St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-15


Rochester to inspect the insane asylum
there. Next week the entire board will
leave for three days trip to Faribault
and st. Peter, and on this occasion the
governor will be one of the party.
CORRIDOR CHAT.
O. H. Simonds, of Duluth, was in the
city yesterday, staying at the Ryan.
Mr.. Simonds is one of Duluth's leading
citizens. and is president of the West
Duluth Land company, besides many
other organizations of capitalists.
Speaking of the changes at West Du-
luth, he said: THAT town has sprung
up wonderfully. Six months ago there
was scarcely anything there, while a
year ago the population was little over
100. We had an accurate census taken
a week or two since, and it showed
over $500 people. There are over
400 houses there, and a hardwood
factory doing a splendid business.
The new works of the Minnesota Car
company are quite finished, but are
waiting for some machinery which is
delayed. To show you the extent of
the plant may cite one item; the belts
alone will cost them between 81 200 and
$1,000. For one corner lot $1,000 was
ICluSCO tIlC OtuCl udy, ouu tuO OWHCAo
of the property are building blocks of
stores for which they are getting a
rental that returns them handsome in
terest on their investment. l have
great faith in West Duluth, as it is deS-
tined to become manufacturing center
of a size that few people are aware Of
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John Agnew, the junior member of
q of g ic
in this city. He has just finished build
ing the new Spaulding house at Du-
luth, and says it is the most perfectly
fire-proof hotel building that has yet
been erected. "Why," said he, 1--WE
will guarantee that a fire can be started
in any room in the house and burn the
whole contents, floors and all,
and it will not extend beyond
that one room. The floors are so
arranged that draft cannot get in un
deIneath in any possible way. If the
beams should burn clear through, which
is possible. the fire would stop there, as
the beams rest on fireproof tiles. Every
partition wall is of fireproof tiles and
nothing can burn but the window and
door woodwork. 1t is fine hotel and
will be open in week or two"
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Welse R. Gitt, the ticket broker, who
has just returned from an Eastern trip,
in which he look in the centennial at
New York, said yesterday: 81 had
from parade to ball. That bali was a
dandy, but it was grossly exaggerated
in the papers. Lots of fellows got very
drunk, but saw nothing so bad as was
reported. The fact of the matter was
that the affair was run by the 400. and
large crowd of young fellows
who move in frst-rate society, but are
not ranked among the 400, determined to
make the whole affair a disgrace to that
exclusive set About midnight they got
drunk and commenced to shout out,
"Who was George Washington" Then
they would reply in chorus, 'sFirst in
war! First in peace! First in the hearts
of his countrymen!'' stamping their
feet to keep time. The 400 left shortly
after l a. m.; then the walters got
drunk. The tickets of admission were
resold at the door for 81 apiece, and lots
of people got in who should not have
been there. 1t was bad enough, but not
nearly so bad as it was made out to be.
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Hon. J. C. Flynn, of Little Falls,
comes up and spends few days at the
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now. and was complaining last night of
the lack of rain on the upper MiSsis-
sippi. s'They had rain," said he, ito
the east of us, rain to the west of us,
but none on the river. The logs are
hung up and cannot be floated down
until heavy rain flushes the rivers and
streams. 1t is curious thing how rain
runs in certain streaks. leaving out a
district here and there and falling on
others all around"
Henry MacLachian sat in the Ryan
yesterday evening with several of the
male members of the June festival
chorus. On being asked how they were
coming along, he said: "We have
about 25O singers selected from the best
talent in the city. The rehearsals are
getting the chorus into pretty good
shape, and it looks now as if we shall
have brilliant affair in June. The
soloists are the best that could be had
in the country, and taking them all
get the best home talent into the
chorus, as there was no opportunity for
jealousy. am very well satisfied with
the way they are learning the difficult
music. and have no doubt of making
the festival the fines: thing ever given
in st. Paul.
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Joel P. Heatwole. on being asked
what was new, said: Il can say nothing
more than Senator Ward, of Waseca,
said: If Minneapolis wants anything
more politically than she has already
got. she'has only to ask for it. -
He Recognized His Son.
Among the visitors to the cyclorama