St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-15
ZENITH CITY HAPPENINGS.
About $4,000 Damage Done by Heavy
Storm. ,
DULUTH AT THE STATE FAIR
Several Thousand People From the Su-
perior City Lake in the Big
Show.
Special to the Globe.

storm visited this city to-day, doing
about 5000 damage. In five hours
about two inches of rain fell and the
signal officers say that clear weather
will not prevail again before tomorrow
afternoon. On Superior street the water
was deep enough at the avenue cross
ings to float large planks and large
quantities of debris formed on the ave-
nue. corners. The Duluth Herald re-
ceived the greatest damage of any bust.
ness firm, its loss amounting TO fully
$4,000. l.. Kahn, dry goods, loses about
$500 by water running in the back en-
trance of his store. Fourth street is in
bad condition and contractors will lose
considerable. So far as known the rail-
roads escaped damage. Short line trains
to the eastern part of the city were de-
tanned several hours this morning on
account of sand filling over the track.
Duluth beauty has shone in st. Paul
this week, and society has passed seven
days of lethargy and ennui, save for a
few we leone events that came to
break the mOnotOny. Instead OF one
Duluth Day" at st. Paul, there has
been seven, for almost the entire popu-
lation of the lake city has visited the
City ny tuC llNCls anu uO Uub WIN
has had most enjoyable time. 1t
really has been the duilest, most tire
some week Duluth has seen this sea-
son. but it cannot be said that Duluth
society has not had just heaps of fun
away from home. "Duluth Day. at
the fair started the exodus, and to see the
long trains, every seat and every berth
occupied, stranger would have
thought that an epidemic was raging
from which every body was fleeing.
Not less than 5000 Duluthians took in
the Capital city this week. The Knights
OF Pythias delegates began the journey
for st. Paul Monday evening, but the
body of the lodge followed on special
train Tuesday afternoon on the East
ern, the Willis A. German post and
Company K also going ON that road.
Their return home was doubly welcome,
as they brought back the first prize for
best drilling, and a divided prize for
having the greatest number OF men in
line. At Minneapolis the Duluth Odd
Fellows, forty strong, enjoyed the Ex-,
position.
The more mature of the feminine por-
ton of society has been entertaining
the delegation of the w. G. T. u. that
met here in convention Tuesday morn
ing. Over 200 ladies, representing all
the unions in Minnesota, We're present,
besides such celebrities as Miss Willard
and DR.. Kate Bushnell. 49,
There are fully 1850 pupils enrolled
on the public school list of this city,
while 500 more children attend school
in the suburban towns. Two schools,
one at the West end and one at Endion,
are being erected to accommodate this
nnf frr1r
school is fast becoming inadequate to
supply room for the present attendance,
so that either another building must be
erected or Washington school building
enlarged and the high school moved to
it. Both these plans are being consid-
cred by the school board.
Messrs. Wilmington and Jennings
gave reception at the Euclid to a num-
Der of friends Friday evening.
George 9. Stone, of st. Paul, says that
the Lake Superior output of iron ore
this season will be between 1000, 900 and
5000, 900 tons. He looks for boom in
the iron trade next year, as there is no
ore on docks now unSold.
Mrs. G. B. Aske. Miss Minnie Thomp-
son, Miss Annie johnson AMI Miss
Laura johnson are visiting in st. Paul.
Fond du Lac people are very wrathy
over the refusal of the st. Paul & Du-
luth road to operate its line through
that place. They say that as to receipts
at that point, one. house stone shipper
pays yearly over $4,000 for freights,
Work will begin making iron at the
iron and steel works at West Duluth
within two months.
The council held iconsultation with
the sanitary engineers, Messrs. Hening
and Rosewater, last evening for the pur-
pose of determining upOna plan for a
sewerage system for the city. They
will report upon plan within the next
six months. They are of the opinion
that no mistakes have been made by
Engineer Fuller, of Duluth, in carrying
out the present sewer plan. They will.
in their report. also designate plan for
a water supply for the city.
trial is still being heard. The state
rested about O'Clock, most of the wit
neSses swearing to the fact of HOmaki
fighting with his victim, several swear
ing they heard the murdered man say
Homaki struck him with knife. At 8
O'Clock the murderer took the stand,
opening the defense. He denied stab
bling WeSterbache. He said deceased
was drunk, and he, at the request OF the
boarders. tried to put him out of the
house. He didn't have any knife, and
didn't know how Westerbache was
hurt.
Among those who visited st. Paul
from this city last week were: Sidney
E. Peachy and wife, Capt. Pressnell and
wife, Miss Natalie Dowse, Miss Davis,
Mrs. Charles Budden, Charles Schiller,
Lieut.. Col. j. K. Shaw, Frank E. HOare,
John T. Langton, E. P. Emerson, w. G..
Harrington. c. P. Flatley, Charles Raedt,
Mrs. C. G. Hartley, A. S. Chase, George
r. Hughes, Asa Daley, Commander
Norris, and Capt. De Witt.
DR.. Frank Wright, well known and
popular society man, leaves this week
for Philadelphia, where he will be
welded to one of the Quaker
Clty's most charming daughters, Miss
Viola Alexander. After a short we'd
ding tour the couple will return to Du-
luth and occupy the new home DR..
Wright has Just built.
Hollis Brown, ticket agent for the st.
Paul & Duluth road, was married Mon
day evening to Miss Annie Finkleson,
at the residence of the brides parents,
on Eleventh avenue west. The bride
and groom left on the evening train for
SU. raul, lIOiu WHlCu place tiiOJ OO6ll q
wedding tour that includes visit to the
West, the Pacific coast, Victoria, B. c.,
returning by the Union Pacific.
Mr.. Lewis, manager of the Lehigh
Coal company, gave a progressive
euchre party to few friends WedneS-
day evening.
j. j. Costello has returned from visit
to the Pacific coast.
DR.. and Mrs. Codding returned Tues
day morning from their wedding tour.
They are located in their new home at
Third street and Second avenue north.
Arrangements are being made to give
an elaborate musicale, the proceeds to
go toward musical library fund for the
new public library.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, of the Chelting-
ham. gave progressive euchre party
to forty friends last Monday evening.
Mrs. Daniel Coughlin, wife of the
Cronih suspect. visited friends in town
Monday.
Miss Lena E. Follett, a graduate Of