The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-27
Ep,sHes to 81. Paul.

The city hall gang is going broke buying
newspapers. Some days ago President Cope
land. of the board Of public works. and Com
missioner Sandell, OF the same board went
TO St Louis to attend the good roads con-
venfion- Both of them took occasion to give
1t out that they knew something about good
roads themselves, and 1t might be well to
watch the smoke they would make in that
convention. The convention has been on for
several days, and the city hall gang have
been buying and reading the newspapers very
lndnstriously to see Just where the fireworks
came on. Up to date the delegates from
Minnesota have not fixed the heads Of the
members OF the convention and have not got
ten into the newspapers to any greater de-
gree than among the hotel arrivals
There are still some difficulties in gathering
election returns in Minnesota. For instance
the votes cast up in the northern part Of
Beltrami county were a long time reaching
BemldJi, the county seat, ard the messenger
Travelled more than 1000 miles. William Zip
pie Of Lake Of the Woods, was the man who
carried the precious bundle of eleven votes so
nar. Talk1ng to a newspaper man up at
Roseau the other day Mr.. Ripple told an in
teresting story of his experiences
On election day his section of the country
was treated to genuine snow storm, and he
being one of the judges of election, walked ten
miles to the polling place After the vat-s
were canvassed he was the chosen one to car
ry the ballots to the county seat Wednes-
day morning he took the steamer Edna
Bridges for Rat Portage, and when but a few
miles out from Rat Portage the boat sot
stranded in the ice and sprung a leak. filing
to the deck in short time. Mr. Zipple took
his place at the pumps with the crew, but
after five hours of hard work they were
forced to give it up, having gained no head
way whatever. Another boat coming along
he took that to Rat Portage, and from there
proceeded by train to Benid1i He carried
eleven votes SIS miles. which, when can-
vassed, gave the Republican candidate fer
county attorney a majority Of two votes,
when before they came In he was nine be-
hind. The county attorney-elect ia w. T.
Sweet. Mr. zipple's absence from home was
ten days, and the round trip covered 1,e5s
miles.
Just before the w. G. T. U. convention
party OF local workers were making a tour
OF the city, asking for funds to help carry
on the approaching venture. Three of the
ladies entered the district attorneys Office.
which just then in the possession Of
some newspaper men and politician or two
and Assistant United States Attorney Dickey
himself Going Straight over 10 this gentle
man the leader asked:
lis Mr.. Dickey in?''
No.. was the quiet reply, '.he Is not
On, we are so sorry, we wanted to see
him.
mo doubt he will be sorry too" said
solemn faced Mr.. Dickey II am sure he
will regret the pleasure. but he will not re-
turn till about O'Clock, good bye"
AS the door closed each in the room
arose and shook Mr.. Dickey by the hand and
at fifteen minutes to he went home.
There was fun an interurban car
Thanksgiving eve over three men and as
many turkey feathers. A score or more of
male merrymakers got onto the car at Ninth
street and scattered themselves about in the
vacant seats, all of them apparently felt
good. The last man to enter carried three
big turkey feathers and after little time he
slyly stuck one of them into the rear of the
band on a friends hat TIE enjoyed the eff
feet a few moments and then leaning toward
his victim, suggested in a whisper, that he
take feather and stick it into the hat band
of another of the party farther UP the car.
No. took the feather, the mate of which
bobbed saucily in his own hat although he
knew 1t not, and dp-toe.ng up the car. stuck
it with great care into No. 3's hat When a
broad grin greeted him his way back he
enjoyed himself hugely. No. 1 then gave the
innocent victim another feather and told him
the crowd still farther up the car. Grinning
with pleasure No. 2 took the third
feather to No. and suggested the funny
scheme which caused No. SO much joy he
nearly gave the whole thing away to No. T.
and No. almost died of laughter and so
did everybody else in the car. Through
some intuition born OF mixed drinks, no
doubt, No. surmised something was up
and looked at his cap. No. gave him the
laugh and No. 2 Joined in at the expense of
No. g. who in a few moments discovered his
own feather. And then everybody turned their
attention to the first victim who just laughed
away till the stopped at his s. rect and
away home he went with the turkey feather
still sitting Jauntily in the rear of his hat.
''No, 1 have neither been held up nor had
my valuables carried away yet by burglars
said man who lives in fashionable district
in St. Paul, but who every day appears
at his business Office In the Guaranty Loan
building, Minneapolis. But have not got
ten of scot free. Not long ago got up one
morning and found the drawers OF the dresser
in my bed room had been ransacked, and a
similar condition was found in the dining
room and other parts of the house. Nothing
was missing, however. That nothing was car
ried away was explained in note left by
by the burglars the table in the dining
room, which ran something like this:
1--WE have tried your silverware and found
1t plated and the jewelry OF Yourself and wife
found in your bed room was not worth carry
ing of. We expected better things of you