St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-20
VINEGAR FAILS To CURE.
A Long-Haired and Inspired" Escu-
lapian Locates on the West Side.
THIS IS AN OFF MONTH.
The City Completes the Road to Pres
colts Castle---Sixth Ward
Scraps.


the West side, from Minneapolis, a
long-haired individual who stated that
he was doctor by the grace and glory
of God, and took up his quarters in
rooms over saloon ON Dakota avenue.
1t took but short time for the news of
the doctors arrival to get noised abroad,
and for the past two weeks the long
haired man has been holding levee
every afternoon, at which there have
been present all the lame, halt and
blind of the Sixth ward, anxious to
benefit by the God-given powers of the
me dicine man. The name of the medic
is Louis Perchet, and among the first of
his cases was that of Miss Lizzie Reb-
holz, residing OH Dakota avenue, who
has been slightly deaf since severe at
tack of scarlet fever, some months ago.
After a careful diagnosis of the case the
doctor prescribed lotion of white vim
egar, to be rubbed behind the ears for
three days, after which, said the
prophet, stream of water would pour
from each ear, and the sense of hearing
at once return. With great faith in the
powers of the man, the instructions
were carried out to the letter, but
sense of hearing have arrived as prom
ised. Several other cases Of deafness
have been operated on by the doctor,
but the result has been the same in all
cases, and it is reasonable to conclude
that this isn't the doctors month for
the cure of deafness. The man claims
to have cured by divine assistance cases
of physical deformity of lifelong stand
ing, and finds plenty Of people to be-
lieve him.
The roadway under construction by
the city to G. A. Prescott's house,
which is perched on projection of the
pleted, and thereby hangs a good story.
The house was built by Mr.. Prescott
thirty years ago, before Dakota avenue
was located. When the city found it
necessary to cut through the bluff to
form Dakota avenue some four years
ago, Mr.. Prescott saw that his property
was in danger. and came to the door of
his house with gun, saving he would
shoot the first man who stuck spade
in his land. Prescott was arrested and
imprisoned, and the grade was COM
pleted. Subsequently he brought suit
against the city for damages and got
$4,000, and by a later suit compelled
the cutting of a wagon road through
solid rock to his house. A peculiar sign
of the old house was an American flag,
hung until recently in ragged and tat
tered remnants from Flagstaff in the
front yard. That flag was hoisted by
Mr.. Prescott at the close of the civil
war, and withstood the winds and
storms of intervening years between
then and SHORT time ago, when the old
latticed summer house from which the
flag staff rose was pulled down by the
devastating pick and shovel.
The ladies of the Strangers church
have in preparation a grand musical
entertainment to takeplace in the West
Side opera house Oh Thursday, May 2.
The Dayton Avenue church choir of
forty voices, supplemented by many To-
cal singers in solo selections. will partic-
pate. There will also be present the
we'll known soprano, Miss De Wolf, and
the tenor, j. F. Newell Miss Susie
Jones will preside at the piano and Mrs.
Frederick Fitch at the organ. The af-
fair is under the management of Charles
Delacy.
tract for grading Dakota avenue, the
amount of the bid being 1921. Grad
ing on the streets Of West st. Paul is
going en- rapidly.
The telephone company has put in
new line of poles Oh Dakota avenue.
The wires will be strung early next
week.
The residents of Prospect Plateau are
concentrating themselves on the fact
that Aid. Melady is now resident of
the hill, and will, of necessity, have to
climb the Dakota avenue stairs. 1t is
thought there will now be no difficulty
i'll inducing the council to take action in
the matter of lighting the stairway, as
it should be lighted to prevent broken
bones and possible loss of life.
Services will be held tomorrow in all
West side churches, as usual. There
| will also be special service for young
men in the West Side Y. NJ. G. A. at
p. m.
A runaway occurred yesterday after
noon Oh Dakota avenue, the horses
being attached to light buggy, and
driven by two young ladies named
iSShajer, residing on Mackubin street.
The horses turned suddenly onto VIM
fired street, where the buggy upset,
the occupants being thrown some dis
lance, but unhurt. No material dam
age was done to either the horses or
vehicle.
A. G. Steinbaugh, of West st. Paul,
was married yesterday morning to Miss
Margaret Stahl, of Pipestone, Mimi,
the ceremony taking place at the resi-
dence of the brides parents in that
place. The young couple will leave for
Massachusetts on wedding tour Mon
day morning.
Several gentlemen from outside
points were making tour of the West
side yesterday. Prospectors are becom-
ing numerous in the West end, and
considerable hill property is being dis
posed of at good prices.
The finishing touches are being put
on the ironwork of the uptown bridge.
The structure is being painted
brilliant red, and will be open for
travel in few weeks. 1t is expected
that the grading of Mohawk avenue,
now commenced, will make that street
one of the most sought for residence
sites in the city.
John Morgan. of Sioux City, TO-, was
visitor in West st. Paul yesterday.
Mrs. Keiffer, whose son died last week
in an Omaha hospital, is now patient
in the same institution, suffering from
nervous proStration induced by her re-
cent troubles.
a man named Blum fell down an en-
bankment on Fillmore avenue Thurs
day evening while intoxicated, and was
severely cut about the face and head by
rolling over pile of broken glass. He
was removed to his home on Fifth
street.
w. H. McMartin is expected home
from Claremont to-day, where he has
been attending the funeral of his sister.
Services were held in all the West
side churches yesterday. Arrange
ments are being made for the holding
of Easter entertainments in several of
the churches. Easter festivals will also
be held in various quarters, for which
elaborate preparations have been going
OIL for some time.
The citizens union held a meeting
last evening in Thompson's hall, for the
transaction of routine business