
in the carriage, apparently none the
worse for the occurrence. This is but
one of numerous disagreeable results OF
the condition of the bridge. Numerous
umbrellas and an infnity of small
change, not to mention canes and other
light articles, have gone down to the
depths beneath, the crevasses being
large enough to admit anything smaller
than a baby.
Large numbers of West side visitors
are now to be seen daily at the now al
most completed uptown bridge, and
find amusement In the vast expanse of
green which unfOlds to the gaze of the
beholder from one side of the lofty
structure, and at the city, spread out
Ike huge and realistic map on the
other. The cedar paving has now been
completed for about half the length OF
the bridge, and is being rapidly fin
ished. Some small sections of sidewalk
yet remain to be laid. and portions OF
the side railing are also to be put in po-
sition. II is expected that the finishing
touches will have been put on by next
Saturday, after which the bridge will
he open to traffic. The effect of the
opening Of the bridge, and at the same
which is now going forward, will have
a beneficial erect upon the value OF
hill property OH the West side, which is
even now felt in marked degree.
A large number of young ladies as
sembled yesterday at the residence of
Mrs. J. L. Stout for the purpose Of prac-
ticing the drill to be presented at the
Forthcoming festival on June 6. About
fifty pretty girls in all are participating
in the drill, and the perfected perform
ance will be well worth witnessing.
Aside from the military maneuvers of
the ''beauty squad" there is being pre-
pared for the occasion a large and va
ried musical and literary programme.
The pupils of the several schools OF
the West side held their last practice
,rin IN fhic nunnipusc
event Yesterday. The Humboldt. Gar
field, Douglas and Hendricks schools
will each send their quota to help swell
the grand chorus i'll which 1000 voices
will blend in grand harmony. Extreme
care has been taken in training the pu-
pills at the schools ON this side, and the
result will doubtless be apparent in the
excellence OF the performance at the
Peoples church this evening.
A small force of men is still kept at
work finishing off the stOnework on the
Colorado street bridge.
S. j. Coute, of Waseca, was West
side visitor yesterday.
A force of graders has been put to
work on Bidwell avenue and is rap
idly reducing that thOrOughfare to a
beng pushed rapidly on many streets
of the West side. and there will be a
marked improvement in that regard for
this season. The laying of gas mains,
sewers and water mains is also being
carried on rapidly, and the contempla-
ted improvements of public character
are quite extensive.
The Beifeld block, destined to be the
finest structure in West st. Paul, is
now being pushed rapidly up, and will
probably reach completion of the first
story by the end of the week. The
facings of the new building are of Sioux
Falls jasper. The bulk of the structure
is to be of white brick. The building
will be completed in about two months.
The Meyer block, on South Robert
street. is also going on rapidly, the
foundations being all in and work COM
menced on the upper stories.
The members of the Riletto Dancing
club are pricking their taper fingers and
burning midnight oil in the task of con-
structing calico dresses for the calico
dress and necktie party to be given
under the auspices OF the club on Fri
day evening. The garments will be of
every vgriety in color and pattern, and
the youths whose fate it may be to wear
necktieS corresponding to some of the
dress patterns will need all their nerve
with them.
The Citizens union will meet Friday
evening at the usual place for discus
sion of the low bridge matter. Reports
will also be received from the commit
tees, appointed at previous meeting,
to look up various matters of interest to
the ward.
The st. Michael'S Literary and Drama
tic club have an entertainment in prep
aration.
A number of West side young people
will leave on the steamer CleOn for an
excursion down the river next Sunday
morning.
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