St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-18
TOOK EVERYTHING IN SIGHT
Sneak Thieves Rifle the Till in a West
Side Butcher Shop.
THEY MADE A BIG HAUL.
Letter Carrier Gauthier Sent Dis a Billet
doux Around the World Sixth
Ward Salad.

The butcher shop of August Spangle-
berg, Dakota and Stryker avenues, was
entered by sneak thieves Saturday
night, and the contents of the money
drawer, between $50 and $500, stolen.
= The place is in charge of a young Ger
man named Lewis Reiger, who had left
the store for few moments to
deliver an order across the
street, when the thief entered
and ransacked the premises for all they
were worth. When Reiger returned,
after an absence of not more than three
minutes, he was confronted on enter
ing by minute fragments of the cash
drawer, which had been smashed into
splinters and Uttered the floor in all di-
rectlOns. The money was the entire
amount taken in by the firm during the
clerk, has been in the employ of the
firm for several years, and is trusted
implicitly. The police have charge of
/ the case, and believe they have clue
to the thieves. This is the third mystic
rious robbery that has occurred Oh the
West side during the past six weeks.
The penultimate victim was Robinson,
the Concord street druggist.
George W. Gauthier, one of the West
End mail carriers, some time since made
a bet that he could send a letter around
the world and have it returned to him
in good condition. He sent letter adj
dressed to himself to Hong Kong, and
wrote to the postal department in that
city to forward it to Alexandria, Egypt.
The same tactics were pursued for the
remainder of the long wanderingS of
the epistle, which was eventually re-
turned to the st. Paul office, just four
months and four days having elapsed
between the dates of sending and re-
turning.
At the Church of the Ascension last
evening an address by Bishop Gilbert
was listened to by large congregation.
Special services will be held at 4:30 p.
m. every day this week. Wednesday
and Friday there will be addresses at
7:s0 p. m.
The \. NJ. C. A. gymnasium class,
which meets at the rooms every Tues
constantly increasing membership.
A male choir was organized at the Y.
M, G. A. rooms last evening.
Hon. ID. w. Lawler delivered an adj
dress at the West Side opera house on
Saturday evening. He dealt chiefly
with the development and improvement
among IriShmen in America during the
past decade, and succeeded in deeply
interesting his listeners.
Rev. A. G. Kelly preached an interest
ing service at the Hebron Baptist
church yesterday morning. No service
was held in the evening.
About twenty-five young folks will
leave for South st. Paul on Tuesday
evening to attend the banquet given by
!, the St. Paul Baptist mission in the stock
eychanpa bujldjnp
B The revival meetings at the Clinton
avenue Nj. E. church will be continued
during this week. RevS. Forbes, Nc
sGlll, Sherrin and Horton will address
the meetings alternately.
/; The following West side contracts
have been awarded by the board of
public works: grading Bellows street,
fCogin Bros, s1,700: grading Delos street,
|,Cogin Bros. 1895; grading Amos street,
sLienau, S2,270.
b The funeral of Mrs. J. w. Enright;
EEwho died last Friday after long illness,
awill be held to-day.
|; Rev. DR., Hill preached to large con-
.gregation the Westminster Presby-
/ terrain church last evening.
/ About 800 people congregated at 242
East Fairfield avenue on Saturday event
ying, to listen to free concert given by
ethe firm about to open business at that
number.
The N. S. S. c., will meet at DIR.
Hawkins's, on Dakota avenue. The
members will discuss Greek mythology
after the usual style.