St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-23
VIEWS At The FORKS.
No Lack of Effert to Save the Man Who
Fell Through the Ice.
THE BASE BALL SEASON
Opens With Furor and Fervor, and a
Lively Season Is Prom
Used.
Special to the Globe.


GRAND FORKS, n. D., March 22.-The
death of Lewis Thompson, who was
rescued from under the ice Tuesday,
was followed by a great many busy
bodies saying so and so should have
been done, and limiting that the man
did not have proper care after being
taken from the water Coroner Rouns-
vile was summoned, and thoroughly in
VeShgated the matter, and decided that
all was done that could be, there not
even being room for any rumor to the
contrary.
The ice Oh the river is fast disappear
ing, leaving open spaces every few
yards, which makes it dangerous to at
tempt to cross. All the appliances of
any bulk which are being used in con-
nection with the bridge work have been
moved to shore to prevent their going
through the ice.
CROP TALK.
Crops are all the talk, and machine
men are happily diSposiug of imple-
mentS query day, as regular influx of
settlers has started, with prospects of
continuing all summer. Last week the
Manitoba brought in sixteen carloads
of immigrants, and theNorthern Pacific
has been carrying hundreds daily. The
Red river valley is being filled up with
pros porous farmers from the East, who
have money and good solid backbone,
the combination of which will swell
their fortunes away beyond any figure
they could have reached upon their
Eastern gardens.
BASE BALL
is all the rage. Big and little, old and
young have taken the fever worse than
any previous year. Grounds have been
laid out by kids in all,parts of the city,
and are taken possession of in the even
ingS by the elder elements, who chase
the sphere as lively as any of the boys.
League matters are shaping themselves,
and the outlook is firSt-claSs for a strong
club, as all the members are practicing
daily, and especially Bray, who will
handle the ball with greater force than
any Of his opponents have any idea of.
Cardo has gotten himself in good trim,
and can hold Bray at his hardest. There
are quite number of local players who
Will establish amateur mines and play
scrub matches. 1t is understood that
the Plaindealer will have fairly strong
nine, who will give the travelling men
all the ball they want to play. If the
tons are that it will, there will. be
a game this afternoon between some
of the travelling men and local players.
This will be the first match game of the
season, so lots of sore fingers will be
carried around the Forks Sunday.
EQUESTRIAN LOVERS
are making big preparations to enjoy
their favorite pastime during the COM
ing summer. The Sheridan Riding club
is being reOrganiZed, and will contain
over fifty members, half of whom will
be ladies. The subject of the style of a
uniform for the club has been under
discussion and samples have been sent
for. The general wish is that the gen
tlemen wear satin caps, dark corduroy
coats, top boots and gauntlet gloves.
The ladies will probably wear satin
caps, to match the gentlemen's. black
riding habit, trimmed with braid, and
will also wear gauntlet gloves. Every
day since the snow has disappeared
some of the members have taken trot
out into the country and have been To-
eating places of picnic during the sum-
mer. The election of officers for this
year has not yet occurred, but it is eX-
pected the same members will officiate.
Lew Freeman was captain, and w. ii.
Pringle and E. j. Lander first and sec
end 1ieutenants. The club contains
many excellent riders. especially among
one of the most graceful, while Misses
Cora Smith, Jennie Walker and Lulu
Grlggs are noted for their grace while
in the saddle.
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
lead the van for entertainments. as
another one was given by the lodge
wednesday night. 1t was principally
music, which was rendered with force
and harmony, The programme en-
braced songs by nine members of the
lodge as soloists and chorus. Instru-
mental music was furnished by Halls
orchestra, who were utilized by the
young people for dancing, after an
elaborate spread had been served.
The Baptist church is giving more en-
tertainments than all the others put to-
gether. Tuesday night they held an
ice cream festival and literary enter
tainment, and on Friday the usual
lyceum meeting. which included a de-
bate upon the question of property
qualification being essential to vote.
The good, straightforward Jeffersonian
Democracy carried the day.
Aldermanic candidates are numerous.
Each ward has three or four prominent
names mentioned, so that politics will
begin to liven up about next week.
Col. w. III. Topping is being men
toned on the quiet for the postmaster
ship. The colonel says nothing, but
runs his hotel.