St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-12
SAINT PAUL.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Scarlet fever at $40 Br adley street was re
ported at the health Office yesterday.
The jury is out in the cause of Edwin r.
Holcombe Ell al, against William j. Godfrey.
The Pioneer Press compony has sued Fred
erick j. Chapman to recover SOL. 43 for goods
sold.
Judge Kerr is trying the lien cause Of Will
lam Grier and X. Wilcox against Joseph L..
Forepaugh and others.
Insurance Commissioner Smith leaves for
vacation this morning. lie viii spend 1t at
his home in Washington.
Col G. j. johnson and wife, of $40 Fuller
street, have gone South on summer So
journ. They will also visit Mexico.
The reflection of a fire beyond Fort Smell
ing Yesterday morning at gave the fire de
parlment a run out West Seventh street.
Dr. j. w Thompson returned from Wash
iington. d. c. YESTERDAY morning, whittier he
went TO attend the national convention of
physicians.
In Judge Cornish's court the action of
Hans B. Larson agGins: John w. Merriam,
TO recover damages for being run over by
team is on trial.
c. Smith has sued James II. McDerm Oft
TO recover S165.25 for merchandise sold, and
has garnished funds in the hands of the
Northern Pacific Railway company.
Gov Merriam's Youngest son, Amherst
Wilder Merriam, aged three years, is danger
ously i'll with scarlet fever. The governor
was at the child's bedside all day yesterday.
The jury in the cause of Wyman, Partridge
d Co. against j. /. Beaumont as receiver,
etc, returned Il VI rdict for the merchandise
claimed, and ascertained its value to be S2S5.
The action of Edward Hansen against Ed
s. Bean, sheriff, to recover goods taken under
an execution, and claimed by Hansen under
a mortgage, is on trial. The goods are valued
at 500.
The cause of Nathan Lyon & Co. against
Mary Robinson, TO recover $50 rent for a
basement, was tried in Judge Egan's court
yesterday; the jury returned verdict for
the full am cunt claimed.
John Kerwin was yesterday appointed a
member of the board of control, vice NJ r.
Prende rgast, resigned. The commission was
signed by all Of the judges of the Ramsey
county district court.
Judge Otis granted Kate Blechert divorce
from George Blechert, but grants the de-
PENDANT permission to visit his children
once week if he desires. The divorce was
granted for deserion.
Chief Detective Baldwin, of the Norfolk &
for Chicago with his prisoner Mehan, who is
wanted for train robbery in the South.
Mehan was lodged over Sunday in the county
jail.
Labor Commissioner Powers left Saturday
to attend the national conference of chart
ties and corrections at indianapolis. He will
also attend the eighteenth annual convention
of commissioners of labor statistics occurring
in Philadelphia May IL.
The state printing committee. comprising
Secretary Brown, Treasurer Bobletec and
Auditor Bierman, held a meeting yesterday
morning at the capitol and appointed David
Ramaley expert printer for a two years term
at an annual salary of $780,
Judge Cornish denied the application for n
change of We nue. to Meeker county in the
case of The Bank of Minnesota against S. A.
Plumley and J. S. SHE Ids The motion was
made before the defendant answered, and it
was not clearly shown that the defendants
reside in Meeker county.
United States Marshal j. G. Donahower,
wife and daughter returned yesterday morn
ing from Washington. d. c., where the mar
shall went to take Stout to the United States
insane hospital. Mr.. Donahower and family
spent several days visiting relatives in Phila-
del phia and Reading, Pa.
tended meeting last evening and made ar
engagements for the national convention of
the Boilemakers' National brotherhood.
which NESTS in St Paul June 16. The con-
vention will meet at Labor hall and will last
about four days. De legates will be present
from nearly every state in the Union.
The musical friends of Prof. Frank Danz
Jr., to The number of forty-eight formed
themselves into monster band Sunday
evening and proceeded to serenade the pop
ular leader at his residence. $50 West Sixth
street. Mr.. Danz reached his fortieth birth
day Sunday, and the serenade was re-
minder OF the fret. 1t was complete sur
prise in every wav. but the serenaders were
invited to enter and a royal good time was
had by all Several violin and oboe SOFAS
by Emil Stra ka and II. Wuerz added TO the
pleasure Of the event. Prof. Chris Roden-
kirchen ofiiciated as leader of the band.