The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-11
Epistles to St. Paul.

5 Epistles to st. Paul.
With the other members of the State
Editors association, which left here last
Thursday light for jaunt to the Pacific
slope are W. G.. McMurchy and Fred Van
Du' ee: the sporting editors of The G ! O b e
and Pioneer Press. Knowing t,leJ two would
be interested J. E. Fitzgerald. night manager
OF the North American Telegraph company,
advised them by wi e that the Omaha ball
team ad sllt out Indian po.is, tn then lead
ers OF the Western league. The telegram. for
Wardeo TO the tran al WI peg, read as
1oltows, and had to be translated to some of
the members, who do not happen to be, like
Fitzgerald, thirty-third 0eg. ee fans:
st. Paul, Mimi, Friday. duly S.1W. G.
McMurchy and F. N. Van Duzee on Mime
sofa Editors excu. sion, at Winnipeg, Man.:
Omaha, 4; Indianapolis, 0. Not thing here.
crepe at headquarters Oh Robert and Wabasha
streets since ou &c sr,ed. Henry has closed
MS doors, anuiaAndy VIII not be conso,ed.
The Language club has been adjourned by its
president, owing 20 "a lack OF quorum, and
Pat Comiskey has issued several new books
for the ba.ance of the season.
-"r itIge aid, C1mm nding"
Yesterday shortly before noon back came
the rep.y, duly frank, d N lie genial telegraph
manager. Lere it ii.
Regina, Northwest Territory Sunday, July
1O.-J. E. Fitzgerald, St. Paul, Mimi: Hurrah
for Sampson, Schley. Sna.ter and Omaha
Your shut-ou message was recei, ed and the
cipher translated for the benefit of the entire
party. One ed tor from st earns county
doesn't understand what It means yet The
nearest approach to bal, we have had since
we left st. Paul has lie n the Ugh ball from
the commissary department., and the sable
attendant is already suffering from a glass
arm. Likewise some of us. Hop, s. Paul IS
still at the top of the bunch. Glad we are
missed. It's better to be missed than roasted.
Bear up until our return. We are having a
jolly trip. Much, gloriicadon all along the
line. American and British flags everywhere
and the train cheered at all stops. Save out
snail bird and c. Id bottle or two for
w. G. McMurchy and F. N. Van Duzee."
The other day 1t develved upon the officers
of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of this
state to present Past Grand Master H. ].
Strouse with the jewel of his rank. It's a
habit they haye-presenting the retiring past
grand with, Very handsome jewel. There
were number OF the moguls of the order In
town, for on Tuesday last they installed s..
opportunity to make the presentation. And
they wanted to make sure Of two things
first that Mr.. S.rouse would be on hand; sec
ond, that he would be altogether surprised.
w. R. Johnson fixed 1t up.
John Stimson, Of Austin, who is prominent
in the order was in town. He was taken
into the secret.
You leave your grip in Strouses room
and tell him you are going home on the G
o'clock train,' said willy Willie johnson to
Stimson, land I'll do the rest"
Stimson took his grip up into Strouse's Of
flee and said he wanted to leave it there
Five minutes after he had let, johnson
went into Strouse's Office and looked mys-
FERROUS.
"S.imson leave his grip here?" he inquired
| OF Strouse.
He did," answered the former assembly
man.
That's good" said Johnson. Say
Strouse, we must keep Stimson here tonlgh;
| for the installation, and l had him leave his
grip here so that he'd lose his train, see?'
II see," said Henry, great. I'll lose the
| key of the door,
| Then Henry went down and bought many
ice cream sodas and things for Simson and
| punched Johnson in the ribs SO many times
| that Billy was sore. About $50 Strouse dis
appeared. He hid himself in his office and
| locked the door on the inside. Presently
| Stimson went up the Stairway and tried t.
| break into Strouse's room. Henry was
| tickled to death at the job he was in with
and after sweating in the Office until it was
! too late for Stimson to catch the train lie
| went down and found Johnson and the man
| from Austin.
Good thing you are,' said Ssimson. had
| my grip in that office of yours and miss
my train.''
| II havn't been out Of the Office since
left you,' protested Strouse, and he pok I'd
Billy. They argued the matter, and finally
| Stimson remarked:
We'll, as long as I've got to stay here
! you'll have to stick with me and 20 to the in.
stallation tonight" Henry couldn't hear him
had business engagem mt; he he d told John.
son about 1t. Johnson acquesced and Slim.
son protested and made Strouse feel that he
was perhaps In the wrong. He gave up the
business engagement and Stinscn took him IL
tow and landed him In the lodge room thai
night in time to have the presentation o. the
| Jewel come off with all the eclat of surprise
And Strouse doesn't know until now that he
| was In job to secure his own attendance al
| the installation.
Johnny Clancy won his first laure,s in ath
| letics yesterday. number of young mer
went, after they had got through with thei,
| Sunday school classes. to a grove at Purne
and West Seventh streets, and there INDUCED
| in that tme-honored institution the
'Booyaw." The bou.llon was such pro-
nounced success that they all felt they mus
60 in for fed sports They had much Joy
in putting the sho., throwing the hammer
hopping. skipping and jumping and when II
came to the fiftyyard dash they were tired
Whereby the only entries fer th;t event wer,
Mr.. Clancy and one McEvey. Mr.. Clancy
has no record for fifty yards, and Mr.. Nc
Evey had an iddea that he would have nc
trouble in winning from the little man. Mr.
Clancy demanded and was acc5rd>d ten.
yard handicap, and they were Off. Eve fee
from the finish Mr. McESvey was alongside
of Clancy and was going to win in a walk
He pulled up alongside of Johnny and sans
out: nm ri
II am going to. leave you, Johnny
Mr.. Clancy had an Inspiration AS tths
Splinter was passing him he poked out the
cane that never leaves his hands. The stick
was Infatuated between the legs of the othe,
fellow.
Clancy Won In walk.
| The Phiistine.
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