St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14
SAINT PAUL.
Additional City News ON the 8h Page.
SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

The public library will be open LOT patron
age next Monday.
Seats for Ben Johnson's benefit on June 70
are now on sale at The Peoples.
Eight births, one death and four marriages
were reported at the health Office yesterday.
State Auditor Braden reports the sale OF
1 300 acres OF stale land in Pine, hanebec
and Mile hacs county.
Friends of the pupils of Barnard school
are invited to attend the closing exercises To-
night al The school, Ia Maekubin street.
the ladies of ST. Matthew's church gave a
strawberry festival last evening at the resi-
deuce of Mrs. g. F. Polk, st. Anthony Park.
A small boy named Johnnie Mitchell broke
his wrist at Athletic park yesterday after
noon by falling down the steps leading from
the grand stand.
A meeting of the Henrietta Lawn Tennis
club was held yesterday evening at GOV.
Merriam's. and arrangements for the coming
season were made.
TWENTY-FIVE members of the ST. Paul Cycle
club turned out last night for run around
Lake Como, out 10 Hamllne ana pack TO the
city by way of Summit avenue.
The ST. Paul steam laundry, at Rice street
and College avenue, was broken into early
yesterday morning, but an empty cash pox
was ali that the thieves secured.
The closing exercises of the Barnard school
place this evening at the old school IL tha
Nlackubin street. at 80. FRIENDS OF the
students are invited to be present
noon PRAYER meeting is held every day
at the room over III Third street at 12:l5 p.
III. All business men are cordially invited 10
attend, if only for few minutes.
The fire department was called out at 3 40
Yesterday afternoon by an lnelplent plaZe III
the rear of an outbuilding in the rear of the
house at 691 Conway street. No damage.
Next week. Rentfrow's Jolly Pathfi nders
will hold the boards at the Newmarket
For genuine fun and laughter producing SIT
uations this melange is said TO take the CAKE
Nels Nelstrom, a ten-year-old newsboy, was
struck by cable car at Fourth and MaDasha
streets at o'clock last night, sustaining
painful scalp wound and numerous bruises.
Scarlet fever was reported at the health Of
fee Yesterday from 769 Greenhrler avenue,
94 South Robert street and S11 Bradley
street. Diphtheria prevails at 215 West
Sixth street.
Judge Wilkin. of the district court, has
fixed upon Thursdays of each week for the
justification of sureties on bonds for city cou-
tracts. and will attend to such business on
no other day.
The sale of seats for E. Fl. sothern's ap-
pearance at the Newmarket i'll The Highest
Bidder and Lord Chumley" opens this,
morning. Sothern is a good actor, and all
his critics have been unanimous in pralslng
him.
United States Marshal Campbell will sell
the 400 pounds of contrahand opium seized
L
morning. The drug will be sold to the high
est bidder ON the front steps of the Federal
building.
A one-story frame dwelling at 23O Acker
street, owned by c. NJ. Diekerman and occu-
pied by Henry Salzbrunn, was damaged
about $500 by fire early yesterday morning,
the blaze catching from a passing locomo-
tive. No insurance.
Como Asse mbly No 9o14, K. of L., whose
membership consists of employees of the
Northern Pacific shops. has sent to the GLOBE
So for the Johnstown fund. The money Will
be turned over to Secretary Tallmadge, of the
chamber of commerce this morning.
President Bushnell. of the State Agricul-
tural society," received by mail yesterday from
the delegates from Damascus Commandery,
X. T, who are in Washington arranging Tor
accommodations for the commandery at the
annual encampment next August, huge
radish.
meeting OF old soldiers will be held this
evening at o'clock at Garfield hall, $50 East
Seventh street. to recommend an appoint
ment TO the local board of pension eXamin-
ers. The call for the meeting is signed by c.
D. Parker, G. o. Anotin, E. r. Maize and M.
5. Granger.
Marriage licenses were issued Yesterday to:
James Kittleson and Hannah Hanson, A. n.
Reagan and Ada Crosson, Frank Broptet and
Louisa Prior, John P. West and Jane Turner,
James Neteirprim and Annie Wieland, Will
liam kempfer and Annie Remige, Alexander
Boyer and Hattie Liddell.
Secretary Bertram, of the dairy commits
sion, yesterday reported that the Monticello
pOStotfice was burglariOuSly entered, but that
the thief or thieves merely secured two pen;
sion certificates. The railroad depot was
also entered and the money drawers demel-
ished, but nothing of value obtained
Prof. T. II. Kirk. of the public instruction
department, while oxerhauling some books
in that Office, discovered three volumes bear
ing the stamp of the His torical society. They
disappeared at the time of the capitol fire III
1881, ana Prof. Williams says: ''For eight
years I've mourned for them as lost
An entertainment consisting of dramatic
scenes in costume. recitations and music,
viii be given i'll Unity Church club room
next Tuesday evening. An excellent pro-
gramme Will be given, and it will be the only
opportunity of hearing some of the pupils of
the famous tragedian, G. NJ. Ciprico, who
have been preparing Tor the stage next
season.
An irish lad of thirteen summers, who
gave the name of Jimmy Connors and
claimed to have worked his way on rail-
way trains from Nevada to St. Paul, was
picked up at the union depot yesterday after
noon by Potrolman McEllestrum. The boy
claims that his parents are both dead and
Relief Agent Hutchins will try to find a home
for him.
The Rochester hospital investigating COM
mittee will, prior to making any report to
u
which people desiring to tender testimony
upon the administration of that institution
may attend. Complaint has been made that
in holding all the sessions at Rochester.
many witnesses willing to give evidence
were, owing to the expense necessarily to be
incurred, prohibited from attending.
The question OF the irregularities in the
election of secretary of the board of trade
were discussed in executive session yester-
day. The Investigating committee reported
q ffnr A.
clare the. election void, so Mr.. Gates holds
over until some one is elected. Resolutions
declaring the reports that two members had
voted twice to be false, were passed.
The board of public works yesterday
awarded the following contracts: Paving
Eagle street, between the levee and Third
street, to Tho mas Breen. at Sll,195: sewer
on Maple street. between Third and Sixth
streets, to Patrick Doherty, at S794; sewer on
Jay street, between st. Anthony and Aurora
avenues. to Patrick Doherty, at SSl3; sewer
on Maria avenue, between Seventh and North
streets. to Richard Forrestal, at So, 499.
Officer Conway YESTERDAY receieed letter
from James McHale, sheriff of Carver county,
stating that Oscar Leven had been indicted
for horse stealing. plead guilty, and had been
sentenced to the penitentiary for one year.
Leven is the man who gave himself up to Of
hcer Conway at the central police station sew
eral months ago, confesSing the larceny of
horse from Carver county farmer nearly
two years before.
Howard Rutledge, Alias Kelly. sadly dis
slpated newspaper man, who dropped into
81. raul over year ago with the best of New
York references, and who was several times
afterward, in ST. Paul and Duluth. arrested
under charges of petty larceny and drunken
ness, is locked up again at The central police
station. This time the charge is street beg
glng, the arrest having been made by Police
man Rose on complaint of Relief Agent
Hutchins.
City Engineer Rundlett yesterday COM
planned to Mayor Smith that the public
streets were being constantly obstructed and
Uttered up through The carelessness of con-
tractors teamsters, who neglect to provide
their wagons with tailboards. leaving moth
ing to prevent stone, dirt and sard rolling
into the streets whenever an incline is
reached. The chief of police was notified to
instruct an teamslers to provide their wagons
with proper tailboards and to arrest Them
who refuse1 10 cnm nl, y.il tho a.. =.