Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-04
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The street force will be paid their No
vember stjpends to-day, amounting to
$1,000.
Nels Birchman was examined in the pro-
bate court Yesterday on the charge of in
sanity and discharged.
The state board of education shipped
twenty new Websters dictionaries yester-
day TO schools in the state ordering the
same.
j. j. Palmer & Co. filed suit in the dis
trict court yesterday 10 recover balance
due them for screened gravel for paving
of $199 so.
The new storm windows in the state
house cost rising of 5000, but who can ever
spring those badly-warped, massive out
side doors back into place?
Judge Simons was occupied all day yes
terday in the hearing of the tax cases in
which Samuel d. Lord was plaintiff, and
the same will be argued the last Saturday
in January.
Chief Black received a call yesterday
from Mr.. o. S. Buttles, one of the pioneer
business men of Milwaukee, and a gen
tleman who has taken great interest in
fire department matters.
The Farmers bank, of Findley, Ohio,
filed a suit in the district court yesterday
to recover $1,636.60 of B. D. Buford & Co.,
on drafts drawn by the Anderson Wire
company, of Ohio, and accepted by that
firm.
The Office of the clerk of the district
court will be opened at an earlier hour
this morning to accommodate the war pen
sioners, this being regular pension day.
Clerk Bell desires ali to come in as early
as possible.
At a meeting of the Standard Social
club last Sunday, Eugene Mehl, of the
Cafe Brevoort, was elected the caterer
of the society, and the members are con-
sequently happy in the anticipation of
good suppers.
Yesterday afternoon the police run in
an old offender, VIM. Tanning, on the
charge of cabbaging an overcoat from T.
Wilson. He was lodged in the tower and
will have chance to explain his propin-
guilty to the garment this morning.
Corner Stone Lodge No. 80, dedicate
their new Masonic hall at Fergus Falls this
evening with grand banquet and ball.
Grand Master G. H, Benton will be master
of ceremonies, and there will be quite an
attendance of The fraternity of st. Paul.
Manager Grant, of the Seventh street
Opera house, on yesterday secured the
services of Mr.. P. Conley, as manager of
the theatre. The selection is good one
and this popular amusement resort will
no doubt score greater successes than ever.
The Oldest inhabitant remembers one
other December only IN Minnesota that
beats the present record in the salubrity
and m1ldness of the weather, and that was
the December of 1865, when the farmers
were still at their fall blowing on the 9th
of the month.
Mr. Z. j. Heinback, of Schlick's shoe
store, Fourth and Wabashaw streets, was
evidently born under g lucky star. A
short time since he purchased So ticket
in the Henry College lottery, of Louisville,
Ky, and yesterday he was notified that he
had drawn a $50 cash prize.
Mr.. NJ. Kelly, of Belle PLANE, the
father of the unfortunate young girl, Ellen
Kelly, whose infant was found in vault
last week, arrived in st. Paul yesterday,
and be is heart-broken over the pitiful
plight of his daughter. The condition of
Miss Kelly yesterday was slightly i'm
proved.
City Engineer Somers has ompleted
the plans and specifications of the new
iron bridge to be thrown over the ST. Paul
q Manitoba railroad, at Mississippi street,
and exhibited the drawings at the meeting
Of no Df
1t Is to be seventy six feet long, sixty SIX
feet vile, and is 10 be twenty feet above
the rails.
at o'clock yesterday morning the
dwelling occupie by John White, corner
of Dale and Blair streets, took fire and was
burned to the ground. The family es-
capsd from the house and succeeded in
saving portion of their furniture. Ow-
ing TO the fact that the location is out of
the fire limits the department was not
summoned.
Coroner Davenport held an examination
yester into the death of an illegitimate in
FAINT, born at the American house last Sat-
urday night. The mother of the child.
Gunhild johnson, arrived in st Paul about
five weeks ago, and on Saturday evening
she gave birth to the child, which died few
hours afterwards. 1t was at first reported
that the child died from neglect and ex-
posure, but the investigation yesterday
proved that death was fiom natural causes.
Quite number of the fire alarm tele-
graph wires were burned by coming in
contact with electric light wires last Satur-
day night, and the board of fire commits
sioners took very prompt action in the
matter at their special meeting last even