St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-17
MINNEAPOLIS
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

The Mosquito fleet on Lake Mime
tonka. composed of the small steam
crafts, will participate in a moon
iight excursion some evening during
the coming month. An effort will be
made to bring all of the small steam
erS into line on that night and the
event will be featuriZed by brilliant
decorations, colored lights, fire works
and Japanese lanterns.
Word was received yesterday to the
effect that Bradford Hurd Jr. had
been killed by a fall from his horse at
Ontario, Cal, at his fathers ranch.
Young Hurd was one of the best known
young men in Minneapolis He was
prominent in society circles and an
official of the Minnetonka Yacht club,
and was also a member of the Chi
Psi fraternity of the state university
In an interview yesterday Supt. c.
NJ. Jordan, of the Minneapolis public
schools, seemed to intimate that Du-
luth' chances for securing the next
session of the National Educational
association were by no means small
He added if Duluth was selected at
least 5000 teachers from all over the
country would spend from one to three
days in st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Thomas Lowry is very anxious to
have the work on the new reservoir
progress as fast as possible. He said
yesterday he had no idea what would
be done when the funds for the con-
StructiOn of the plant ran out. He had
not heard what plans the sinking fund
commissioners had in case of this
emergency.
City Assessor Plummer proposes to
tax the franchises of corporations.
This will principally affect such COM
panles as the street railway company,
the gas, telegraph and electric com
panieS. The details of MI Plummer's
plans have not yet been made public
AXel Hansen had a narrow escape
from drowning in the river near the
Tenth avenue north bridge yesterday
morning. Hansen was running logs
and slipped between them. He was
seen to fall by several persons, two of
whom ran out and rescued him.
The committee of officers having in
charged the arrangements for the an
nual police picnic held last Wednesday
have settled all accounts and find a
balance of $3.50 still on the right side.
The picnic, as has ben stated, was a
success in every way.
Judge Ell Torrance, state commander
of the @. A. r., returns from Louisville
today, where he has been to make
arrangements for the entertainment of
the Minnesota delegation at the ma
tional encampment in September.
The railroad depots are thronged
with laboring men who are looking
lOi ~ VI n III lIit harvest lelCS. Inc
roads are shipping out large numbers
of them daily, but the supply of idle
men seems ineXhaustible
Buck Copeland. Charles Hunt,
Jack Leahey, Charles Tyler and George
Kent We're arraigned in the police court
yesterday charged with keeping gam
bling houses. Each was fined SIS.
An important meeting of general
freight agents will be held at the Omaha
Offices in st. Paul Thursday morning
to regulate rates on lumber.
The funeral of Nels Bergquist, who
was drowned at Lake Minnetonka Sun
day, will be held at 2:3O this afternoon
from the Swedish tabernacle.
The American Asphalt company, that
has the contract for paving Nicollet,
promises in a half-hearted sort of way
to begin work today.
Aid. Wyman Elliott was fined s.
yesterday for a violation of the anti
hitching ordinance.