The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-12-17
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
a Funny Mfstuke-An Express Once
Taken for Waiting Room-A Iii
cyclic Crazc-Thcaters opeuJur.

Funny Misfuke-An Express Office
Taken for Waiting Room-A Iii
cyclic Craze-rhcaters Opening.
ST. LOWS, Aug. 3l.-If you want ro-
nance and funny incident, don't go to
books for it, but walk around the
streets of st. Louis some Of these nights
while the crowd is surging through
them, and watch the people. On the
first night Of the illumination the
streets We're SO damned that the cars
couldn't move, and al points where the
crowd was thiclScst many tried in every
way to find relief from the crush in
the houses near which they were. A
Chicago merchant was down on Broad
way with his wife, and pressed and
jostlcd by the throng She felt that she
WAS going to faint. They were in front
OF Il building with a great glass
front, and he saw the watch
man inside. by signs he asked
the man to open the door
and let them in. The Waterman shook
his head. lie became vehement in his
gestures, and at last held mp five dol
lar bill. Still the Waterman refused.
The angry merchant got his wife to
their hotel, and came back the next
morning early to complain to the mans
employers about his barbaI'ity. lie
stallled into the Office, and stated his
case to the first man he saw in author
ity.
1--WE are cory" said the gentleman,
but the Waterman did his duty. We
had money in here that night to send
out the next day, and that man had in
structions to keep the doors locked.
BESIDES, too, he is under bond OF alo,-
900 to obey ORDERS
The merchant looked around, and
discovered that he w,S in an express
office. He will lool, "a the illumina-
tons the next time froma window.
The city authorities have for the first
time volunteered to add a little to the
fall attractions. Coming into st. Louis
from the West, every train passes UNI
der seven big iron bridges across the
Mill Creek Valley. Hereafter all these
bridges will be illuminated with col
ored lights at night, and visitors will
thus receive a brilliant welcome be-
fore they get of the ears. Then, from
the depot all the way mp to their ho-
tells, they will pass between the lines
of the street Examinations, which flash
out before the first evening train gets
to the city.
The bicycle dealers of the city say
that over five thousand people here
llAAt NAtt4N- N'h lll'NS.Al4i VI lltSt
are active whcelncn, that is, they ride
every day, and arc constantly doing
something to increase the number of
cyclists They are arranging now for
a street parade during September. The
wheels will he hung with lanterns and
many OF them will carry floats with
various devices There las been only
one other illuminated street parade Of
wheclmen in the country. That was
here, several years ago, and it oX-
cited the widest interest because of its
novelty and picturcslucness. The
route of the parade is to I've over the
smooth streets in the residence part
of the city, and the whcelmen will all
dismount opposite the Exposition
building.
The theatrical season in the city
opened last week, and each OF the
seven houses, to lay nothing of the
dime museums, is drawing well. The
new German thcatcr has begun its
first season. This thcatcr WAS COM
plotted during the summer, and is OPP
positc the Exposition building. 1t is
endowed by the wealthy German res
idcnts of the city aud has Il stock COM
pany playing. During the season. the
best German actors, MS they finish
their engagements in New York, will
be brought here to play. Except New
York, there is no Snnh provision far
the cncoura cement of the German
drama elsewhere in the United States.