St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-23
HISTORY OF A DAY.

Mrs. Scott, of the Aberdeen, gave a delight
fuI reception yesterday afternoon. g
The KatolIcky Delnik Catholic Workman)
Society of st. Paul filed articles of incor-
poration yesterday.
Diphtheria at 222 Acker street, ana men,
braneous Group at ST. Magnolia street were
reported at the health office yesterday.
The FIRST Presbyterian Sabbath school will
hold its Christmas service in the church par
Tors on Wednesday evening at Z; 80 o'clock.
The blank funding bonds will be received
by the governor today, and, as soon as
signed, $4,000 of the old bonds will be
taken up.
Lecture by Hon. c. D. O'Brien, for the ben
eft of the House of the Good shepherd, on
the work of the order, Cretin hall, Dec %, at
So'clock p. m.
The case of John Smith, the Polander, who
is accused of robbing a compatriot of SlO1,
was again continued in the municipal court
yesterday until tomorrow.
Five cases of diphtheria exist in the house
ofJOseph Bowen. a laborer, living at 2s2
Acker street Bowen is in Strengthened cir
cumstances, and has a family of ten chill
dren.
The explosion of a gasoline lamp in the sa-
loon Of II. Harrison, 1872 Wacouta street. set
fire to the premises yesterday morning, but
the fire department was soon on the spot and
put out the flames. The damage was nomi-
nal.
Louis Padden and William Hen shaw, lads
of eighteen, were charged in the municipal
court yesterday with picking q lady's pocket.
Detective Koran caught the young fellows
in the act As they are both bad characters
they were remanded until Saturday.
The j. D. Moran Manufacturing and Con-
struction Company of St. Paul filed articles
Of incorporation yesterday, with capital
stock of S6)l,0J0. The incorporators are
John B. Moran, Patrick J. Ryan, d. j. Ryan,
E. c. Moran and NJ. NJ. Finn, all of ST. Paul.
Martin Nelson, young man living on
Dayton's bluff, was yesterday reported by his
friends as being missing. He left home Mon
day, and has not been seen since. general
alarm was sent out from police headquarters
for all officers to keep a lookout for the miss
ing man.
The board of public works yesterday heard
the views of interested property holders as
to the proposed widening of East Seventh
street, from ROsabel to Broadway. The
board decided to recommend the improve
ment to the council for passage. The cost
viii be Sl3,5O0.
The first Universalist Sunday school will
give their Christmas entertainment in the
Chamber of Commerce hall this evening in
stead of in the Sunday school room as pre-
viously announced. The exercises win be-
gin promptly at o'clock. After the exercises
a social meeting will be in order.
Albert Stlnisn, j. Wunder and James
Cockish, the three men who fought Officer
Ross on Monday. when he arrested them for
being drunk and disoTderly, were charged in
the municipal court yesterday. Wunder was
fined SIS, and the other two men will be tried
today, bail being fixed also in each case.
James Bryant, forty-hve years, a laborer,
was arrested last evening by Lieut.. Schweit-
ger on a charge OF being a deserter from the
United States army. Bryant deserted in 1884
in Montana, and has been IN st. Paul for the
last two weeks. He has been very sick and
quite destitute, ana gave himself up rather
than become a vagrant
The body of the lad Anthony Norman, who
was drowned Monday afternoon at Lake
Fhalen while skating, was recovered at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. 1t was found a
few feet from the place where he broke
through the ice. Coroner Quinn decided that
no inquest was necessary, and the remains
were taken in the Margaret street patrol
wagon to the home of the boys parents 719
Burr street.
There will be general meeting of the
board of managers and members of the So
ciety of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton on the goth day of December, at o'clock
o. m, at the chamber of commerce in St.
Paul. This day being the second anniver-
sary of the organization of the society, and
the one hundred and fifteenth of the battle
OfETrentOn, short addresses pertinent to the
occasion will be in order.
The board of park commissioners held
special meeting yesterday afternoon in the
city clerks office. ali the members being pres
ent. A resolution was passed inStructing
the city engineer to proceed with the work of
exeGvating Lake Como and building the
boulevard according to the plans presented.
When the lake has been dredged to a certain
depth, the water from the new artesan well
will be turned in. so as to bring the lake up
to its former level.
Merry Fanny Rice has surrounded herself
with most capable company of comedians
and singers in her musical farce comedy "A
jolly Surprise" and has played to an enor-
nous business in all the large cities this sea
son. The show is said to be one of the big
successes of this season. Miss Rice begins
her engagement at the Metropolitan tomor-
row night and closes Sunday night. A spe-
al matinee will BE- given Christmas day. The
sale has been large, assuming a prosperous
eng agement.