St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-17
MINNEAPOLIS.
E0ditcaaI City News on Page 4.
NOTE AND COMMENT.


NOTE AND COMMENT.
The young gentleman who daily pre-
sents Capt. Dan Day, of the central po-
lice station, with newspaper, missed
connection yesterday, and when he
reached that place was 'all out of
papers," Now the captain says ''the
police are all out of news" for that re-
porter.
The park board has decided TO sell
enough lands to carry out the improve
ments which will have to be made to
the park system this summer; but 1t
has failed to state where that $1,000 is
70 come from to pay the park boards
share Of the bridge over the Thirty
sixth street crossing.
In few weeks now the city assessor
will begin the house to house canvas,
and it will be well for young married
men to post their wives that the S25
parlOr suit did not cost 500 and the SIS
carpet something over 800. Of course
they must not have any watches or jew
elrY in sight. and remember that your
valuable dog belongs to friend in the
country, and that you never owned
horse in your life.
There is a hitch in taking down the
cables of the old suspension bridge. "A
steam engine which used to pull the
wires has failed to do the work. There
are thirtv-nine aldermen in the council
and all of them are expert Wire-pullerS.
Why don't the contractors call upon
them for assistance.
Maj. Norton, the private secretary to
the mayor and secretary of the police
commission, has been very conspicuous
by his absence from the city hall for the
past week. No one knows where he
has gone, and no one knows when he
will return. All of the detectives were
questioned yesterday, but they said
they didn't know. He certainly couldn't
have gone to the poor farm, for his
comfortable salary of $500
year would keep him from
want. Besides, Supt., Snyder says ne
didn't send him out, Police Clerk Fred
George admits that he had heard indi-
rectly that the gallant major had been
missing for several days, but he had no
official notice of the fact. The regis
trar of the health Office says that there
is no record of his being quarantined,
and Deputy Sheriff Elliott hasn't az
arrested him for violating the fish law.
Lieut.-COl. T. a. Stanley, the gray
haired veteran who acts as private see
rotary to the mayors private secretary,
has only one answer to make when
asked what has become Of his chief,
and that is 81 don't know" If the
agony is kept up much longer the
lao GEtt-hn CT R1IlU
Patterson" but rather ''what has be-
come of Major NortOn?"
Business was dull at the court house
The other day and crowd of lawyers,
and newspaper men were gathered i'll
the criminal court room listening to
and telling stories. 1t was County At
torney Jamison's turn and he said:
I'Just before the election which landed
me in the county attorneys Office TEL
low came to me and said he proposed to
do all he could towards securing my
election. He was a stranger to me, but
/ was somewhat unsOphiSticated, and
the fellows earnest manner and the ap-
parent interest he took in me won Inc at
once. A few days afterwards he
walked into my private Office and eX-
claimed: .Mr. Jamison, l am going
out to French Lake tonight. |
know all the people out there, and
Pm going to WhOOp her up for you. l
would like to have a little money for
expenses Naturally l complied with
the request, and he was $40 better off
when he left me. After my election,
one of the first cases ! was called upon
to try was one in which my election
friend was the defendant. During the
trial Bob Penny, who was my opponent
- ho 70
'Jamison. if you want to do me favor,
don't be too hard on the defendant. He
worked hard for me, and feel as if |
was somewhat under obligations to
him. Must be some mistake, Bob L
answered, He went out to French lake
and WhoOped her up for me, or at least
he pretended to- why, he did the
same far me- replied Penny. Then we
Discovers that the fellow had plenty of
nerve. He 4ad actually told us both
the same story, and we both swallowed
the bait"
"Where is be noNr?" inquire another
attorney.
"Oh, he's been visiting some friends
in Saltwater since we discovered how
he done US both up" was his reply.
Frank NJ. Nye tells story on an emf
nent member of the Minneapolis bar.
and voucheS for its truth. The said
member of the bar was at one time,
according to his own statement, slowly,
but respectfully, starving, when fortune
threw a client into his Office. The client
had bill against customer for $50,
and he handed it to the attorney for
collection. a well wOrded letter from
the lawyer had the desired effect, and
the next day, while the client
was in the Office, the debtor
walked in and handed the
attorney five $40 bills. The client was
delighted at the prospect of getting his
money without law Suit,and asked the
attorney what his fee would be.
"Well, young man, as | was very we'll
acquainted with your father, | could not
think of charging you the regular rate,
and on account of that acquaintance |
will make discount in this case. Your
father had the reputation of being a
very liberal man, and will be as liberal
as he was. My regular charge would be
$50, but as l knew your father, here is
$40 for you, and l will keep only $40"
For moment the man was surprised.
Taking the SO and grasping the lawyer
by the hand he exclaimed. ''Thank
God, you never knew my grandfather.
If you had, believe you would have
taken my coat, too"
Aid. Parry is going to introduce an
ordinance at the next meeting of the
council which will settle the garbage
question. 1t must be remembered that
MIR. Parry is four-year man, and as
yet he hasn't played even with the peo-
pie who killed his snow ordinance.
DR.. Brazie says he Twill fix up some
thing for the newspaper boys, because
they have always treated him fairly"
Thanks, doctor, but at last report not
one of them was on the sick list.
ON THIRTY NOTES.
Suit Brought Against a South
Dakota Institution.
The Dakota Loaning association and
the Bank of South Dakota are made de-