St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-16
SAINT PAUL.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

The board of county commissioners meets
Monday morning.
John Blamlck Bohemian, was locked up
last evening at central station, on the charge
of wife beating.
The Normanna Library society will give
ball this evening at Market hall in celebra-
ton of Norwegian independence.
The Evangelical German Lutheran Relig-
ious congregation, of Rich Valley, Mcleod
county, was incorporated yesterday.
Scarlet fever cases at 257 Summit avenue
and 7S5 JessamiDe street. and diphtheria at
pa East University avenue, were reported at
the health Office yesterday.
"A Day for Judgment will be the subject
Of an address to be given by Benjamin Glas-
COW, of Hull Eng, at the new stone church,
opposite the capitol, Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The Stone-Ordean Company of Duluth, in
corporated yesterday with a capital stock of
$4,000 The incorporates are ". r. Stone,
=. A. Oredan, James E. Granger and F. Ii.
Segrist.
Capt. O'Connor, of the health department
stated yesterday that the death rate in the
city was below the average and the epidemic
of grippe had, with the warm weather, dis
appeared.
William E. Bramhall. former law partner of
late Gordon E. Cole, has become associated
in the law business with Attorney General
Moses \. Clapp. The new firm has offices in
the Gillian block.
The First Wisconsin cavalry, of which ex
Sheriff Richter is president, will have a re-
union in Madison, Wis, June II and IS. The
former commander, Gen. o. II La Grange,
is expected to be present
The council chamber was Yesterday taste
fully draped in black and white cloth out of
respect to the memory of the late city comp
troller. The drapery will remain for period
of thirty days.
K. P. Cullen wife and two daughters,
Maude and Alice, yesterday returned from
six months tour of the Western states and
the Pacinc slope. The party had a most en-
joyable time, and have returned in the best
of health.
'All the Comforts of Home played TO The
largest house of the week last evening, at the
Metropolitan Opera house. The play and
company are a decided success 1t will be
given the last two presentations to-day, matt
nee and evening.
The ladies of st. James Episcopal church
will have a strawberry and ice cream festi-
val this afternoon and evening at the corner
of Case and Burr streets. The object is the
building of an addition to the church, to be
used as Sunday school and guild room.
Chief of Police Clark yesterday issued an
order instructing all officers to make arrests
where boys are found killing birds with sling
shots. A large number of song birds are be-
ing daily slaughtered by wanton lads, and it
is hoped that few punishments will put a
stop to the reprehensible practice.
Robert C. Elliott, the popular ex-puvate
secretary Of GOV. Merriam, has been sued on
note for 1925 given for stock in the Auto
graphic Register company. The note was
made to L. II. MaXfeld, who assignedit to an
Ohio man named Roseman. Mr.. Elliott will
contest the payment of the note ON the
ground of failure of consideration.
Building Inspector Johnson reports 1that
the present building operations in the city
are satisfactory, and give every indication of
q steady growth from now on. While there
is no boom in building, the inspector feels
that should the crops in the Northwest
prove satisfactory, the city will witness a
marked activity in building this year.
Manager Wilbur wires to The effect that his
company will give the best performance of
light opera at the Metropolitan Opera house
Sunday night that his company has ever pre-
scented in this city. The opera is the bright
and dashing "Nanon." The sale of seats has
been very large, and the theater will doubt
less be packed from pit to dome Sunday
evening
Sheriff McKinnOn. of Carlton county,
cashed voucher yesterday for taking three
prisoners to The penitentiary at Saltwater
The men are James Mcdonnell, convicted of
grand larceny in the first degree. William
Oliver, embezzlement of public money; and
James Horrigan, robbery in the first degree
The terms were five, three and one year, re-
spectiyely.
special feature of the music at the church
service In the Grand opera house tomorrow
morning will be violin solo by j. W. Won
Goetzen, the popular leader of the Beethoven
quartette, and vocal solo by Oscar Liepau
with violen obligato The vocal ouartette
will sing 20 Worship the Lord and "Bv
Babylon's Waters" NJ. D. Shutter, of Min
neapolis, will preach.
The retail clerks union held an open meet
Ing at labor headquarters last evening, which
was attended by large number of clerks not
members OF the union. The matter of or
ganlzation was discussed by a number of
speakers IN ad interesting manner. An ex-
ecutye meeting of the union was held at the
conclusion OF the former meeting, at which
twenty new names were added to the roll of
the union
The Park Theater Opera company has met
with great success this week in the opera
bohemian Girl" The houses have been
uniformly large, and the best people of the
city attended nightly. The last performance
OF the Bohemian Girl" will be given to.
night the Park theaier being occupied by a
German company Sunday night, Mayor
Smith has invited a number of friends and
will occupy box this evening.
: "A very pleasant evening was that enioyed
by good-sized crowd, at Central Park NJ. E.
church last evening, the occasion being
strawberry festival of the young people. for
the benefit of the Sunday school library.
musical programme, furnished largely by
Hamline students, and Rotations by Frank
Jpn W. Lee comprised the evenings enter
tainment, which was topped off with ice
cream, cake and berries
George f. Bowers has begun an action
against Josephine Bowers and Henry Heebt-
man TO quiet title to twothiras of fortv acres
OF land. Bowers mortgaged his two-thirds
interest to the j. l. Case Threshing Machine
company in 1884. The mortgage was assigned
TO William NJ. Nye and was foreclosed.
Hechtman becoming the purchaser. Joseph
Inc Bowers acted as the agent of George F.
Bowers. 1T is alleged that the mortgage fore
closure was irregular and void