St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-05
sTILLWArhR EVENTS.
News of Wednesday in the Bluff
CITY.

The board OF county commissioners met
again Yesterday at the court house 1t has
been customary 10 assess logs belonging to
down-riYer lumbermen while in transit and
most or the assessments have been paid
A Lamb d Sons. of Clinton, To-. were as
sessed $500 last season on logs which we're
hauled down river. &. p. Gaegory appeared
before the board of cOmmls siOners Yesterday
for the purpose of having the tax abated
The reason gwen for assessing the logs here
is that they are assessed at no other place
The matter was referred to County Attorney
Sullivan, who Will report at some tuture
day. The grievance OF the street railway
company was also up for hearing. and the
board decided not to assess the franchise.
nor 10 assess the company 5000 as Il manu-
featuring concern. They placed the amount
OF taxes at $500, which was satisfactory to
the company.
Who is 10 succeed John Mccarthy as post
master: was a subject OF universal converse
ton yesterday. Among the possibilities Tor
the office are mentioned ". j. stein B. G.
Merry, q. NJ. seymour and Charles Boo. 1t
was rumored that the latter had been an
pointed, but the report could not be verified
y trotting matinee will occur this afternoon
Oh The Lake ST. CroiX track between horses
owned by Munkle. Fortune Curtiss and hol-
Than. The race is to be half mile heats. best
three out OF nye Valuable prizes are offered
for competition. Another race has been ar
ranged II next Monday afternoon.
Owing to The lack of patronage at the city
bSptti4 Obt isallS> ldNtll@ tliL INSTITUTION i'll
chHrge have determined to discontinue the
same after April ,. me lack of patronage is
described as the result of the seliin of hos
pital tickets among the logging en- loves by
ST Paul and AlinneapoliS hospitals
The report of Frank Joy. chief of the fire
department, which was presented 10 The city
council Tuesday evening, shows the loss sus-
tanned by fires during the year of 1870 as
$751; 10, on which was paid an insurance of
So +l49l. The total NUMBER of fires occur
ing during the year was sixteen.
Parties interested in The divorce proceed
ings of Whiting VS.. Witug met yesterday at
the court house TO try the case. but Judge
Will ton knew nothing of the case. and. no
such case appearing on the calendar, moth
ing was done in The matter.
Employees of the Minnesota Thresher com
pahy are now working ten hours Il day in
pluce Of nine hours. as heretofere. Work is
Progressing favorably, and the company ex-
poets 10 turn aut large uumuer of machines
The present season.
Three attractions are booked at the Grand
opera house tor the next week as follows:
Monday nightNernona Jarbeau in ''Stariiaht.' -
Tuesday night. Pat Rooney; Thursday
night, Natural Cas-
john Newquist, Frank Berglund and
Frank Anderson will have hearing today
III the municipal court on a charge of selling
liquor To minors.
Henry Harveaux left last evening for Can
ada, whittier he was called by II telegram an
nouncing the death of his mother
Crandan Il Barclay, druggists have dis
solved, Mr. Barclay retiring from the bust
hess.
Mr.. and Mrs L. W Eldred, of West su-
perior, are visiting friends in this city.