St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-09
FROM THE ZENITH CITY.
A Very Busy Week for the People OF
Duluth.
SIOUX FALLS ENTERTAINED.
4 Great Crowd Coming to the State
Fair---The Social Round
Up.

through another week Of pleasure, al
though no one event beyond the or
binary has taken place to afford I'M
usual gossip. There has been the usual
luncheons and suppers, dancing and
receptions. Dame Gossip is sending
around the regular fall rumors of ap-
preaching marriages, and several gen.
tlemen who are known III so
ciety, are said to be contemplating
this wise OF otherwise = move
ment towards freedom G? from
batchelordOm. Among these is pro-
fessional gentleman, whose place OF DuSl-
ness is not over hundred miles from
the First National Bank building. 1t is
said he once wed a lady from Phil
adelphla. pretty, agreeable and &C
complished. Cards are also out for the
marriage of George H. Prudden, OF the
Duluth Herald, to Miss Annie NJ. By
water, a Buffalo lady. The date is Sept.
II. Monday was eventful IN that It was
Labor day, and the city was gaily clad In
bunting and flags. The parade was eX-
cellent, over 500 being in line. The
days enjoyment was rounded to full
ness by excursions TO Wisconsin
Point in the afternoon, and dances at
Turner hall and other place in the
evening. Tuesday and Wednesday
were devoted to the city council and
Commercial clnb of Sioux Fails, eighty
in number who spent, so they say. two
DAYS of perfect enjoyment. They arrived
here at $50 Monday morning over the
Eastern. The day was taken up with
carriage drives about the city and an
excursion on the lake. Wednesday
morning West Duluth was visited, and |
Two HarborS, with its ore docks, and |
West Superior in the afternoon. The |
banquet in the evening was the event |
of the week. Covers were laid for 200 |
at the Spalding. and until nearly L |
o'clock the participants held glorious |
time. In the absence of Mayor Sutphin, |
Prof. Phelps. of the chamber of com |
merce, presided, Hon. Page Morris act |
ing as POSTMASTER. IOasts we've re-
spOnded to by Hon. ID. W. Keith, +. W. |
Caldwell and Charles Baker for the Wis |
itors, and Prof Phelps. Edward Mueller, |
Judge J. E. West for Duluth and PreSI- |
dent MinOt for the Manitoba company. |
At O'Clock the train bore them TO st. |
Paul.
Several minor events have taken |
place, without which the week would |
have been incomplete. Tuesday even
ing Miss Fannie Upham gave farewell |
party to friends, forty of whom were |
present. Thursday noon Mrs. John A.
Mckenzie gave a luncheon to her |
friends at the Spalding. The following |
being present: Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Har-
ter, Mrs. Ordean, Mrs. Paine, Mrs. c. G.
Prindle, Mrs Partridge, Mrs. Broken |
brOugh, Mrs. McLaren, Mrs. Mcleod,
Mrs. Stowell, Mrs. Thomson, Mrs.
Whtelaw. Mrs. WilliSton. Mrs, Man
chester, Mrs. Ware and Misses Barker
and Harter.
Next week Duluth will be depOp-
ulated by visitors attending the State
Fair, but the city at that time will en-
terrain the delegates to the State Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union con-
yentiOn, which cOnvenes here Monday
morning, Sept. 10. Several hundred
delegates will be present The conVen-
ton takes place in the Pilgrim Congre-
gational church.
Among the secret societies the week
has been one of fond anticipation.
The Pythians especially are looking
forward to next Tuesday, the X. of Z.
entertainment at St. Paul. Over 300
members of the organization will at
tend, 125 being of the uniform rank.
Arrangements have been made TO carry
fully LOCO people to st. Paul next
Tuesday, outside of the 500 Pythians
who have made special transportation
arrangements. Duluth day" at the
State Fair will be Duluth's day indeed.
For that time, at least, st. Paul will be
Duluth's, and the capital citizen may as
well give up to the invaders. st. Louis
is the first county to build a structure
for its exhibit on the st. Paul fair
grounds, and II will be hOnOTed accord
ingly. As Tuesday is also military
day." Willis A. German post, 125
strong, will attend in a body, special ar
rangements having been made by the
railroads.
In commercial circles every one is
preparing for a busy fall. The past |
week has been indicative of the ac- |
tivity in all branches Of business. which |
will be obtained for the cold months. |
Real estate has been surprisingly ac- |
tive. Over 1900 instruments have |
been recorded at the clerks Office of |
st. Louis county, and the total consider |
atiOns have amounted to fully 5000 |
with many private acreage deals incOr- |
porated. The Minneapolis Carriage |
company fled articles of incorporation |
with $4,000 capital, and a new job |
bling dry goods and notion house |
with 100000 capital has been projected |
Among the buildings to 90 up are the |
Hoppman block, costing $4,000, and |
the new knights of PythiaS hall. This |
will be a model society building. and |
will cost about 100000. The building |
will be 74X140 feet. facing on Second |
avenue east. The plans are after the |
Norman style of architecture, with tur
rets, towers, etc. At the avenue and |
street corner a high tower will ascend. |
and the front will have grand arched |
gothic entrance.
A meeting of the Duluth Street Rail- |
way company was held this evening, at |
which it was decided to begin work on |
the cable line at once. The road will |
run up Seventh avenue from Superior |
to Ninth streeth street, and from there |
will probably diverge east and west. |
A. Chase, manager of the road, re- |
turned from New York this morning, |
where he has been buying iron and |
cars. Next year line will be put in |
between Duluth and West Duluth.
SOCIAL AND GENERAL.
Joseph W Goss and Capt. Durango are |
back from the government works down The |
north shore.
W. E. Thompson and wife. Miss George
Lowrie and Miss Owen, of st. Paul, were in |
town yesterday.
Hon. Seth Low, ex-mayor of Brooklyn, |
with his wife, made this city visit for sew
eral DAYS this week. |
Senator Whiteman has returned from New |
York.
Mrs. George L. Becker, Mrs F. Z. Bird,
Mrs. H. F. Stevens, of st. Paul, and Mrs
deally, OF Brooklyn, were VlsltOfS Monday IN
the city.
Mrs Florence Nichols and Mrs. Cannon
are Visiting at Port Arthur.
Fred E. lie Morgie, an old resident Of Du-
luth, died after a long illness Friday morn
lug. He owned valuable property both in
Duluth and Omaha.
W E. Lucas. Of st. Paul came up last
week to attend 10 his Duluth business mat
tiers.
Ex-State Westminster II. a. Norton and
family have gone 10 Sante Barbara, Cal.
John F. T. Anderson and George Etten-
ger. of the Minnesota Car works, are ex-
pected here to-day.
Gen. George P. Wilson, of Minneapolis,
was in the city on legal business last week.
Prof. Cohn, of the Duluth German school
of languages, has returned to Chicago.
Miss Giselle D. Ungen, the talented Du-
lnih elncntinnist has rafurned 10 the CITY