St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-02
SALTWATER NEWS.
County Commissioners Meet
News of the Day.

A gang of young toughs have for some
time been in a habit of sneaking into
the Grand opera house at each perform
ance by means of trap door in the
roof. Monday evening Officer Haggerty
watched them closely. and arrested Gill
bert Dupuis. Henry White, John Nc
Donald and Will Staples. They ap-
peared i'll the police court yesterday
morning, and were fined IS and costs
each. None of them paid the fine, and
are serving out their sentences in the
city jail. Some of the boys belong to
respectable families, but their parents
will allow them to remain in jail few
days as lesson.
The board of county commissioners
met yesterday in the court house, and a
portion OF the day was spent in exam
lining applications for abatement of
penalties. etc. A petition was read
from certain residents of school dis
tricts SO, Sc and 67 in Forest Lake, ask
ing that new school district be formed.
The petition was accepted and proper
notices were ordered given. The work
done in the various offices in the court
house was approved and the expenses
incurred ordered paid.
The carnival of nations given at the
OpCId uOuoO ny IOIly
ladies belonging to the Albright band
of the Presbyterian church was unique
entertainment and was well patrOniZed.
The costumes were beautiful and ap-
propriate to the business which each
young lady sought to represent. A
tambourine drill was an amusing feature
of the evenings pieasantries.
The interest created by the finding of
several pieces of drift iron ore at
Browns creek, Just north of the city
limits, has by no means abated, and
prOspect0rs are confident that there is q
good bed of ore somewhere near the
spot where the drift ore was found, but
up to the present time no paying leads
have been found. One or two prospect
ors have been at work several weeks
and are not discouraged.
County Attorney Sullivan was at
Newport yesterday afternoon, conduct :
ing the prosecution in the case of The
State VS.. George f. Moss. who is charged
with attempting to assault Miss Mar
garet johnson, at Newport, few days
ago. Moss had preliminary hearing
yesterday before Justice Trevette.
Beginning with yesterday, the round
trip passenger rate between this city
and ST. Paul was reduced to eighty-fve
cents on all lines. reduction of ten
cents. The round-trip rates between
this city and Hudson, Lake Elmo and
other small points were also reduced a
trhe.
Mrs. Robert Iron Skiles, who is en-
deavoring to secure bonds in the sum
of 81, 500 for the release of her husband,
who is confined in the county Jail pend
ing the trial OF his case in the spring
term of the district court, hopes to be
be able to secure his liberation in few
days.
William Stratton was arraigned in
the municipal court yesterday on a
charge of petty larceny, to which he
pleaded not guilty. He will have
hearing next Monday morning.
+. w. Peterson, all employe at one Of
ONeal Bros.'s camps, on Sand creek.
came down Monday evening, having
fractured his right arm by falling
limb.
A. Anderson, coachman employed
by G. N. Nelson, was fined S25 and
costs I'm the police court yesterday
morning for drunkenness and fast driy-
ing.
w. G.. Bronson Jr., who was recently
elected captain of Company X, will take
charge of the company tomorrow even
ing.
The funeral of Ed Yarnail occurred
yesterday from the Baptist church.
The board of prison managers will
meet at the prison next Friday.
Services will be held at l0:30 today at
Ascension Episcopal church.