St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
LIFE LIVED AT ABERDEEN.
Some of the improvements That Suggest
a Growing Metropolis.
THE CLUB LIVES AND SINGS.
A Society Boom Due to the Handsome
Young Ladies and Gallant
Men.
Special 10 the Globe.

Special 10 the Globe.
ABERDEEN, Feb. 15.-Many of the
fine blocks which have been in course
Of construction during the past summer
are now completed, and are fast being
filled with progressive business firms.
mostly new ones, too. Prominent
among the new buildings is the North
western National bank building. The
bank, a new Institution with unlimited
backing, is located in undoubtedly the
finest banking rooms in the territory,
and reminds one forcibly of st. Paul'S
elegant banks. Four mercantile and
ten law and real estate firms also occupy
pleasant quarters in the building. The
completion of the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
st. Paul Railway company's passenger
depot recently caused
GENERAL REJOICING
among the employees and citizens gener-
ally. The building is a handsome one,
as it should be for the business trans
acted. 1t is two-story structure, 4Oxs0
in size. On the first floor are two com
modiOus waiting rooms, lunch and par
Gel room and ticket Office. Above are
division officers and train dispatchers'
Offices. 1t is all tastefully fitted and
furnished, and is grand improvement
over the old one, which has been an eye
sore to every one, including the railroad
commissioners, for Yeas. The Aber-
deem Press club is very much alive and
is continually originating new schemes
for its own and the city's welfare. The
latest of these combines both OF these
laudable purposes, and bids fair to be
big success. 1t is concert, not entirely
by the club, with some assistance from
St. Paul. Miss Aus i'll, the eiocutienist,
and Professors Arnold and Frank Wood.
respectively violin and piano solOists,
will take part, which assures a very fine
ceedS in it's undertakings, hence it can
be assured that this concert will be
sumner. Aberdeen has never before
seen such
A SOCIETY BOOM
as has been raging with terrible violence
for the last three months. The jolly
Circle, the German Club. the Il. S. Vs.,
III. P. DIS, w. S. C.'s, &C., haye..all con-
tributed to the excitement. AT first one
party week was sufficient. but now
two or three every evening is the order,
and some of the society people are, fig
uratively, tearing their chignons, be-
cause they can't attend them all. This
society racket appears to be infectious,
for church SOciableS are becoming more
numerous, and afternoon teas have been
crowded into the forenoon for want of
time. The common, every day things,
such as sleeping and eating-except in
the evening-have been crowded into
theI background, and society" reigns
supreme. These social events are really
very pleasant affairs, if they are rather
numerous, and the young folks rather
rrepresSible. A communication has
been received by the board of trade
from the proprietor of an Illinois WOODEN
mandatory, proposing to move his
plant to this city, and only STIMULATING
that he be furnished a guarantee that
he be provided with sufficient raw ma
terial for the operation of his factory.
The proprietor of hemp or tow mill
also desires to move to the Hub" and
he could not make better move. for
immense quantities of flax straw is
grown here every year. The board
have these and several others of like
nature under consideration.
The consolidation of the Farmers
alliance Offices in this city was move
of no small Importance in the business
circles of Aberdeen. Several rival
towns, Sioux Falls, Huron and Mitchell,
made great effort to secure the prize,
but, as usual, the Hub city walked away
from them all. This makes
ABERDEEN HEADQUARTERS
for the entire institution. including
main or general offices and several in
surance and loan companies connected
with it. 1t makes Aberdeen the gen.
eral supply and distributing point for
the territory. and when it is remem-
bered that the business for 1888 amount
ed to nearly 100000, it will be seen
that this means wonderful benefit to
the city. 1t will bring about 200 people
to the city, and will be of more solid
benefit than many scheme heretofore
worked.
LAS is usual at this particular political
period, the position of local postmaster
is receiving considerable attention.
Various candidates are in the field, but
the present incumbent, j. FL. frey, is
apparently not in the least worried. He
has several prominent Republican
friends, and he hopes to complete his
term, which does not expire for three
years.