St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-09
SCRAPS OF LOCAL NEWS.

Secretary of State Berg returned
from Center City yesterday.
Supervising Architect Hamilton is to
return to Washington City today.
The Postoffice Clerks association
gives it's second annual excursion this
evening on the steamer Flora Clark
The expense list of the summer train
ing schools for this year was audited
by State Auditor Dunn yesterday. The
amount is SIG, IS.
Fees collected in the secretary of
states Office during the month of July
amounted to S166. %, as shown by the
report filed with the state auditor yes
terday.
Over 22O towns have reported to
Chief Fire Warden Andrews that
action has been taken in accordance
with the new law to prevent forest
and prairie fires.
Some important improvements are
being made in the Chamber Of Com
Perce building. The gallery has been
torn out and two stories of offices
are being made.
The board Of managers of the state
reformatory held q meeting in Mayor
Smiths Office yesterday, but, as usual,
nothing of interest was made public
regarding the proceedings.
Hennessy & Cox, the paving con-
tractors, viii begin work on St. Peter
street the fore part of next week, as
the water and electric light connec-
night.
The, congregation of the Peoples
church enjoyed a splendid picnic yes
terday. They welt down the river on
steamer made a landing in grove,
and after spending the day pleasantly.
returned last evening to the city.
Steve Sullivan, a teamster, was taken
to the city hospital yesterday to be
treated for Il compound fracture of
the right leg. He was injured during
a scufiie Wednesday night between
himself and some jovial companions
The teachers attending the summer
school at the state university viii en-
JOY an excursion to Taylor's Falls
Saturday. The train leaves here at s
O'Clock in the morning, connecting at
White Bear with a special from Min
neapolis.
State Auditor Dunn sent out yester-
day letters of instruction to the ap-
pralSers OF state lands in the following
named counties: Anoka, Benton, Car
Yer, Faribault, Fillmore, Freedom,
Goodhue, Houston, LIE Sueur Martin,
Mower Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha,
Winona, Waseca.
The residence of Charles Ledegar, $50
Waverly place, was entered by burg
lars Tuesday night. Clothing to the
value of SIS was stolen, but was after
wards recovered in a pawn shop on
Minnesota street. The criminals have
not yet been arrested.
formation yesterday in regard to Al
bert Last, the West side man MISSING
since July 10, and last seen in the
Minneapolis & St Louis freight yards
at Minneapolis. It of course devolves
upon the police of the latter city to
pursue the invest:ga ton.
The Pine Tree Lumber company set
tied with Auditor Dunn yesterday for
shortage discovered by Cruiser Dedan
last spring. The amount was $4,700
and there was no scaling down in the
settlement, the company paying the
full sum into the state trea sury.
The Minnesota Historical society has
received from Rev. E. c. Mitchell. OF
st. Paul, eight volumes of miscellane-
GUS works: from Mrs. J. Q. Adams, St
Paul, the History of the Darrow fam
lily, of Connecticut; from George H
Daggett, of Minneapolis, seven direc-
tories of that city.
An exhibit of the mineral resource.
of the state is being arranged for by
Secretary Randall, of the state agrf
cultural society. He has held severa
conferences with the representative!
of mining interests at Duluth, ant
promises have been made that a larg,
exhibit would be displayed at the stat,
fair in September.