St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-04
PRECOCIOUS PENMEN.
Five Young Toughs Charged With
Forgery---POlioe Court Pick.
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FOrgery---POiioe Court Pick
ings.
Lieut.. Dowlan and Officer Swenson,
of the Margaret street station, came be-
fore the municipal court yesterday
morning with gang of five very tough
young boys, about sixteen years of age,
who were charged with forgery. They
were Charles Nelson, alias DOlan, Olaf
Beckman. George Bonsall, John Wiley
and Charles Long, boys who
live with their parents on Day
toms bluff. They have been
for some time working merchants on
the bluff, by means of spurious checks,
for small sums of money. Several mer-
chants cashed checks for them. on pay
ment Of small amounts for goods, ag
all left the city and took a trip into
Wisconsin. On returning Thursday
night they were promptly arrested and
locked up at the Margaret street sta
ton. The case against Dolan. who
seems to be the leader of the youthful
gang, was continued until Satur-
day. The others will be heard
to-day. When the case against
Adolph Wulff. the Dayton's bluff
saloonkeeper accused Of selling liquor
to minors, came up for trial before
jury, about twenty-five boys were pres
ent as witnesses. Only three or four of
them were sworn, however, and a strong
case seemed to be established against
the defendant; but when the jury, ON
which were two saloonkeepers, came in
with their verdict, he was declared in
nocent of the crime charged. The case
against Michael Foley, "a lad charged with
Jumping on Wisconsin Central trains
and throwing stones through car win
dows, will be heard tomorrow. BARLEY
Burke, for assaulting Theodore Arens,
went out for fifteen days. Smith Clay
man, for violating the health ordinance,
was released under suspended SEN
tence Of five days. Other cases we're
disposed of as follows: Charles Tyler,
assault and battery, SIS; d. MeGilroy,
drunk and reckless driving, discharged;
Charles Anderson, disorderly conduct,
ten days: Swan Nilsson and Louis Par
quett, drunk, five days; John Williams,
yagrant, thirty days: Frank Russell,
Ole johnson and Joseph McGuire,
drunk, IS; Miles j. Morgan John Toll
and Thomas Thompson, accused va
grants, discharged.
MerriIrs Cash.
The total amount of the cost of the
purchases of state textbooks for the
last eleven years was stated in our issue
of yesterday at $3.50, 691.4S. This makes
the expenditure per annum about
S3O,000 The average of pupils for the
schools has been about 100000. If the
books thus supplied are given to say
one-half of them, the average cost per
pupil will be less than % cents each per
year. The usual estimate, under the
ordinary method for supplying books,
is 81 per pupil. From the report of the
state treasurer for March 81, 1889, it ap-
pears that all of this sum paid out by
the state has been returned to the
treasury to within less than $4,000, and
this balance is certain to be repaid
within short time. There is no eX-
penditure of money by the state on this
account, only advances from time to
time, until the money is returned from
the sale of the books. No state can
show such limited expense for text
books, and no one will pretend that our
public schools are not in the advance, as
compared by any standard.
New Corporations.
The St. Paul Amusement company.
with capital stock of $4,000, flied arti-
cles. Minneapolis is the principal
place of business, the nature of which
Is the DcOGucGlOU tllU SNlllUlIlOn OF Op-
eras. dramas, etc. James ". Lewis,
John A. Thomson and j. Edgar Hall
are the incorporates.
Articles of incorporation of the North
western Book .hOuSe were filed yester-
day. The capital stock is $4,000, and
tie nature of its business will be the
dealing in books and stationery. st.
Paul will be the principal place of bus
mess. and the incOrporators are Z. r..
Graham and John Venn, both of Gin
cinnati, o., and George III. Hazard, of
st. Paul.
The Sault Ste Marie Quarrying and
Mining company, filed articles of in
corporation with the secretary of state
yesterday. It's object is the Quarrying,
dressing and marketing of stone, and
the principal place of business shall be
at Minneapolis, MINI. The capital
stock is $4,000. and the incOrporators
| are Arthur n. Jordan, of Minneapolis
Wesley G.. Tice of Chicago, and Thomas
w. HammOnS of Minneapolis.
A Convenience to Passengers.
An Official Railway Guide is fur
nished by the passenger department of
''The Burlington for the free use of
travellers, and may be consulted by APP
plying to the porter of the Pullman
sleeper.
Minnesota State Fair
Will be held Sept. G, Z, 8, 10. IL. II, L