St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-14
NUBBINS OF NEWS.

Scarlet fever at S01 Fauquier street and
| diphtheria at 792 Rice street were reported at
the health office yesterday.
The board of public works yesterday
awarded a contract to Nels Larson for grad
ing Keston street at a cost of 1895.
The bricklayers decided last evening to
participate in the Labor day parade. There
win be from 70 to 100 of these men in line.
The street and sewer force were paid sal
aries by the city treasurer yesterday for the
latter half of July, amounting to S11,0S2.76.
There will be a regular meeting tonight of
General Ord Post No. 20. G.. A. R., in their
hall opposite the pOstoffice- There will be
muster. Comrades are invited.
Mayor Smith yesterday issued a proclama-
ton asking the business men of the city to
observe Sept. Z as a general holiday in order
that their employees may observe Labor day.
Al Thomas arrested Wednesday for reck-
less driving and running over a Mrs. Walters,
was discharged in the municipal court yes
terday. asst was proved that he lost control
OF the horse.
Charles o. Walton, the fellow recently sen
fenced to ninety days in the workhouse for
attempted rape, was yesterday given ten
days for being drunk. he had just COM
pleted his former sentence.
Jacob Miller, a blind organ grinder, was
arrested yesterday for playing his organ on
the streets without permit. He belongs to
Rochester, Mimi. and was ordered by Judge
Cory to return 70 his home, which he prom
ised to do.
The master printers Of ST. Paul held a
secret meeting al the offices of the A. N.
Kellogg newspaper company, on East Fifth
street, yesterday afternoon The subject Of
better prices and other matters of interest to
the trade were discussed.
At the meeting of the cigarmakers' union
last evening Joseph Allness resigned as pres
ident. He has quit cigarmaking and started
a saloon. The union went TO his place of
business after the meeting last night and
were served with refreshments
The streets were badly flooded last evening
by the heavy rainfall. The precipitation wss
immense, and it choked up the sewer holes,
setting the water back even upon sidewalks
in some instances. The flood threatened to
fill the Ryan basement, and a force Of men
was required to prevent the disaster.
Theexpense list of the Minnesota Institute
for Detectives for the month of July was
filed at the state auditors Office yester day.
The expenses OF the school for the blind
we're S462S5; the school for the deaf,
So, 534; for the Predetermined, S40S6.50. The
building expense of the institute was
S1,213.12.
St. Paul Council No. CSC, of the Royal Ar
canum, had a very interesting meeting Mon
day, receiving into its membership and con-
ferring the full degree upon two new mem
bers The council is in a very flourishing
condition and rapidly increasing its member
ship. At its next meeting. the oath. the de-
gree will be conferred upon six new appi-
cants.
Responses to the circulars of the free kin
dergarten, of this city, asking pledges for
funds for the ensuing year, are coming in
very slowly, and, unless further pledges are
at once received, the society will not feel JUS
tilted in reopening more than two of the four
free kindergartens for poor children. 1t
would be esteemed a kindness if those per-
sons who intend to respond would do so very
soon so that the society may know what
amount of work to lay out. The money need
not all be collected at once. but at different
times during the coming school year.