St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-04
TALES OF THE WEST SIDE.
Low Bridge or No Bridge Is the Prevail
ing Tone Of Sentiment.
PIECE OF CARELESS DRIVING
Personal Gossip and Routine Notes OF
Interest to Sixth Ward
People.

The sentiment in favor Of low
bridge at State street and Broadway IS
unanimous in West st. Paul, and the
majority of the business men go so far
as to say, "a low bridge or no BRIDGE.
The bugbear of governmental veto
is regarded as so much wind prepared
by the high bridge advocates in support.
of their ideas, and those who are famil-
lar withe the law regarding matters of
the kind assert that there is nothing to
prevent the building of such structure
as the people want.
A man giving his name as E. Hum
bach, who was driving in very reck-
less manner on the Wabasha street
bridge Yesterday, ran into carriage in
which Mrs. II. s. Fairchild was riding,
throwing the lady to the ground and
bruising her severely. Mrs. Humbach.
who was in the other vehicle, was also
the recipient of several slight abrasiOnS.
Humbach was placed under arrest.
John Heisinger Jr., the young man
who was taken suddenly i'll some seven
weeks since, and has since been con-
fined to his bed, is now lying at the
point of death and his recovery is con-
sidered impossible. The cause of his
COIultiOll 10 ID oloOoOS liz ob as
grayated form, the disease having been
present in his system since childhood.
An al fresco meeting will be held this
evening at the corner of Mahawk av-
enue and Page street, at $50. The
services will be conducted by the Rev.
j. B. Drew, assisted by Rev. W. j.
Harris. The prospects for a large at
tendance are good, as large number
of people from the uptown churches
have announced their intention of being
present.
Justice McMartin, the recently APP
pointed corporation attorney for the city
of West st. Paul, will prosecute his first
case in the new field tomorrow.
The West Side Lodge of Druids will
hold its weekly meeting tomorrow
evening at the hall of the order, IN the
Thompson block. There are several
applicants for admission.
4 lamp in the Giesler block became
overturned on Friday night and a ser
ious conflagration was averted by the
prompt action of two small children in
smothering the flames.
The contractors for the Robert street
bridge paving state that the work will
be completed during the coming week.
A basket picnic will be INDUCED in
by number of West Side young peO-
pie, who will proceed in bus to Lake
Phalen this morning.
The League of the Cross will hold
temperance meeting in the school house
hall this evening.
Among the proposed social organiza-
tons to blossom with the fall season
upOn West st. Paul is the Moonlight
Hour club. The idea of organizing such
a club has been agitated in certain cir
cles for some time past, and a meeting.
will be held Tuesday evening for the
purpose of organizing. The principal
duties of the club members will be par
ticipation in moonlight drives at regular
intervals, as decided on by the directors,
Fire broke out last night at 1890 in a,
small clubhouse ON Wentworth avenue,
and the flames were communicated to
an adjoining frame residence before
they were discovered. The occupants
were successful in suppressing the fire
without the aid of the department.
The Meyer block. on South Robert
street, has been put up very rapidly,
and will shortly be ready for occupancy.
Services will be held in all the West
side churches to-day, as usual.
j. u. O'Brien left yesterday for Mil
waukee on visit to relatives.
G. E. Wright, of Austin. MIMI, was a
West side visitor yesterday.
James B. Clomnel, of Duluth, is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Werner in West
st. Paul. He will leave for Chicago
this evening.
Dan Shea. the fellow who beat his
sister-in-law, Minnie Carroll. in brutal
manner, was yesterday fined $50 for his
fun. The general opinion is that he
ought to be treated to about forty strokes
with the cat
An entertainment is In course of prep
aration by the young folks of the Acme
Dramatic club for presentation in Sep
TENDER.
A large number of people from the
Sixth ward will leave early this morn
ing for White Bear lake. Open air
services will be conducted at the lake
side this morning by Rev. Caspar Jeddes,
of Chicago.
A business meeting of the Epworth
league was held Friday evening. and
arrangements were made for an excur-
sion under the league auspices next
Saturday.