St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-29
SAINT PAUL.
ST. PAUL IN sPLINTERs.

The committee on investigation of prison
discipline will meet at the office of Secretary
Hart Tuesday.
The action of the Bank of Paynesville
against Thuett Bros is being tried in Judge
Cornish's court.
Fire Engine company No. II was yesterday
presented with handsome oil painting by
Supt. c. B. Brunson.
The mechanics lien action Of D. NJ. Fin
layson & Co. against j. c.. Latin and others
was heard by Judge Kerr.
The Westminster Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor held social in the
church parlor last evening.
The suit in ejectment by May Alice Ban
ming against John A. Sabiu is still in course
of hearing before Judge Brill.
Ann Tracey was yesterday examined in
the probate court touching her sanity, and
ordered taken to the Rochester hospital.
Judge Otis was engaged yesterday in hear
ing the mechanics lien action of William H..
Burns ct al against George II. Hurd ct al.
Upon application of Metzler Rothschild &
Co. Judge Kelly has appointed John w
Best as receiver of the effects of Louis Ben
singer
Cases of scarlet fever at 235 East Winifred
street and n Isabel street were reported at
the health Office yesterday.
Police officer McCarrick was reporSd
yesterday to be improving when inquiries
were made at st. Josephs hospital, and it is
hoped now that he will recover from his
injuries.
Holiday hours will be observed in the post
office on Saturday-that being Decoration
day. The Office will be open from to 10 a..
m. and there will be but one delivery by the
carriers.
large black Newfoundland dog was
struck by an East Seventh street cable car
about 0 o'clock last evening an killed whilst
running along in the excavation below Min
nesota street.
The National Investment company seeks to
foreclose a mortgage for $1,000 given by
Charles G. Peterson and Inga Peterson, his
wife, on lot %, block II, of Dawson's Earl
street addition.
The special term calendar will be called by
Judge Rely Saturday morning and the mat
ters continued unless in case Of urgent neces-
sity. Otherwise no business will be transact
ed in special term.
The Young Peoples League of Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church gave musical
and literary entertainment in the Paul Mar
tin opera house last evening, followed by the
Standard Dramatic company's rendering OF
the farce ''The Two Puddifoosts.
The suit of Frank Hanson against the
Phillipson Decorating company is being
tried in Judge Brilrs court. Hanson was
hurt in the Summer of 1888 by the falling of
a scaffold in the RYAN hotel. causing per-
sonal injuries for which he demands So, 900
damages.
The ejectment suit of Fred Willy against
Michael Walsh was tried in Judge Cornish's
court. 1t is claimed that the house of Walsh
projects two feet upon the lot of Willy, in
Stinson, Brown and Ramseys addition. The
jury returned verdict in favor of the plaint-
iff for the land claimed.
Chief of Police Clark yesterday received
letter from Rack j. Jones of Watertown,
Wis, saying that they had been swindled by
means of forged check of the sum of $780,
by the young man Wells arrested in st. Paul
last Monday, and that they were desirous of
having him brought back to Wisconsin.
The special wheat investigating committee
will meet at the capitol Monday and resume
the inquiry. The delay has been occasioned
by the necessity for examination of the books
of the Duluth and West Superior elevator
by expert accountants. These will have
completed their work by the time indicated.
After much tribulation the st. Paul Con-
gregatlonal Record has found out what it
wants, and needn't be ashamed to ask for
favor, and this because Rev. A j. Benedict
has so much pluck. If any minister in ST.
Paul can beget and rear more good schem mes
than he, it must be big church that give
him room.
The case of Pat Killen, who is charged on
two. warrants with assault and battery, was
called in the municipal court yesterday, but
was postponed until tomorrow morning to
suit the convenience of the attorney of Kill
len. The bondsmen of the pugllst promise
TO produce him in court, though he is at
present in Winnipeg.
The northeast corner of Holly avenue and
Kent street, 60 feet inches on Holly avenue.
and 43 feetS inches on Kent street was sold
at auction yesterday afternoon. large at
tendance was present, aud Col A II. Mic
olay, auctioneer, conducted the sale. The
price realized was 500 per front foot, and c.
W. Miller was the purchaser.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Harvey, of Newport,
who are on a wedding trip, had a narrow
escape from drowning yesterday. They were
about to board a steamboat at the foot of
Sibley street, when Mrs Harvey slipped and
fell into the water. Rer husband jumped
after her, and amidst some excitement they
were rescued by number of steamboat men,
A young lady riding on the front seat of a
grip car yesterday became so awe-stricken in
descending the Selby avenue grade that she
grew rigid and her face assumed a deaths
like pallor and her eyes vacant expression.
The car was stopped near the foot of the
grade and she was carried from her seat in a
fainting condition. She revived in a few
minutes and was able to walk away with as
sistance.
After hearing the evidence for the plain
tiff in the action of Augusta Freeberg, as
administrative of the estate of Olgar Free
berg, against The st. Paul Plow Works, Judge
Egan granted the motion of the defendant
for a non suit The action was brought to
recover damages for the death of Freeberg
caused by being caught in the machinery of
the defendant
The new gymnasium of the Y. NJ C. A, in
the Lowry Arcade, will be formally opened
to the public Saturday evening, the 31th
Among the events of the evening will be an
exhibition tug-of-war by the Y. M. c. A.
heavyweight team before leaving for Duluth
to pull the Y. NJ. C. A. and city police teams
of that city; also the final events of the all
around contest for the silver cup. All are
tOrula1ly JQN1leQ.
After hearing the evidence Of the plaintiff
the case of Robert II. Gray as administra-
tor of the estate of Peter Haupt, deceased.
against the Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha Railway company, Judge Cornish
granted the motion for a nonsuit 1t was
conteuded that Haupt was guilty of con-
tributary negligence wheh he lost his life by
reason of his foot catching in switch frog
until run over bv a car.
Albert Warning, foreman of the K. p. Cul-
len livery stable, was driving a pony to
buggy on East Seventh street shortly after 9
O'Clock last evening. He turned his head to
speak 10 some one. when the animal SHE'D
over into a trench dug to repair the track
between Minnesota and Robert streets, and
upset the vehicle. Several persons sprang
TO catch the beast, one of who was soldier
in the regular army, who fell into the trench
and the pohy fell upon him. He was not in
jured, beyond q few bruises. but he lost his