St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-13

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Marriage licenses were issued yesterusy TO
Ambrose Scheoegl and Maria Annie Probst,
Charles e. Olson and Annie l.. Peterson
NJ. J. O'Donnell, connected with the cleo
trio light plant OF saltwater, was in the city
yesterday accompanied by Mrs. O'Donnell
d. F. Ferris, former proprietor of the Sher-
man house, has leased the Astoria hotel,
situated on Wabasha street. opposite the
postofiice.
Louis T. Stensgaard yesterday commenced
an action in the district court against John
Smith to recover 81 $50 for services as a real
estate broker
Hon. D. W. Lawlcr will address meeting
in Cretin hall to-day at 3 p. M at the invita-
ton of the Crusaders T. A. society on ''Slay-
cry in Africa
Capitol callers yesterday were Judge N. o.
Werner, Minneapolis; Prof. Pendergast,
state agricultural college, and Prot. c. W. G.
| Hyde. ST. Cloud.
County Ire surer Nelson is preparing an
answer to the circular asking for compare
tive statement of the county finances for use
| in the eleventh census
This afternoon at O clock the fourth Of
the series of meetings being held at the West
| Side Y. NJ. c. A. will occur An address will
| be delivered by Rev. V. A. Sage
| Prof. q. Morris will give free lecture at
the St. Paul chronological society's rooms,
| Tuesday, April Is, at 9 p. NJ, at United
Labor hall, 70 East Seventh street.
| Drs. Charles E. Smith and Perry II.
MILAN have been allowed $40 day by Judge
Kerr as expert witness fees in the case of
| DR.. Carl Wirth against William Anderson.
The National Masonic Accident associa-
ton. an assessment concern of Des Moines,
| was yesterday licensed by Insurance Com
missioner Bailey to do business in his state.
| In the case of Annie Klotz ct al. against L.
S. Cotton, the jury returned a verdict stating
| that the services of Cotton ns attorney were
worth $3.50. A motion to set aside the YER
| dict was denied
Rev. McLaren will preach this evening at
the Y. M. c. A. rooms at 1880 on the subject
or early closing. The retail clerks Of the
city will meet at 70 East Seventh, and march
to the rooms in body.
Weather Prophet Kellogg is authority for
the statement that there will be but two
electric storms of any severity during the
summer, and these he says will not approach
the violence of a cyclone.
The cold weather billed for to-day will, if
it materalizes, curtail the revenue of the
Grand Avenue Electric company to o con-
siderable extent. Over 5000 people rode to
the end of the line last Sunday.
Supreme Court Jones, Attorney General
Clapp and Railroad Commissioner Williams,
Adjt. Gen. Mullen, Secretary Tams Bixby
and the whole dairy commission force are at
I heir respective homes to-day.
Judge Searles, st. Cloud, will sit on the
district court bench tomorrow and for the
ensuing TWO weeks, in place of Judge Kerr.
who has gone to Philadelphia to attend the
grand conclave of the Loyal Legion.
gray horse weighing about 1850 pounds.
attached to q two-wheeled cart. natural wood
finish, was driven away from the front of
Stone q Vanderhoofs store, S97 Rice street,
on Thursday evening" and has not since Eeen
heard fIom.
The next course Of instruction in dress
making will be given In the rooms of the
Women's Educational aud Industrial union.
Al West Fourth street, on Thursday evening
next, April 10, at 7:30. All women inter-
ested in the art are invited to be present.
Rev. S. W. Sample, of Minneapolis, will
address the lyceum of the Peoples church
Monday evening, April II. at p. m. on
1.-THE Moral Aspects of the Single Tax
Other prominent speakers are expected to
take part in the discussion following the ad-
dress.
At meeting held Friday evening Of the
Knockwnnock Tennis CLUB committee was
appointed TO arrange for an open meeting at
which to close the winter career of the club
as literary society. Expenditure was au-
thorized for the improvement of the court on
Winlfred street.
Althea Knapp, as administrators Of the
estate of Charles E. Knapp, has brought an
action in the United States circuit court
against the Wrought Iron Bridge Company Of
"a, n 40 Por
the death of Charles f. Knapp while con-
structing bridge in Minneapolis.
City Clerk Prendergast and his corps of as
sistants occupied the council chamber yes
terday ind supplied judges ana clerks with
the articles necessary to carry on the election
of May g. Seventy-three were given sup
plies, signing receipts for the same. There
are thirty-four remaining to be heard from.
The appeal from the probate court to the
district court in reference to the Kittson es-
tate was argued yesterday before Judge Brill
Counsel discussed the desirability of an der
being entered authorizing the payment of the
special requests and devises, SO that subse-
quent proceedings toward a final settl ement
could be taken.
Another turn was yesterday given to the
matter of j. ". Ham. assignee of the BOdega
The matter came up before Judge Otis, upon
order to show cause why the claims of GER
tain persons should not be disallowed, as
they had not filed proper releases The order
was entered. and the creditors were required
to present claims with proper releases.
A meeting of the state reform school board
wasihed in Room B of the Merchants yes
terday afternoon. to arrange the preliminaries
for the letting of the contract for the new
building to Contractor John Mather. After
discussing the matter, as well as the differ
ent systems of heating the building, the
whole matter was put over for one week
when the board will assemble at Red Wing.
Lydnen Caldwell, of West ST. Paul, has
succeeded i'll raising to vigorous chicken
hood, four game cocks by the incubation
process. The sire of the interesting progeny
was brought from Leicester. England, from
whence he is said to have whipped his way
to Minnesota. This interesting rooster has
been stone blind for two years, and has not
had tail feather for five.
j. @. Braden, United States land officer at
Aberdeen, s. D.. and brother OF State Au-
ditor Braden, is in the city. He says his town
is also i'll the throes of municipal am
paign, and that the excitement runs higher
there than here. He says it is very dry in
that vicinity, no rain having fallen this
spring. The recent showers came within
fifty miles, then switched Off
The number of special delivery stamps sold
and the number of letters with special deliv-
cry stamps thereon received at the st. Paul
postotfice is an indication of the demand in
this city for postal telegraph system. For
instance, one special delivery boy left the
Office at * 80 last evening with fifty three
special delivery letters. 1t is probable that
with a cheap postal telegraph system there
would be an immense amount of business
done.
Thorkild Wilson has commenced ansaction
against the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Mantle ba
Railway company to recover $4,000 dam
ages for tres passing on his premises and de-
stroying a conduit or sewer TO his hotel prop
erty by driving plies and putting up build
ing, He has commenced another suit against
the same company to recover So, OI0, alleg-
ing that the company took and appropri Gted
q hulldi no of his to its use and has not made