St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-01
Nntes Ahout TOWN.

The Ed Durant arrived and left yester-
day. and the Wheeler also made this port.
Supt. Kiehle OF the state board
Of education came down on the ? p. III.
train yesterday.
Benjamin Lemars' house. on Hickory
street burned last night. Loss 5000, fully
covered by insurance.
Tomorrow the MPnnerchor will give
Weber's opera OF ''PreciOsa, with strong
cast, at the opera house.
". W. Gilman of the Cascade Lumber
company, Burlington, Ia, bought half a
raft Of long logs yesterday from D. Tozier.
The shooting match between the Game
and Castle teams. which was to have taken
place this morning, has been postponed
until Tuesday.
There is to be meeting at Isaac Staples
Office this morning at II o'clock to make
arrangements for the county fair and races.
All interested are invited to attend.
The band gave a very pleasant concert at
the court house yesterday evening. The
site selected is an improvement on the city
hall. where these concerts were formerly
given.
1T the Methodist church Rev. DR.. Dunn
Will preach on Lessons from Mt. McGregor,
or the Uses of Great Men, Grant memorial
service. at 1920 4. IN. tomorrow.
The races at Lily park this afternoon in
clude a special trotting race, Orwhich there
are four entries. contest between Billie
Dayton. ZIG and Boston Davis. and an
effort to beat his record by Mike Wilkes.
Mrs. Harry Wheeler has been called to
the bedside Of her father, Daniel Wears
of Osceola, who has been very seriously
injured by a vicious bull which attacked
him. throwing him down and breaking
three OF his ribs
No special services are to be held in this
city on the occasion Of Grants funeral.
The bells Of the city will be t0lled and citi-
Zens are invited to close their stores during
the afternoon, but this will be all the public
marks Of respect shown.
In the clerks Office of the district court
Yesterday L. S. Brown. receiver of the
Northwestern Manufacturing and Car COM
paUy. filed his report for June. 1t shows
that he had -. 1873 on hand June l, that
the receipts for the month, including this
amount. were SIT. 625, and the eXpendi-
ures S75. 165, leaving balance of 81, 451. Ii
Il hand July l.
In The Kerr case matters are quiet, pend
70 the completion Of the examination OF
me books of the gas and water companies
nd the Kerr family. 1t is rumored thai
Kerr raised considerable sums of money OF
partnership notes Of Freeman Il Kerr, bu
the exact amounts are as yet a matter o
conjecture. E. w. Kerr, the alderman
brother. his widow and her children, witt
her sister and niece, who accompanied Et
Kerr to Canada, are all expected here il
about two weeks.
Both the Hayden and Collins cases came
up for hearing in the municipal court thi
morning. 1t is not expected that any decs
ION viii be reached. OF the eases even tried
as both depend very materially upon the eX
animation Of the books 10 be made by Col
Bend and John Barry. The railroad com
pany, it is understood, has no objection
to interpose TO producing the books, but
objects to having them placed in the Gus
tody OF the court, and out Of its reach 10
thirty days or more, claiming it needs then
in the routine OF its business. Fayett
Marsh stated in this connection in couI
Thursday, when County Attorney Cast
raised this very point, that the books ha
been closed when Mr.. Collins was place
in charge, and consequently were nc
needed by the railroad.