St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-11
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

Bank clearingS yesterday were Sl.1lS, b4O.5+
In the suit for damages of Howard Weber
against the Minneapolis Street Railway com
pany the jury returned verdict yesterday
for the defendant
The council committee on sewers met yes
terday afie noon and decided 10 let the city
cement contract TO the Twin City Lime and
Cement company.
The colored knights of Pythias lodge, Hen
nepin Division No. l. gave a ball at Harmo-
MA hall last night. In spite OF the lnelement
weather IL was success.
james Peterson. saloonkeeper at 2O29
Washington avenue north. pleaded guilty
yesterday 10 the charge Of keeping his place
open on Sunday and was fined S75.
Building Inspector j. NJ. Hazen has re-
ceived an official invitation from the bridge
committee of Memphis. Tenn, TO attend the
formal opening of the great bridge across the
Mississippi at that point May u and IL.
The Homeopathic Medical society will
meet at the library this evening. Papers will
be presented by DR.. L. P. Foster on ''Materla
Medica, and DR.. q. E. Dennis on Hygiene
of School Girls.
Rev. Andrew Strohmeier an old resident
was found dead in bed yesterday at his home,
tO6 Fremont avenue North. He leaves TWO
IONS and TWO daughtcrS-AlbeTt B., Samuel
A. Anna E. and Lydia h.
The street railway company announces
that il will try TO stop the practice of expec-
cars An attempt will be made TO put the
tobacco chewer on the platform with the
smoker.
James Geary. manager Of the Worlds thea
ter, will give the orphans free entertain
ment at his theater Friday afternoon, COM
meucing at $50. AL connected with orphan
institutions are invited to be present on the
above date.
The examination of Joseph ". Edwards
the collector charged with embezzlement,
occurred yesterday. He was held to the
grand inry in bonds of $500. Bert Partridge,
the pickpocket was bound over to the grand
Jury III $500 bail
The Central high school juniors have ar
ranged to give an entertainment here on the
evening of May 20. The programme will
consist of musical numbers and Rotations,
Oncluding with farce, Thirty Minutes
for Refreshments.
After inspection Monday evening Capt;
Ames presented to Company llfe-slzed
portrait of himself. The boys thanked him,
and presented 10 him a handsome sword,
mounted in gold and silver, +. w. Goddard
making the presentation speech.
There was another small fire in the build
ing occupied by the Swinburne Printing
company at and II Washington avenue
north about s o'clock last night The fire
caught in the press room on the third floor,
but did little damage. This is the third fire
in this building within the past two weeks.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
Manly F. Gates and Helen E. Waters, August
Hartkom and Della Gardner, Michael H. Hig-
gins and Minerva J. Slater. Benjamin 5. Bull
and Anna McCord, John Collins and Irene
Whitney, Omer b. Gray ana Kate Hanley,
Charles NJ. Garfield and Hazel NJ. Pratt.
The following cases of contagious diseases
were reported at the health Office yesterday:
Measles, 2424 Ninth avenue south, 2527 Eighth
zenith avenue zoe Monroe street northeast,
1926 Third avenue south; diphtheria, 1875
Fourteenth avenue southeast; scarlet fever.
1909 Linden avenue
A class of fifteen Blue lodge Masons went
up a few rounds higher in the Masonic ladder
yesterday at the Masonic Temple. The init
iations were conducted by the Scottish Rite
bodies of this city. Excelsior Lodge of Per-
lection No. >. ST. Vincent de Paul, Rose
Croix No. ., Alfred Elisha Ames Perceptory
No. and Minneapolis COnsistory No. 2.