St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-18
RUN IN BY REPORTERS.

RUN IN BY REPORTERS.
The retail clerks union held routine
meeting last evening.
The assembly committee on taxes and
printing meets tomorrow evening.
Amended articles of the Cloquet Water
company, incorporated were filed with the
secretary of state yesterday.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of
George ". Harding TO Miss Edith S. Light
bourn at st. Paul's church. Wednesday, June
24 at p. m.
The trustees of the soldiers home have
awarded the contract for constructing the
domestic building and cottage to Emil Bruce,
of Minneapolis.
Deputy Sheriff Brown placed a handsome
bouquet on Judge Cornish's desk yesterday.
Mr.. Brown is the Oldest deputy in the service,
and has an eye for the beautiful.
Cases of scarlet fever at 81 Prospect place,
200 East Thirteenth street, S26 York street,
and diphtheria at 65l East Fifth street were
reported at the health Office yesterday.
The joint committee on licenses met yes
terday ana adjourned for one week in order
that all the members should be present to
consider applications for liquor licenses.
State Treasurer Bobleter is in receipt of
a check for S1,095.50 from D. E. Mayors, su-
perintendent Of the St. Cloud reformatory.
The amounts derived from the sale of stone.
The Hamline street cars, commencing Sat
urday, will run around the loop line instead
of switching at Smith park, and return
via Fifth street to Wabasha. This viii be
continued until the Saturday following, the
9th inst
Charles II. Manship, deputy clerk of
courts, finds timo to cultivate fine kitchen
garden as well as a conservatory of choice
flowers. He placed on Judge Kelly's desk
yesterday a large bouquet of beautiful flow
ers that shed their fragrance throughout the
court room.
The condition of Mrs. Hansbrough. wife of
Senator Hansbrough, of North Dakota who
is living sick at the Ryan, was considerably
worse yesterday. The lady suffered relapse,
and consultation of prominent city physi-
clans was called. There was no change noted
late last evening.
President Murray, of the assembly, called
upon the mayor yesterday and requested
that a special meeting of the assembly be
called for this evening for the purpose of
passing the pay rolls of the board of school
inspectors for the month of June so that
the teachers may be able to go away for their
vacation.
Mrs. Beneau was granted divorce last
week from G. L. Beneau, and was given the
custody OF her twelve-year-old boy. Mr.. Be
neau was granted permission to see his boy
for two hours yesterday by order of Judge
Cornish, who directed Deputy Sheriff Brown
to be present. presumably for the purpose of
preventing the father from resuming full con-
troll of his boy
Rev. James B. johnson, pastor of the Meth
odist church at Eldora. To-, lost his pocket
book on the Burlington train for Chicago on
Tuesday. He did not inform the police, but
found out the name of the conductor and
wired him TO forward the book. if found.
Yesterday he received the pocketbook with
letter ftcm the conductor stating that the
brakeman had found it between the seats.
The book contained S43S. The amount was
intact.
An electric car last evening ran into a
wagon at Seventh and Sherman streets,
breaking the rear axle and throwing the
driver, August Richter, from his seat into the
street. The horses ran away and were caught
on lower Sherman street by a police officer.
Richter was stunned by his tall, but recov-
cred sufficiently to take charge of his team
and drive on. The man is deaf and could
not hear the bell ring.
exploded last evening at Barney Bannings
grocery store, at the corner of Fourteenth and
Canada streets. The burning fluid spread
all over the floor and for few moments it
seemed as though there was going to be
work for the fire department. An alarm was
turned in, but by the time the apparatus ar
rived the flames had been extinguished. The
damage is considerably under 500.
The South st. Paul situation regarding the
newly elected aldermen is explained in this
way That they have not yet received their
certificates of election from the auditor of
Dakota county. who was directed by the re-
cent legislature to canvass their votes 1t is
claimed that the statutes allows them ten
days after receipt of notice in which to
qualify. No definite reason for the present
delay is, however, given.
An Official visit to St. Paul Lodge, No. 49,
Knights of Pythias. has been paid by Grand
Chancellor L. P. Hunt, accompanied by Grand
Vice Chancellor Fred E. Wheaton and Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal g. NJ Orr. Visit
Ing knights from Webster, Perrace City, Cap
ltal and Washington lodges assisted in the
reception rendered the grand lodge officials,
Able addresses were delivered by the grand
chancellor and the grand vice. The marvel
ous growth of the order and its brilliant pros
poets were presented by the grand keeper of
records and SEAL
A curious scene was enacted on the Wa
basha bridge yesterday at noon. Miss Milly
Lester was walking on the bridge when she
placed her hands on the rail to look over at
something below. She instantly received an
electric shock that threw her backwards, and
she would have fallen but for the promptness
of bystander, who caught her. The young
lady was in fainting fit for several minutes
from the violence of the shock she had re-
ceived. There was large crowd on the
bridge at the time, and although warned not
to touch the rail no less than dozen did so
and received substantial reminders of the
evils of curiosity. Miss Lester recovered in
short time. One of the electric wires was
crossed on guy wire made fast to the bridge.