St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-15
SAINT PAUL.
SLUGGEDH HIS DRUNKEN SIRE
A Young Man Named 0straeder Places
His Papa Hors du Combat.
RETURN OF THE PRoDIGAL.
Scare Over the Supposed Drowning Of a
Sunday Fisherman---Sixth
Ward Scraps.

A family disagreement occurred on
Saturday night at the shack occupied
bv man named Ostraeder and family
on the Fort Smelling road. The lord of
the manor had been on jamboree up
town, and returning was met with re-
proaches by his wife. He made war
like demonstrations toward his wife
and was placed horS du combat by one
of his sons in short order. Ostraeder
is said to be steady fellow as a rule,
and only occasionally partakes of the
cup;that cheers and inebriateS.
The discovery of leaky skiff con-
tanning the ha; and coat of a boy named
Lelande, who had gone out fishing in
the craft yesterday morning. caused
considerable excitement among the lads
relatives, who imagined he had fallen
overheard and been drowned. Lelande
walked up the bank late in the after
noon and explained that he had moored
his boat and walked down stream, fish
ing from the bank. There was rejoicing
in the Lelande mansion at the prodigafS
return.
Several games of ball were played
yesterday between hurriedly-cOn
Structed scratch teams, and the leather
greater part of the day.
S. f. Wainwright, one of the firemen
at the West side station. who has been
ailing for several weeks. yesterday de-
VelOped symptoms of fever and was con-
veyed to st. Joseph'S hospital.
Ed Leguire and Pat O'Connor got a
beautiful jag on Saturday night, and
were given an opportunity to recover
themselves in a cell at the Ducas street
station.
The West Side Debating club will
hold a session in the old Christensen
hall on Tuesday evening.
for.the new Myer block on Isabel street
will commence this morning.
The Strangers church directors are
negotiating for the purchase OF the
building shortly to be vacated by the
Bethany Congregati0nalists.
The ChautauQua circle will meet at
DR.. Hankin'S Office Oh Dakota avenue
this evening.
Preparations are being made in all
West side churches for the holding of
Easter services.
The w. C. I. Z. of West st. Paul will
meet at the usual place on Dakota ave-
nue. tomorrow afternoon.
Prospect Plateau people are cOngratu-
uptown bridge will be finished shortly,
which will afford shorter way of
reaching the city than by the Robert
structure, for residents of the Plateau,
at least.
A largely attended labor meeting was
held in Jordan hall on Dakota avenue
Saturday evening. a very thorough
discussion of the strike situation oc-
CURED, and several local speakers dis
conrsed on the subject. Another meet
ing will be held next Saturday.
The st. Michael'S church people are
greatly incensed at the published re-
port that Mrs. O'Keefe. member of
the church, whose husband died re-
Gently, leaving her in destitute circum-
stances with child to support, had
been allowed to go without food until a
charitable SalOonkeeper took the woman
and her child into his family. Several
members of the church say that the
woman has been given assistance on
numerous occasions, and that the church
is still willing to help her. A citizen,
who objects to the use OF his name, has
donated a sewing machine to be ratified
for the benefit of the destitute family.
a. large and enthusiastic temperance
meeting was held last evening in st.
MichaeES school hall.
Palm Sunday was celebrated at st.
Michaels church yesterday with appro-
pirate ceremonies. The congregation
was the largest seen in the church for
some time.
The telephone company is making
preparations to change the thirty-five-
foot poles on the Dakota avenue line
for others fifty feet in height. The poles
are already on the ground.
Some half dozen cases will come up
for hearing before Justice McMartin in
the Sixth ward court this morning.
Stephen Barrai, a fluit peddler, got
himself disliled by accusing Thomas
Deerwell of stealing bananas from his
stall while he was at dinner. Deerwell
emphasized his denial with poke in
the ribs, which broke up the gentle
Italians business. Both reside on the
lower flats