The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-07
AROUND THE HOTELS.
Airh MunrOe, thes Newspaper Man,
Gets Northwest Assignment.

"ets Northwest Assignment.
Kirk Munroe, the well-known news
paper writer, and one of the most sue
Cessiul writers of stories of adventure
TOT boys, was in st. Paul yesterday
on an assignment from a New York
magazine. He was TO visit the far
west and North to secure a general
groundwork for a story for that pub
Hcatloh TO appear next year, serially.
Upon reaching here he found awaiting
MN WIRE from New York, which will
take MN not so far north nor west,
out IN thls section of the United States,
where he will visit the several sects
10 De round here, such as the Mennon-
mites, Dunkards and others, about
Whlcn ne will write series of articles.
MI Munroe, who is young man TO
nave been so successful, is a Floridan,
out 10 quote him very nearly, he can
not stand this humid heat up here,
iVlng even as he does in Florida, where
there is always blowing a gentle, cool
ing tradewind. He left on the North
ern Pacific coast train for Dakota.
"a
Representative Stone, of the last legislature
from Benson, was in St. Paul yesterday,
Vltitlng number of his friends here He
hotel
John Fllttie the ex-secretary of state of
North Dakota, dropped down yesterday and
put up at the Merchants. MIR. Flittie is en-
saged largely, since he dropped his active
connection with affairs of the state, in eX
plotting agricultural land, he has printed
ana brought to town with him some of the
HUtle circulars, printed in bright red ink in
which he tells prospective buyers. in pungent
paragraphs, something of the merits of the
part OF the state in which he is interested.
me circular is drawn UP in a sort of cpl
grammatic, colloquial style. Mr.. F.ittie will
remain mere several days.
Among the Ryan visitors yesterday was
Ihomas Mangan, who is connected with the
Cincinnati Post, and who comes here with
the Lodge of Elks Nc. 5, of that city. Mr..
Mangan is accompanied by his wife, and chose
to stay in St. Paul to avoid the rush and
CONFUSION of the big gathering. The train
Whlch brought Mr.. Mangan here was Wis
ccnsin Central special, bearing Eks from
cincinnati, Lima, Midd.etown, Hamilton and
Dayton, Ohio, and Newport and Covington,
Ky. 1t reached here about II O'Clock and
most of the members went through to Min
neapoIs. The crowd had for its chairman
manufacturer, who saw to it that his people
mad a good time coming up. The return trip
Will be begun Saturday.
Chaplain Billy Henry, of Duluth Lodge
l33, b. P. O. E., has number of friends in
st. Paul, and that is the reason he came here
hrst yesterday. He came down from the head
of the lakes with some forty members and
the balance will reach here this morning.
Mr.. Henry, who is the energetic advertising
superintendent of the Duluth Evening Herald,
is authority for the statement that the Zenith
City will be preceded by their own Duluth
City band, which has been often heard in
St. Paul, and which, by the way is as, good
a band as is often found in the West
Fl. P. Hubbell, of Winona is a guest at the
Ryan.
C. ]. Sumner, accompanied by Mrs. Sumner,
came to st. Paul yesterday and is registered
at the Ryan.
j. B. McGarrick is here from Des Moines,
and is at he Ryan.
j. Page Laughin, of Pittsburgh, is at the
Ryan.
Among the Merchants arrivals yesterday
was Lawrence Miller, of London, England.
Thomas Simpson, of Winona, is a guest at
the Merchants.
An A!gona arrival at the Merchants yester-
day was William H. Ingham
T. E. Adams, of Melrose, is registered at
the Merchants.
Arrivals at the Aberdeen yesterday were
Mrs. S. Arnold, Fargo, N. D.; w. w. Dunn,
New York Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Pitkins
Schenectady, N. Y; W. w. Nichols, New
Haven, Conn.
G. D. Armstead, Moorhead, was at the
Metropolitan yesterday. y
Scott Riddell Lake of the Woods, is at the
Metropolitan
L. c. stebbins, WinneGhgo City, is at the
Metropolitan.