St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-24
CLAMOR0US CREDITORS.
West Siders Want to Know Where Con-
tractor Falster Is.
SAID TO HAVE GONE WEST.
Neither His Wife Nor Father Can Indicate
His Whereab0uts--West Side
Melange.

His Whereabouts--West Side
Melange.
Speculation is rife in Sixth ward busi-
ness circles as to the whereabouts OF }.
81. Falster, heavy contractor and
builder of the West end, who left home
suddenly about two weeks ago, ostensi-
bly, to seek business location in Wash
ington territory. Since Mr.. Folster's
departure, rumors have been current
that his financial affairs are in seri-
ously embarrassed condition, and anx-
ious inquiries have been heard from
many who have accounts for greater or
or less amounts against the alb
sent contractor. Falster's liabilities are
estimated at $4,000, with unknown as
sets, represented by alleged outstanding
accounts. The proprietors of the Ger
mania house, on Dakota avenue. who
have boarded some of the men en-
ployed by Falster, are aDxiOusly await
of the men who would like to see him
for about two months wages. GrocerS
and others too numerous to mention are
equally solicitous of the safe return Of
the contractor. Mrs. FalSter, who ap-
pears to be in state of blissful uncer-
talnty as to the whereabouts OF her
spouse. was seen yesterday by GLOBE
reporter and said: II have been ex-
pecting a letter from John for some
time, but he hasn't written, and l am
sure l don't know where he is" Re-
garding the rumored financial embar-
rassment Of her husband, Mrs. Falster
said she believed the outstand-
ing accounts would more than
balance all claims against him.
In speaking of his sons absence to a
neighbor few days since, Henry
Falster, who is day laborer, said that
in his opinion Falster junior would not
return to the Sanity City If he had
gone to Washington territory, as was
stated to be the case. Falster was for
business man, and In spite of the
rumors. the confidence of many of his
old business associates is still unshaken.
FalSter still owns his residence on Golf
avenue, where Mrs. Falster resides,
awaiting the return of her absent huS-
band.
Marry Barrett. the fourteen-year-old
daughter of the Barrett family residing
near the corner of Chicago avenue and
South Robert street, has been released
from the House of the Good Shepherd,
where she was sent on complaint of her
mother for incorrigibility. The girl is
now residing with her parents, and
states her intention of turning over a
new leaf.
Charles O'Brien, United States
soldier, was arrested for drunkenness
yesterday by Officer Oldham.
The Rigoletto club gave dance last
evening at the club rooms.
The citizens union will meet at the
Thompson hall tonight.
meeting next Tuesday at the Y. NJ.
G. A.
Business has been quiet at the Ducas
street station all the week, there having
been but few arrests.
Work on the paving and replanking
of the Robert street bridge will be COM
menced as soon as the Wabasha street
bridge is reOpened.
A new cattle pound Is being erected
in the rear of the DucaS street station.
Poundmaster John Costello will preside
at the paddock.
The committee appointed to examine
sites for the new Church of the Ascen-
sion will report at meeting of the
vestry to be held at the Office of DR..
Lewis, on Concord street, Saturday
evening.
The boy Chisholm, who was badly
hurt by the premature discharge of
revolver he was handling on Wednes-
day, is dong well and will suffer no
serious results.
Considerable excitement has been
created among the Italians of the Sixth
ward owing to the arrest of one of their
number on a charge OF ObStructing the
streets.
A meeting of Lodge No. So, Knights
of Pythias, was held last evening at
the lodge rooms on Dakota nyenue.
EX-Secretary Laird, of the West side
Y. M. G. A., is now rusticatiDg in Dallas,
Tex.
A runaway pony, carrying a very
frightened messenger boy named Bert
Graft, leaped the handrail OIL the Rob
ert street bridge yesterday morning.
and was only prevented from jumping
into the river with his rider by the
height of the outside rail. The incident
was caused by the breaking of the brl-
die rein.
A fourteen-year-cldboy of Charles
Bastian ran away from home yesterday.
The parents of the lad reside on Dakota
dVGuuCs oiu SdJ eiiVy AAoW VI Az CduSo
for his action.
The West Side Pleasure club will
hold meeting Saturday evening, for
the election of officers. The chair will
be taken by Frank Sch0kki. VINO, as
sisted by H. Roddy and William Gray,
is engaged in arranging the rooms for
the occasion.
Amateur base ball mines are frequent
in the Sixth, almost every vacant lot
being tenanted during the day by ju
venile teams of sluggers.
The Salvation Army is still hammer
ing away at the tOmtOmS and other
imported instruments with which they
accompany their devotional exercises.
The number of converts made by the
detail doing business on Concord street
can hardly be called encouraging to that
body.
E. W. 8. Tingle editor Of the Seattle Morn
ing Journal, arrived from the West yesterday.