St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-24
CITY GLOBULES.

The will of Gilbert Pottgieser was filed in
thu probate court yesterday.
County Treasurer Burton collected $4,000
in real estate taxes yesterday.
The fire department ''hoss'' investigation
it is thought will be taken up again about the
year 1900.
Ex-Chief Justice Strong Of the United
States supreme court was present at the ses-
sion of the state supreme court at the state
capitol yesterday.
Teachers institutes commenced session at
Brainerd for Crow Wing county, and at Lake
Benton for Lincoln county on Monday last.
Prof. D. L. Kiehle lectures before the insti-
tute at Brainerd this evening.
Chief Black selected a committee of one
each from the different companies in the
fire department yesterday to make selections
of the style of hat to be worn by the fire lad
dies for the summer months.
The internal revenue commissioner has
commenced to issue special taxes or licenses
for liquors and cigars for the new year, be-
ginning May /. The issue is about $4,000
to $1,000 per day. Parties desiring their
licenses should apply early.
The Royal Route has reduced the fare from
St. Paul to Saltwater and return on Satur-
DAY to 81 for the round trip. The road does
this to accommodate those who desire to see
the first game of ball for the season between
the St. Paul and Saltwater clubs.
The entertainment to be given by Acker
Post g. A. r., at their hall on jackson street
tonight, will be very pleasant, and will in
clude interesting music, vocal and instru-
mental, recitations and appropriate address
es. 1t costs but twenty-five cents to have
good time with these old boys.
A. G. Sheldon was ought by theoccupant
suspiciously hiding away in family apart
ment of Zachary Fergusou's house corner
of Thirteenth street and Broadway at
O'Clock last evening, who telephoned for the
patrol wagon, and he was given in charge of
Officer Baer At the station he tried to make
it appear that he was a stock dealer on the
Northern Pacific road.
The closing public debate of the season
will be given by the Lyceum of the Y. NJ. c.
A. this evening at S o'clock at the rooms of
the association. The piano solo, (unavoid-
ably omitted last week. consisting OF selec-
tiens from Mendelssohus third symphony
will be. given by Mrs. a. S. T. Kirby during
the evening. All are cordially invited.
The poor old woman, Annie Lasch, turned
out of St. Peters hospital for the insane
without proper discharge, and over whose
case Judge McGrorty, of the probate court,
has consequently no Jurisdiction, lies I'M
cared for by her well TODD brothers in the
county jail. Her son visited her yesterday,
but had no means to support her and there
fore could not take her out.
The laying of double horse railway track
on Seventh street is proceeding with great
rapidity, large force of men being employed
on the work. The track is already laid from
the Seven corners to the market house while
the sappers and miners jumped Wabashaw
street yesterday afternoon and commenced
tearing up the cedar block pavement east of
that street. at this rate it will not take long
to reach the Seventh street |'fill."
The case of the Northern Pacific railway
VS.. the st. Paul & Pacific, was opened yes
terday at the United States circuit court on
the petition OF the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba Railroad, asking that the latter
be admitted as party to the suit, to file a
cross bill and to have j: P Farley dismissed
as defendent. 1t was argued, submitted
and taken under ADJUSTMENT.
Col. Taylor, librarian of the state library.
received by purchase the following law works
yesterday: Simond's patent law, Green
ough's gas cases, Mason's Massachusetts,
practice, Walkert's patent cases, Scott 81
Garnaghn's telegraph cases, volume twelve
of American and English railroad causes,
laws Of the state of Wisconsin for 1912 and
1947. The latter volumes are very valuable
and hard to obtain.
Adam Morley and wife yesterday filed suit
In the district court against the city of st.
Paul, alleging that the city was excavating
for street through their property without
having condemned or paid for it. They de
mand an indemnity of 800 and Fan injunc-
ton against further excavation. The property
is the northeast corner of lot IA, block 81,
of Marshall's subdivision of Mackubn &
Marshall's addition, one side of it resting on
Mackubin street.
George H. Smith, as assignee Of Riddell &
Clark, yesterday filed papers in a suit against
Sheriff O'Gorman for $194.74. On the 2Sth
of January the sheriff attached a number of
cases of oysters belonging to the above firm
which action was followed by an assignment
on the 31st. The complaint alleges that the
defendant continued wrongfully to retain the
oysters until they had deprecated in value
to the amount above named, and hence
should be held liable.
Convicted on Holiday.
The more than ordinary interesting case Of
the state of Minnesota defendant in error
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