St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-05
SAINT PAUL.
Additional City News on the Sh Page.
SAYINGS AND DolNGs.


Fred and Mrs. Frank Watrous left
this morning for Brantford, Ont, to at
tend the funeral of their father at that
place.
The special council committee in
charge of the legislative banquet will
hold meeting tonight to make final
arrangements for the event.
Reports were received at the health
office yesterday of diphtheFia at 22S
Richmond street and scarlet fever at 664
and 667 Olive street, 90 Summit avenue
and 404 Blair street.
The congregation of the First Baptist
church gave reception Wednesday
evening in honor Of Rev. w. III. Butter
lex, the new pastor, who will preach his
initial sermon next Sunday.
The health department reports total
of $50 deaths in ST. Paul during the
month of March, with a death rate of
1850. The death rate for the CORE
spending month last year was 1912.
The Rev. Norman Seaver. d. D.. will
address the young men of the city this
evening at o'clock, at the rooms of the
Y. NJ. c. A., on ''The Missionary Work
in China" No charge for admission; ;
no collection.
Judge Simons. acting upon the ad-
vice OF his physician and the generous
prompting Of the members of the bar,
has about decided to leave for Califor-
MIA very soon. He Will enjoy that genial
cline until he RECEIVERS his health.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
teTday to j. &. Johnson and Sophia Sol
berg, Charles J. johnson and Hanna
Jensen. Nils p. Anderson and Mathilda
johnson, Gustav Warner and Augusta
Senft, Louis Olson and Anna Carlson.
The board of public works yesterday
awarded a contract to Dale & Bumgard-
ner for grading Agate and Elk streets.
at a consideration of S9,035. Another
contract for grading Jessie street was
awarded to James Kavanagh at 9,400.
Prof. Gilbert, the newly-elected su-
perintendent of public schools, has
called meeting of all the principals
for the arrangement of routine matters
and to take some steps towards men,
orial services for the late Prof. Tay dor.
The human skeleton, the finding of
which in an excavation at Duke and
Michigan streets was chronicled in the
GLOBE several days ago, was taken
possession of yesterday by officers of
the health department and will be ar
ticulated.
Sherman S. Watkin, superintendent
of the state fish hatchery. reports the
stocking of FOrestand White Bear lakes
with $4,000 lake trout. During the past
winter the superintendent has had eX-
cellent success in the hatchery. and fish
of all species are multiplying i'll fine
shape.
The following deaths were reported
at the health Office yesterday: John
Hollinitsch, slXty-eIght years. heart dis
ease. 9S4 Marion street; John Breet-
schopf, one hour, inanition. Fuller
street; Baby Irving, forty hours. IMAM
1tion, Ryan hotel: Michael Meaney,
forty-five years, cancer of stomach,
Goodrich street.
Early yesterday morning burglars en-
tered j. Schillas' shoe store, at Park
avenue and Viola streets, and stole a
quantity of fine shoes valued at about
500. From the shoe store the mis-
creants went to the adjacent grocery
store OF Wagner d Co.. rifiing the place
of the entire stock of cigars and to-
baccO, valued at 1926. Entrance to both
buildings was effected through rear
windows.
A quiet and very pleasant wedding
ceremony was solemniZed at o'clock
yesterday afternoon by Rey. w. S. Vail
at the residence of DR. q. l.. Gurney,
corner Rondo and Lewis streets. The
contracting parties are n. James Baker,
of EeaVenWOrth. Kan, and Miss CLARA
M. FoSS, sister to Mrs. DR.. Gurney, who
has resided in st. Paul fer the past two
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker departed
over the Omaha road last night for their
new home in Leavenworth.
When the adjourned meeting for the
hearing of property owners interested
in the Carpenter park matter was called
yesterday afternoon by the board of
public works, no one put III an appear
ance. The question was then taken up
by the board, and after some discussion
action was postponed until April 18th.
Additional testimony will be taken by
the board, and assessments of benefits
and damages prepared for final action
at the next meeting.
The real estate board held a special
meeting at President Hazards office
yesterday. The surplus of $50. result
ing from the banquet. will be devoted
to printing a souvenir of the occasion,
containing all the speeches. This will
be of great interest and will be highly
priced, as some pieces of florid eloquence
adorning solid commOn-sense argu-
ments were delivered. The board will
meet regularly henceforth on the sec
Ond and fourth Saturdays in each month
at 10 a. m.
To-day the wondering and seemingly
interested crowd that has been gather
ing on the corner of Wabasha and
Fourth streets, watching the work of
hosting the court house bells. will have
the pleasure of seeing the greatest and
last bell of the chime placed upon its
hinge. david Day" as this bell is
named, will be the first to speak to the
popuiace from the high altitude, follow
ing which the whole quintette will peal
forth mellow chimes. The clock has
not yet arrived. but is expected very
soon. 1t will be all Illuminated dial and
cost $500.
The new Peoples church will be
formally opened On Sunday, April "A.
The work is nearly finished and will
have cost when completed 100000, in
addition to which $4,000 has been
spent over furniture. 1t is situated on
Pleasant avenue, and is the largest
Protestant church in America. having
a seating capacity of $500. The fol-
lowing are the officers of the church:
Trustees, d. S, B. Johnston, j. r.
Nichols. Edward j. Hodgson, W. F.
Graves, William Stoddart. A. r.
McUlll. =. l.: Dlckefman. Il. T.. Long
and c. r. Croft; council, E. E. Scrib-
ner, d. f. MoritZ. John Jaeger. J. A.
Swenson,' c. E. Marvin, NJ d. Flower.
W. o. Denegre, Charles l.. Johnston
and HeZekiah Hall; c.. c. Fairchild.
secretary, and A. d. Davidson, treas
urer.
CURBsTONE COMMENT.
a constant visitor at the various rail-