The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-26
HE TWIN CITIES

NorTvegians VIII VoIunteer-A mass
meeting IS called for next Sunday afternoon
at o'clock. at the South side police sta
tion. Minneapolis, where rival leaders will
submit their military fate to the majority
vote OF said meeting. One faction Is sup
porting Olaf Damn, while the younger ele-
ment of the Norwegian Americans of the
Sixth ward is equally enthusiastic in support
OF Olaf Rask. The intention is to form the
hrst Norwegian volunteer company of MIN
neSota
From Forestry Experts-Deputy Fire
Warden Andrews received yesterday two ap-
plications from forestry experts across the
pond. One was from man in Switzerland
and another from a graduate in forestry in
the University of Berlin. Mr. Andrews re-
piled 10 the letters. saying that Minnesota
as yet had not made sufficient advances in
the forestry field to warrant their employ
ment
Lafayette Line Patrons-A committee
from the Burr Street Improvement association
waited upon Superintendent Smith of the St.
Paul City Railway company, yesterday, in
behalf OF better service upon the Lafayette
line. The committee want an eight-mnute
service which would be vas. Improvement
over the present infreqeunt service. The
stree. railway company agreed to take the
Charged With StealinG-John Moberg
young man who claims Minneapolis as his
home, was taken in custody by Detectives
Murnane and Wells, yesterday afternoon
Moberg is charged with having stolen a
diamond locket valued at $50 from the jewelry
store OF A. H. Simon, at Seventh and Jack
son streets. The locket was recovered by
the officers. Moberg will be arraigned in court
this morning
Fined n GrOcer-John E. Nelson. OF 2016
Washington avenue south, was arraigned in
the Minneapolis municipal court yesterday on
charge of selling baking powder containing
alum, and which not so labeled He
pleaded guilty 10 the charge and was fined
SO or thirty days. The complaint was en-
tered by S. NJ. West, who is pursuing the
alum baking powder people with the intent
of driving them all out.
w. C. t. L. Memorial MeetIng-At
the chapel in Hamline Sunday evening, Ram
sey County w. c. T. L. Will hold meet
Ing in honor OF the memory OF the late ma
donal president, Miss Frances Willard, and
also that of Mrs. Hobart, of Red Wing for
many years state president OF the w. C. It.
u, to which all local unions and friends of
temperance are cordially invited.
Peddler Severely Injured-Peter Spic-
er, a peddler living at IFS Robertson street.
st. Paul. was thrown from his wagon near
the Great Northern freight house yesterday
afternoon and severely injured about the
head. He was taken to his home by the
central station patrol wagon. Spicer says
his steed became frightened at a passing
freight train and became unmanageable
ROach's Case COntinued-The embez-
element case of Peter X. Reach. on the Grim
inal calendar in Minneapolis for trial yes
terday morning, was ordered continued until
the April term. 1t was attempted to get the
court to certify the case to the supreme
court for ruling the demurrer argued
before Judge Lancaster Wednesday and over
ruled This, however, denied.
the Minnehaha council, Royal Arcanum, of
Minneapolis, a special committee reported in
favor Of erecting a building. The plan is
TO build two-story building at the corner
OF Nioollet avenue and Lake street, at a
cost of Sl,O00. The ground floor would be
devoted to storerooms and the second floor
would be a magnificent hall.
Grocer on the Carpet-O. F. Nelson.
a Payne avenue grocer, was before Judge
TWohy yts-erdly charged with selling adulter-
ated baking powder. Nelson claimed that he
purchased the stuff from an agent and sup
posed it was frst-class article. The case
against him was dismissed
Visitor from North DaI<ota-Among
the callers at the Capitol yesterday was Geo.