St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-02
SAINT PAUL.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Diphtheria at15 Viola street was re-
ported at the health Office yesterday.
"Why So Obstlnate?" is the subject of
Rabbi Hess lecture at 1880 this even
ing.
The internal revenue collections for
February in the Minnesota district
amounted to 1916, 252.47.
a meeting of the Fourth Ward Demo-
cratic club will be held at O'Clock this
evening in the New York Life build
ing.
John Ii. Irish. a deputy sheriff, was
yesterday presented with gold watch
by his family as reminder of his forty
seventh birthday.
The date for the coming to this city of
Hon. j. NJ. Rice, of New York, to de-
liver lecture on an educational SUB
ject, has been fixed for March 10.
Mrs. W. Ii. Thurston and Mrs. E. K.
Wedelstaedt gave progressive enchre
party to about fifty people at the Ryan
last night, which proved an enjoyable
affair.
The calico masquerade and benefit at
the Ramsey skating rink. corner West
Seventh and Remsey streets, will be
postponed to Friday evening Oh account
of the weather.
Supervising Inspector of Steam YES
sells John d. Sloane has returned from
Washington, where he has been for two
months in the interest of business con-
nected with his office.
At the residence of Mrs. ID. S. B.
Johnston. 500 Holly avenue. at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon. the Womah's
Foreign Missionary Society of the First
M. E. Church will hold its regular meet
Ing.
The third of the lectures in the Sun
day school training series will be given
in the Central Presbyterian church this
evening by Prof. Pearson. Subject:
1.-The Teacher as an Instructor" Ad-
mission free. All invited.
The report of the clerk of the munic-
ipal court for February shows Sl.9S7.5G
collected for fines and fees. OF the
amount 81. 73l was from criminal and
S256.50 from civil cases. During the
corresponding month last year S2,517
was collected.
John Smith, proprietor of saloon at
AS ST. Peter street, was in the police
court yesterday, charged with keeping
his saloon open after midnight. The
case was continued TO Monday next,
and the defendant released OH his own
TecOgniZance.
The weather bureau predicts that the
tnaW VIII continue day or Two longer
at least Some of the goosebone prophets
are prolific with assertions that winter
is over. However, experienced Mime
sotanS are generally silent on the sub
ject. Old BJreaS may revive and stay
with US a month or two longer.
The board of public works yesterday
confirmed the assessment for grading
jerks street from Mississippi to Earl
The reaSSeSsment for grading Third
street from Commercial to Maple was
adjourned to March %. The Phalen
and Ridgewood park matters were also
adjourned Tor enc week.
Puff paste. oyster patties, Richmond
maids of honor, puffs with fruit souffle
and sorbet will form the topic of all i'll
teresting lesson, given by Miss Thomson
this morning at 1880 at the rooms of
the Women's Friendly association, cor
ner Seventh and Jackson streets.
The trustees of the Seabury mission
gathered at the Merchants yesterday,
aHd considered the disposition of Ger
tain bonds of the Faribault Institution.
As this mission expects to erect new
buildings the coming season, the plans
for the same were examined. Further
than this there was nothing of public
Importance.