St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-20
ONE OPTIC IN MOURNING.
a Street Car Driver Trounees an OBJ
sreperous Passenger.
DUMPED INTO A DITCH.
Predicament Of Party Of Merry Max
ers---Wesf Side Winn0w-
ings.


ings.
Calvin Myers, reprobate from Red
Wing, got into a scrap on Winifred
street yesterday because of his deter
mInatiOn to ride on street car without
dropping a nickel in the slot. He was
requested several times by the driver in
the most urbane tones. accompanied by
gentle gestures, to leave the car. Find
ing his requests and circumstances I'M
needed the urbanity of the long-suffer-
ing Jehu decreased CORRESPONDENCE as
the gestures increased. A final and de-
eisive gesture took Mr.. Myers in the re-
gion of the left optic, damaging that
member severely.
What might have been a serious acct
dent occurred last evening on Concord
street near the city limits. A hack con-
tanning party of male and female cele-
brantS of ''green ribbon" day was being
driven rather rapidly towards the city,
when the off front wheel became de
tached III some manner, upSetting the
vehicle In particularly miry locality,
and causing an indeScribable mixture
of fOunces. plug hats and patent leather
CATERS. When disentangled it was
found that no ole had sustained serious
injury, and the wheel being replaced,
the party continued their journey.
The st. MichaePs Literary society
met last evening in the school house
hall.
Revival services will be held at the
Clinton Avenue NJ. E. church this even
ing.
A party of young people of the He
brOn Baptist church were present at
the banquet, last evening, given by the
st. Paul Baptist Mission.
Another attempt will be made on
Friday evening to obtain a quorum for
a meeting of the citizens union.
A force OF men was atwork yesterday
extending the lines OF the electric
light company in West st. Paul.
The athletic department of the 7. M.
G. A.. to which considerable attention
has been devoted in connection with
the recent changes, promises to become
very popular with the youth of the
West end. The management is about
to establish a boat house on White Bear
lake, besides the tennis ground in con-
nection with the establishment here,
the ground for which has already been
purchased. 1t is not improbable that
regatta in June will be among the
events at White Bear. The work of re-
modelling the opera house for the pur-
poses of the association is progressing.
A petition is now being prepared for
circulation in the Sixth ward, asking
that HOyt avenue be opened south of
Concord to the city limits. There is now
but one street open in that direction,
which is regarded as insufficient.
The funeral of Hermann Forester,
who died on Monday of typhoid fever,
will be held this afternoon from the
family residence on West Winifred
street.
John Towey, John Braday and Will
lam Shuley started out as snake charm
ers and were busily engaged in driving
imaginary reptiles from the Sixth ward
limits when arrested yesterday. The
prisoners were pretty well loaded when
lodged at the station, and made things
lively for their captorS.
The foundation of the new Lawton
block on Concord street, West St. Paul,
is about finished. The upper stories of
the structure are to be of red pressed
brick, aud the building complete will
cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
Three new business blocks, to cost in
the aggregate 100000, have been COM
menced in West st. Paul this week.
The social at the Y. M. C. A., post
poned from last Friday evening, occurs
on Friday of this week.
General street cleaning was inaugu-
rated in West St.Paul yesterday, the re-
suits being apparent everywhere.
Several new cases of typhoid fever
have occurred during the past two days,
two being credited to Ohio street.
The Wabasha bridge contractors state
THAT they will have one of the new spans
by Friday.
The completion of the south end of
the high bridge has resulted in an in
creased demand for hill property, and
considerable activity in building in that
particular neighborhood. Plans are now
being prepared for several very hand
some residences to be erected on the
hill near the bluff edge. The view
afforded from Prospect Terrace is as
fine as can be found anywhere in the
city, and the fact is beginning to be
recognized.
The officers of the Brooklyn Gun club
are making active preparations for the
first shoot of the season, which occurs
early in April.
The West Side Colts, the first heard
from in the base ball line this season,
w I'LL shortly put practice ground in
shape near the city limits.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NC.
A. met yesterday afternoon at the rooms
on Dakota avenue for the transaction of
routine business.
Prof. E. K. Cheadle, of the Cannon
Falls public school, has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Hall during the
past few days. He returned home last
evening.
Mrs. A. II. Wardlow. of Duluth, has
been the guest of Mrs. Mary Cossuth
during the past week, and returned
home yesterday.
G. W. Berg. of Chicago, has been in
West st. Paul since Saturday investi-
eating real estate values. If suitable
property is obtained he will erect two
story brick structure.
The river is already open for half its
width. and the enterprising owner of
skiff took pull up stream yesterday
for over mile. The remaining ice is
thoroughly rotten and liable to go out
any minute.
The grading on Hall avenue is being
carried on rapidly, and the remaining
contracts will be rushed through as fast
as possible. There is a strong senti-
ment among the residents for the pay
ing of South Robert street with cedar
blocks the entire length. Thus paved,
the street would be one of the finest