St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-26
THE CITY.
CITY GLoBULES.


Paul yesterday.
Three deaths were reported at the health
Office yesterday.
To-day is Hawthorne day in the public
schools, when exercises appropriate to the
occasion will take place.
The first annual ball of the Dancers Dane
ing club of st. Paul will take place at Market
hall tomorrow evening. A splendid time is
anticipated.
A pocket book containing a small sum of
money WAS found yesterday and left at city
hall, where the owner can prove property
and take it away
Omaha passengers transferred over Supe-
rior bay last Saturday by boat. Sunday even
ing people crossed on the ice on foot Mon
day transfers by sleighs.
The st. Paul Dramatic club gave one of
their regular entertain ments at the Atha-
naeum last night, the attendance being large
and the affair was sue cess.
Detective Caswell, of Minneapolis, visited
st. Paul yesterday and took into custody a
suspicious character known by the name Of
Scotty, who is charged with having stolen
several overcoats in that city.
An additional pension of SO month for a
veteran at Blue Earth City with back arrears
of $24S, was received at the adjutant gen
erals office yesterday, as also an increase
pension Of $12 month for st. Paul vet
eran.
In the case Of VIM. Townsend, appellant,
vs.. K. W. johnson, assignee, respondent,
jury in the district court yesterday assessed
$50, SO2.7 damages in favor of the plaintiff
but were unable TO agree on other points in
the case
The case Of VIM. j. Douneback, charged
with opening letters, came up on continu-
ance before Commissioner Cardozo yester-
day, and waving examination he was held
to the June term of court in the sum of
81, 600 bail.
Mr.. John Jesseang, for many years jailor
at the city hall, has opened a saloon and
sample room on Rice near Tilden street. He
will have grand opening Saturday night
and his many friends are invited to favor
him with call.
The patrol wagon was called to Seventh
and Robert streets yesterday afternoon to as
sist yong man named Oleson who fell to
the pavement in a ft. He was taken to his
boarding house, the St. Thomas hotel, by
Officer Cummings.
Mayor Victor Hijortsberg Is preparin
under the direction of Secretary of State
Fred Won Baumbach, very neat and attrac-
tive legislative manuel for 1885, and among
the Illustrations will be the Agricultural col
lege, drill hall, farm house and state univer-
silly, and probably the state fish hatchery.
Marriage lice nses were issued yesterday to
Domnick Verette ana Azelia st. Jean, Gustaf
W. Carlson and Hulda C. Nelson, Frank
Windish and Ssllie Person, John Freeborg
and Albertlna Lund Samuel Mortimer and
Margaret Forrest, and VIM. Rowen and Cath
crime Kelly.
Averdict was given by jury in the dis
uict court yesterday in favor of the city in
the case of Olive Biron suing for So, 900 dam
ages for the overlooking of dam at Little
Canada by the city water works improve
ment. A motion on the part of plaintiffs for
a stay of thirty days was granted by the
court.
.Wenzel Picha, saloon keeper No. 327 West
Seventh street, is to wheel Wenzel Kotnour,
harnessmaker, No. 453 West Seventh street,
in wheeIbarrow from the corner of West
Seventh and Douglas streets to Seven cor
ners and return, preceded by the North
western band. Procession to move at $50
a. IN. Thursday. K. bet on Cleveland.
The first speaker of the Minnesota state
legislature was Capt. ]. w. Starkey, one of
st. Paul's oldest and most respected citizens.
When the body came together the captain
was selected as speaker pro TEN, and filed
The Office for three days, at the end of which
time permanent speaker was chosen. This
latter circumstance, however, does not rob
Capt. Starkev of the honor of having been
the first speaker
The first and grandest ball of the season
will be given by the Dancers Dancing Club,
at Market Hall, Thanksgiving Eve, Wednes-
day, Nov. 20. Music by First Regiment
Band; tickets, admitting gentleman and la
dies, 81. The gentlemen composing this
club have had large experience In dancing
parties, and good time is guaranteed to all
who attend. The public is cordially in vited.
Mr.. W. H. Coleman, paymaster of the St.
Paul d Dakota railroad, Yesterday received
contirmatorY proofs of the death of his brother
by being run over by the cars near Centralia.
on the 18th inst. as reported In these columns
few days ago. 1t appears from the evil
dence at the coroner's inquest that he was
stepping from one car to another and as it was
running, his foot slipped and he fell between
the cars and was killed instantly. He was
unmarried and was thirty-one years of age.
PERSONALS