St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-11
ODDS AND ENDS.

1t is probable that some of the Press club
jockeys will repeat their sensational per-
formances at the state fair.
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If it Is not too late a suggestion might be
made to the state fair managers to offer
few prizes for a small dog exhibition. One of
the attractive features of last years fair were
the st. Bernard dogs exhibited by Mr.. Scott
Almost everybody who visited the ground
crowded the tent wherein they were placed.
and If the managers want to add to the at
tractiveness of the fair. something Of the
sort should be taken up. Something out of
the ordinary run is necessary. People are
tired of paying their simoleons to see prize
cabbages and potatoes.
IT.
The outlook for Manager Bixby's testi-
monial benefit at the Grand Monday indi-
Gates humping house Bixby deserves 1t.
as no enterprise for any charity or public
body has appealed to him for assistance
without ready and hearty response.
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What raid there would be if Minneapolis
were to corral the Kellogg Newspaper COM
pany, and with it their popular T. j. Price!
1t is satisfactory to learn from Mr.. Price that
the transfer of the Kellogg officers from st.
Paul is exceedingly improbable.
IT.
The Knights Tempiar are at present dis
porting themselves at Denver. They will be
entirely outdone in two weeks. when the
Minnesota editors take possession OF that
city. Old Pease, Irving Todd and Charlie
Slime, when they get on the war path. will
surprise the natives.
IT.
What great manufacturing center 81. Paul
would be today if all the factories and bust
ness ventures ''considered'' by public bodies
were located in the city. The clts k>would
also be great manufacturing headquarters
if the mysterious Eastern capitalists, who
ever and anon. look over the city for the pur-
pose of starting factory CT some sort or an
other. were to actually establish the enter
prises they are credited with projecting.
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The real estate Elen are not saying much
these days but for ali that there has been
an excellent business done. The residential
property put up this summer has been equal
to that of many of the most prosperous sea-
sons i'll the history of the city. and when the
years work is summed up st. Paul will dis
play that solid, substantial growth which has
been SO Characteristic of the city.
II
r. c. Elliott, who filed the position of pri-
yate secretary to Gov. Merriam and is now
engaged in looking after the governors out
side" financial interests, was in the city yes
terday He will shortly leave for the Pacific,
where he expects to remain several months.
The Pacific coast, he SAYS, is where all the
money is going to be made the next few
years
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The recent storms have made terrible hay
oc for the farmers. acre upon acre of wheat
and barley having been laid to the ground.
Hundreds of acres of wheat will not be har-
vested, owing to the devastation of the
storm, and the general condition of the agri-
culturist is not near SO rosy as what it was
last year at this time. If There be many more
storms the next two weeks. the conditions
will become very embarrassing.
IL
What has become of the public baths
which were to be inaIgurated by the present
administration? A petition was presented
the council by certain ladies, and it was given
out that the matter would be pushed forward.
But weeks have passed. and nothing has
been done. The special characteristic of this
administration is wind. They talk, talk, talk,
and accomplish nothing.
IT.
Editor Pease of Anoka, was in the city
yesterday. He does not at all relish the
selection of Knute Nelson as the Republican
gubernatorial nominee. and is of opinion
that many Americans will refuse to vote for
him. Mr.. Perse, however, when the soreness
Of defeat wears away. will get Off his coat
and fight for bis party's ticket. The Anoka
Union is one of the best edited. as it is Of the
most powerful weekly papers In the state
MI. Pease is also a very trenchant editor