St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-16
FELL FULL TWENTY FEET.
Loaded With Liquor, a Man Named Burr
Takes Big Tumble.
FOUGHT TO A FINISH.
A TonsOrial Artist Walks on the Frame
of Neighbor---Sixth Ward
Salad.

A man named Burr fell from the up
per railway bridge yesterday afternoon,
distance of twenty feet, while under
the influence of liquor. He alighted on
force to have killed sober man, but
with the proverbial luck of the drunk
ard, escaped with scratch.
Christ Meyerden walked all over the
frame of youth named Lindquist last
night on State street, for an alleged in
suit directed at woman with whom
Meyerden was promenaGlng. Lind
QuiSt, together with several other young
fellows from up town, had been making
a tour of the West end, when they met
Meyerden, who took offense at what
LindQuiSt claims to have been an inOf-
fensive remark. Meyerden was badly
mauled in the melee.
Look out dar,'' shrieked E. B. Dunlap, a
copper colored barber, who holds forth on
Dakota avenue. Use q bad man when gifts
started" continued the tonsorial artist as he
gyrated in circles which gradually decreased
in diameter as his wrath increased round the
person of Napoleon Barrel, who replied in
Italian in terms the reverse of complimentary
to Dunlap's antecedentS. At this juncture
the proceedings reached a climax and the
two worthless came together with clash.
The fun was interrupted by Officer Hanley,
who took the CORY scrappers TO the station.
They were taken before Judge Cory and
fined.
Rocks continue to fall at intervals from
the Dakota avenue bluff, and the walk on
that side of the street has been rendered
totally unfit for travel by the hundred tons
or more of debris which lltters it. 1t is
feared that the continuous fall of the mate
rial forming the cliff in that vicinity will
endanger the recently constructed stairway
leading to the terrace.
Mrs. Robert Gibson. who has been in poor
health for some time past, started for Scot
land yesterday.
Miss Annie Bronson, who has been visit
ing her brother in West st. Paul during the
past week, returned home to Duluth yester-
day.
Miss Inez Callander who has been visiting
on the West side since Saturday, returned
home to st. Cloud Sunday evening.
The Chautanqua circle held a meeting last
evening, which was largely attended.
A meeting of West side ladies was held on
Sunday evening for the purpose of organic
ing social club exclusively for ladies. A
great deal of time was spent in discussing
the subject of a name for the new or9aniza-
ton. no decision being arrived at 1t was
decided that the club would have quarters
in the Giesler block, and that meetings
should be held semi-weekly. A meeting
will be held this week for the election OF
officers.
pigeon shoot tomorrow afternoon.
A bus line will be put on by q West side
livery concern, to make trips from the ter
minus of the Winifred street car lines to
the center of the city.
Arrangements for the entertainment to be
given by the West Z nd and Central depart
ments of the Y. NJ. c. A, in the rooms of the
Central association, on the evening of April
Is, are now complete, and the managers are
confident of very successful affair.
The WiDifred street sewer work is being
rushed along at a fair rate OF speed, and the
system will shortly be complete.
Thomas Byrnes. who was thrown from
buggy on Winifred street last week. and his
left arm dislocated at the elbow, has recoV-
cred sufficiently to be out.
Starkey street has received its quota of
gravel, and from bird S-eye view now ap-
pears quite preSentable.
Jens Petersen, the youth who got into
cornshener near Sullivan several weeks ago.
has recovered from the injuries he received.
Amputation was not resorted to.
Miss Mabel Drought who was brought
home from Owatonna some weeks since suf
fering from prostration, brought on by over
exertion, has recovered her health, and will
resume her labors as school teacher
The ladies OF the Willard w. G.. 7. q. held
their usual meeting yesterday afternoon in
the Y. NJ. e. A. parlors.
The new residence being erected by Lon
Chamberlain on Robe street will be one of
the handsomest in the vicinity when fin
up on ROBBIE street.
The Young people of the Church of the
Ascension are making arrangements for an
other entertainment, being encouraged by
the success of their recent effort.
The little girl named Gilmer, who was run
over by a milk wagon OH Dakota avenue
las week, is recovering.
E. L. Wainwright the fireman who was
taken to st. Joseph's hospital on Saturday,
suffering from pneumonia, is reported better
and will be discharged i'll few days.
John Nistoushek, the boy who was badly
hurt by being caught i'll tin-cuttlng machine
in the works of the Horne d Danz company,
in West ST. Paul, is in critical condition,
modification having set in. The member
will be amputated this morning.
John Fahey got very drunk last night, and
was found in helpless condition by Officer
Hanley. He spent the night at the Ducas
street Station. Steve Moore was also taken in
on similar charge by Officer Mckinley.
Five cases came up for hearing before
Justice McMartin yesterday morning. The
case of Swartz VS.. Berry was continued until
next Monday. That of Tappan VS.. Middle
ton was settled amicably and dismissed. The
case of Volk VS.. Taubert engendered vigor
Gus argument of over two hours duration by
the attorneys EN- ployed on the case, and
finally resulted in a decision for the plaintiff.
The case of LIE Chance VS.. Kllshaw went by
default. with judgment for the plaintiff for
$50 and costs. Six cases now pending will
come up for trial Friday morning.
Work was resumed on the Beifeld block, on
South Robert street, yesterday.
The West Side Senior ball nine will play
several practice games this week, by way OF
preparation for the match game to be played
with Minneapolis.
A slight blaze was caused on Sunday even
ing at the residence of II. c. McCord, on
Wentworth avenue, by the explosion of the
tank of a gasoline stove. here was but little
of the explosive in the tank at the time, and
the flames were put out with slight damage
to carpets and hangingS
A party of Concord street residents went
down the river yesterday OH fishing excur-
sion. The trip was unusually productive,
the catch amounting to over 200 pounds of
pike.
There is talk of an indignation meeting of
citizens of the West side to express their dis
gust and condemnation of the methods Of
the street car company.
William Ketfer, who was hurt In the
Omaha yards last week while coupling cars,
died of his Injuries in the Douglas county,
Neb.. hospital, last Saturday. Mrs. Keiffer,
the mother of the deceased is now in Omaha
and will probably remain permanently. This
makes the third member of the Keiffer fam
lily killed on railroads in various ways, within
as many years.
A force of police officers is still kept on
special duty at the Ducas street station,
awaiting developments in the strike.