St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-01
SAINT PAUL.
CITY NEWS NUGGETS.


legal holiday.
Robert A. Orbison has sued e. w.
4oungman to recover $500 due on
promiSsory note.
The committee on streets from the
board of aldermen will hold meeting
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock.
Col. Taylor, the state librarian. who is
suffering at his home from a paralytic
stroke, is reported slightly improved.
But little business was transacted by
the board Of abatement yesterday, and
an adjournment was had until Sept. %.
The work of repaving Third street is
nearly completed Yesterday the work
on the last block to be repayed was COM
menced.
The Hebrew Congregation AQuaddas
of Achim, of Duluth, filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary of
state yesterday.
A life state certificate as teacher
was given to Miles II. Charleton, of
West st. Paul. Il graduate OF the Mich
igaE university, yesterday.
The report or the municipal court for
the month of August shows IS, 334 col
lected. of which S3,019 was from GRIM
lnal and S31j from civil cases.
Brooks Brothers have begun an action
against Henrietta G0hl. August Gohi
and Charles Harder to assert lien for
500 OIL lot 10, in block l, of Sylvan Park
addition.
Ad0iph johnson, at $50 Collins street,
has young hen with four wings, and
when he flies he used all Of them. 1t
can be seen free of charge i'll the rear of
Lincoln school.
Daniel O'Neill and Arthur Wedland,
arrested for robbing John Kelly OF SIS
IN jackson street saloon Wednesday
night, will have hearing in the police
court this morning.
The funeral of Brother Francis j.
Curtis, OF Assiniboia Lodge No. 4, Win
nipeg, will be held at Castle hall, East
Fifth street, next Sunday at . p. III. The
funeral will be conducted by st. Paul
Ledge No. -. Members of the order
are requested 10 he present.
The custom duties collected for Au-
gust aggregate about $4,000. This is a
heaVy falling OFT over preceding months,
due to the fact that goods have been
stored in bonded warehouses in place of
being delivered and the duty paid.
w. w. Pendergrast. as was predicted,
in spite of the conditions that possibly
pointed to the success of other candi-
dates, was appointed state superintend
ent OF public instruction by Gov. Nelson
yesterday. He will assume the duties
OF the office today.
Arrangements are being made for the
entertainment at the LABOR day picnic
at Wildwood. j. Donald Balfe, of the
Wilbur Opera company, will sing bari
tone solo, and Oscar Iienau will sing
tenor solo. These are but parts of the
proposed programme.
The August report of the building
inspector gives Ill permits issued, the
cost OF the buildings under the permits
aggregating Sl19,650. Fifteen moving
and thirty-tour plumbing permits were
issued during the month, and the tees
collected amounted to S205.50.
Members of the special joint council
committee appointed to select shipping
point tOr the garbage contractors failed
10 put III an appearance yesterday in
Sufficient numbers to have quorum,
and an adjournment was taken to Satur-
day afternoon.
At the meeting of the board of control
yesterday the matter of letting the con-
tract for furnishing fuel was postponed
until Monday next. The board, indi-
vidually, nave been Informed that the
price OF coal will be much lower in the
course OF few days, and if this report
is correct 1t is probable all bids Will be
rejected and new proposals advertised
for.
The health department records show
twenty-three cases of diphtheria and
seventeen cases of scarlet FEVER report
ed during the month OF August. There
were four deaths from diphtberia and
none from scarlet fever during August.
Twelve of the cases of diphtheria report
ed were i'll the Eighth ward, and ten of
the scarlet fever cases were III the Sixth
ward.
q well-dressed man giving his name
as George Sherwood was arrested yes
terday morning by Patrolman Palmer
and locked up at the central station.
The police will say nothing about his
case, and the prisoners name does not
appear on the tab at the station. 1t is
learned that Sherwood, as he calls him
self. is wanted at Princeton. Mimi. for
horse stealing, and the sheriff is expect
ed to arrive here this morning.
The city engineer reports eight con-
tracts, amounting to S14. 1S6, awarded
during the month of August. Two and
one-quarter miles of sewers were CON-
pieted, the contracts for the same
amounting to S27,39l. OF the contracts
two were for small sewers, three for
repairing paved streets, and one for
repairing and repaving the Robert
street bridge. The work under the last
mentioned contract, ii is estimated, will
cost about $4,000.
In course of a conversation at the
meeting of the board of public works
yesterday, City Engineer Rundiett
stated that something like S102, 900 had
been expended from the street, sewer
and bridge fund up to Aug. l. The
amount allowed this fund was $50, 600,
but, owing to the 50 per cent clause in
hn al,a rfsr 81 i
ably be available. To this amount might
be added $4,000 from the interest fund,
which would give SlS0,000 for the use of
the department.
Last evening Sergeant Banft. of the
Ducas street station, aud Game Warden
Cooley arrested Joseph BreZintSky and
his son Peter on warrants charging
them with violating the law which for
bids fishing with a seine in the waters
of any lake or river. The father and
son live on the West side flats, and were
arrested just as they returned from a
fishing trip. A large quantity of fish
was found, together with the Seines
used by them III landing the Spoils.
Bail in the sum of $40 each was given
for their appearance in the police court
this morning.
The Derl0O Loan and Savings associ-
alton, OF Minneapolis, filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary of state
yesterday. The capital stock is 81
000,OG0, and the officers are Edward E.
Austin, president; John f. Getty, wee
president; John f. Macarthur, secretary:
Marshall L. Austin. treasurer; George
l.. Henderson, general manager, and
John I. Getty, attorney. Commissioner
Valentine, OF the Red river drainage
commission, fled the plans and speeiti-
cations
templated and for The contracts adver-
tised for in the office OF the secretary of
state yesterday.