St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-12
SAINT PAUL.
ODDS AND ENDS.

Three minor building permits were issued
py the building Inspector yesterday.
Annie Kitson was examined in the pro
bate court yesterday touching her sanity
The Mitchell Electric company, of st.
Paul. capital $1,000. was Incorporated yes
terday.
The Philomatheans will hold leap year
valentine party at Van Ellemeet's hall, seven
cornorS. this evening.
"a Peculiar Perallel-the Americantaud
the jew" is the subject of the Rabbits lee
ture at the Temple this evening.
Zenith Ladies' Branch No 1861 will give q
social hop at their lodge pariors, No. Il East
Seventh street, Monday evening.
Bill Nye and A P. Burbank, the kings OF
humor, are booked for the Peoples chureh
Thursday evening, the 18TH inst.
The carelessuess of gripman in handling
his lever caused delay of forty minutes on
the Seiby avenue cable last evening
Johanna Anderson has made general as
sigument to George Payen for the benefit OF
creditors. The assets are about sl.2G0.
Company Is. First regiment give military
bail and promenade concert at Mahtomah
hail Wednesday evening, the lIth inst.
The machine wood workers will give
masquerade ball tomorrow evening at Luck
er's hall. corner of Forest and Margaret
streets.
The anniversary of the st. Paul Epworth
League union will take place this evening at
Oxford n. E. church, corner of Holly and
St. Adams
Scarlet fever was reported to the health de-
partment yesterday from $50 West Congress
street, and memDraneous Group from 90 East
Sixth street.
The Williams College Alumni of the North
west will hold their fifth annual reunion
and banquet at the Minnesota club house
thiSevening at o'clock.
Labor Commissioner Powers is working on
plan by which he hopes to secure the CO.
operation of employers to secure cheap
transportation of working men who desire to
visit The worlds fair.
Local Assembly $40, K of /. (Scandi-
navian), viii hold an open meeting at Labor
hall the evening of the goth inst. The Ques-
ton of the ownership of railroads by the
government will be discussed.
The Charleston Iron company Of Duluth.
filed articles of incorporation yesterday.
John Mckinley, of Duluth, and Frank Cox
aud w. Z. Humphrey, of Charleston, W. Va,
are the incorporators and the capital stock
Is S2O0oO0O.
The brickIayers union had large meeting
last evening. An extended discussion was
had on questions of interest. but none of the
members would disclose the action that viii
he taken by the union on labor questions. be-
cause plans of operation have not yet been
fully decided upon.
Katie Corting, the West side girl charged
with obtaining goods under false pretenses,
was found guilty yesterday, but sentence
was suspended at the solicitation of the
prosecuting attorney, Katie promising to re-
form from INDUCING III an illicit desire for
hnerieS IN the future.
There are a good many in St Paul who
have learned the lesson that manipulating
'aiind pigs" is not a lucrative sort of bust
ness Terry Fahey of Union Park, is the
last to learn the lesson. His case was called
III the municipal court yesterday afternoon
lie did not respond and Judge Twohy de-
c.ared the Sl00 bond forfeited,
a concert viii be given this evening at the
Swedish NJ E. church, corner of Tenth and
Temperance streets for the benefit of the St.
James Episcopal church. A feature of the
occasion will be the number rendered by
Mrs. Inga Ekstrom Olund, a graduate of the
Royal Conservatory at Stockholm, and was q
member of the original Swedish Lady Quar-
eette.
The entertainment given last evening at
Van Elemeets hall by the junior auxiliary
of st. Johns church was a credit to the
efforts of The young people. II opened with
a burnt cork characterization, and closed
with the sketch: "Quauelsome Servants"
The intervening time was filed i'll with vocal
and instrumental music and a fan drill.
Franklyn W. Lee executed a song and dance,
aud recited ia his characteristic vein OF
humor-
The mystery which hangs about comets
aud which has made them in all generations
appeal to the superstitious will be all dissi-
pated by the lecture of Prof. Payne at the
Peoples church tomorrow night. Prof
Payne will exhibit On large screen the
chief phases of comet life of both ancient
and modern times and will in a simple and
comprehensive way describe the laws whie b
govern their reappearance and will show
bow they ft into the celestial economy.