The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-02
THE TWIN CITES.

T. VII ArlnI In MIL City-The hearing in
The case of Erickson VS.. Leighton, for in
arrangement Of artificial limb patent, has been
transferred from St. Paul to Minneapolis
and Is proceeding in the United States dis
trict court in the federal building.
New Dam in Use-Power from the new
dam will now be used daily by the street
railway company to run its cars in Mime
apolis. For some months to come the ap-
paratus at the Third avenue station will be
kept in readiness in case of an accident
Tor a disarrangement of the machinery. The
Thirty-frs street power house has been
'closed down for good.
Municipal Court Receipts-The clerk
OF the municipal court reports collections
frcm fines and fees in January amounting
TO Si.23S, Of which sum 81 100 was from Grim
inal fines and 1929 civil fees. AS compared
with the receipts for the corresponding month
in 1897 there was a falling off of S459.
January Contagious Disenses-Six-
teen cases of scarlet fever and q cases of
diphtheria were reported to the health de-
partment last month. Scarlet fever was
reported yesterday from 364 York street.
diphtheria from $50 Rice street and city hos
pital
VIII Build II Rcsidence-Jacob Blickle
took out permit yesterday for the erection
OF $1,000 frame dwelling on Tuscarora
street. between Chatsworth and Milton
streets.
water Boards Financcs-The report
of the water board for January shows the
following figures: Balance, Jan. 1, s151O4.43:
receipts low service and meters, $23 742.3 80;
miscellaneous, SS41.2S: disbursements, $12,-
S0217. of which $3.50 was for interest;
$2.41.ll for general maintenance, $1,S50.SS for
extensions. and $1,S91.C9 account of con-
struction; balance, Feb. 1, $26.3S5S6
Iindbcrg's Schedules Filed - The
schedules of the assets and liabilities OF John
Z. Lindberg lnsolvent. filed yesterday in
the office of the clerk of courts, show the
assets to be $649.74 and the liabilities 1888. SO.
Hart Gets No Fce%-Judges Simpson,
Smith and Niece Minneapolis rejected Attor-
ney f. B. Harris petition for fees in the suit
he instituted against the Minneapolis Trust
company, and in which Judge Russell filed
the decision that has been often referred to
in the Haskell libel trial as being the one
the Times called "a recent absurd decision"
Judge Russell held that there was no ground
for granting the fees, and the three judges
named yesterday sustained him.
VIII AnaIyxe the FIOur-As a result
of the general complaint in the East that the
flour of commerce has deprecated in quality
owing to Letters wheat sqeeze, Health Com
missioner Avery, of Minneapolis, yesterday
secured samples of every brand made in that
city. He will have them subjected to chem
lca analyses.
MOShik's Serious Mistake John
Moshik has not quite so long to live as he
supposed when he first heard that the gov
ernor had fixed the date for his execution.
He got the impression at that time that it
to be April IS. When informed that It
was just month earlier, he was some
what surprised, but showed no other feeling.
Expensive COlIectiOn-The trial of a
case involving about $50, and costing Henne-
pin county $24 a day for a jury, is now on
before Judge MCGEE. in Minneapolis It is
the case Of E. Y. Violette against one Gui-
mont for $36 three years rent of a shack
in Anoka county at 81 per month. The shack
was built a number of years ago, and is
claimed to have been damaged to the extent
of about $13 during the occupancy of the
defendant. The other So is added for interest
Teller Invited-Senator Teller has been
invited to attend the Butler demonstration in
Minneapolis the 10th of this month. A reply
OF favorable nature is looked for.
Seats for GuiImant-The large advance
sale of seats for the Guilmant organ recital
which takes place Saturday evening" Feb s.
at the Peoples church. indicates that there
will be a large and fashionable audience, and
it also indicates that St. Paul is appreciative
of genius
Dye Charged with FOrSery-Charles
Dye. formerly in the employ of the P. NJ.
Peterson Marble company, on Fifth street.
was arrested by Officer Casserly at an early
hour yesterday morning. on the charge of
forgery, The prisoner is alleged to have
passed a forged check for $25 upon Andrew
Borklund. saloonkeeper at Fifth and Min
nesota streets. He was held to the grand
jury in 81 COO bail.
Mill City Notwithstanding Inspector
Gilman. OF Minneapolis, issued 1O6 permits
during January. The estimated cost of the
Improvements reaches a total of $5O790.
Hurt in n Runnway-A groceryman
named George Hart had one of his legs brok-
in a runaway accident at Washington and
Twenty avenues north, Minneapolis,
yesterday afternoon. He was taken to his
home at 400 Adams street northeast
Victim to BIamc-The ccroner's jury
appointed to inquire into the death of r.
w. Benjamin. who killed Monday in the
st. Louis railway yards, in Minneapolis,
found that Benjamin came to his death by
his own carelessness.
Returned Her to FargO-NIrs. Phoebe
Embretson, who found insane at the
Hotel Nicollet, Minneapolis Saturday, has
been returned to her home in Fargo. The
unfortunate woman has been an inmate Of
both the jamestown and Yankton aSylums.
Sheriff After Him-William Bishop who
is charged with stealing a fine microscope
from the Elk River high school, arrest
ed in Minneapolis in pawn shop and held
for the sheriff of Sherburne county.
HID Bass for Sale-Fred Gonyea was
arrested in Minneapolis on the complaint of
+. L. Babcock for violating the state game