St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-08
APRIL TRIMMINGS.

What do you know about Federal City?
The health officer reports scarlet fever at
2T Charles street.
Abstract Celerk Murnane will be given his
second trial next week, beginning Monday.
Ferdinand Godfrew was examined in the
probate court yesterday touching his sanity
but was discharged.
Lawrence Fahey has made a general as
signment TO Timothy r. Palmer for the ben
etit of his creditors.
Anderson e Plaster have applied for a
foreclosure upon a mechanics lien for S95
upon lot %. block of Milton addition.
In the cause of Bjornstad 4 Omdahl against
Hans j. MiIsted. Judge Kelly has ordered
Judgment for SlSS.25 in favor of the plant
ifs.
Charles G. Davidson has filed a complaint
to enforce a mechanics lien upon lot ~,
block 4 of Westminlster addition, owned by
Ingwald Lindbers.
The expense lists OF the hospital for insane
at st. Peter for the month of March were
filed yesterday with the state auditor. The
current expenses were SIC. $50. %; permanent
improvements, S52.2S, and for completing
warehouse, $3.50.
"Reddy' Hackett was given a hearing in
the police court yesterday on the charge of
having burglariZed the room of j. W. Rob
inson, Al East Sixth street, early Sunday
morning. lie was held to the grand Jury,
bail being fixed at S1,500.
Tn frame double-dwelling house at 123
and 125 West Fourth street was damaged by
fire to the extent OF 500, between 5 ana 6
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The fire origi-
mated from a defective fine. NJ. c. Fuller is
the owner of the property.
The regular quarterly meeting of the board
of correction and charities was held yester-
day afternoon at the office of Secretary Hart
at the capitol. After a short session. in
which routine business was transacted, the
board paid a visit to the soldiers nome.
Gov. Merriam has signed the city contract
bill, which compels contractors to give bonds
to the amount of the contract, to make afi-
davits as to the completion of work and the
payment of claims. No contracts can be
transferred or assigned under the new law.
CProf. Mozarra's pupils, of the Mozarra
dancing academy, will give a social hop at
Central hall, Seventh and Cedar Streets, We'd
nesday evening, April s. A pleasant time
is anticipated by the young people, as well
as their parents, who win accompany them.
The board of public works yesterday
awarded the contract for the construction of
the Randolph street eve system to Charles
Stone. whose bid was S12, 09S. The contract
for grading the alley in block B of Hills ad
dition was given TO Charles Nonnemacher
at S115.
The teachers of the schools of the city VIII
unite with the academy of science for the
purpose of attending the lecture TO be given
by John F1ske on April II. Those teachers
who hold tickets from last winters course
will be admitted on presentation of the
vouchers.
The supreme court convened yesterday
for the April term, all the judges being pres
ent except Judge Mitchell, who was attend
ing the funeral Of his wife at Winona. The
judges were busiiy engaged all day in fixing
the dates for hearing OF the 80 cases on the
calendar. a large number of attorneys were
present from all parts Of he state.
The biennial report of Director McLain,
of the state agricultural experiment station.
for the period ending December, 1890. was
issued yesterday from the Office of the secre-
tary of state. The report deals in detail with
the various experiments carried on at the
station in branches of botany, live stock
feeding. field experiments, fertilizers and
entomology.
The athletic events for Thursday and Fri
day nights in the Lowry arcade are exciting
great interest. Among the attractions are
the tugs of war for prizes by twelve different
teams. wrestling by two celebrated Wrestlers
from Duluth, tumbling. fancy bar work and
fencing. The Y.M. c. A. athletes have been
training for several weeks, and some good
records are looked for.