The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-20
ST. PAUL BREVITIEs.

State Auditor Robert C. Dunn is reported
as steadily improving
,-Diphtheria was reported at the health Of
flee yesterday existing at No. 1903 Carroll
street.
Mrs A. Bott living at Reaney and Frank
streets, was fined IS yesterday for assaulting
Ida Beitsch.
The employees of the sherif's offlce have
sunday at McCarron's lake. Pete Pisen is
TO make the .booyaw" and will go out to the
scene of the festivities Saturday night.
"A continuous entertainment is now being
given at Ito East Seventh street by the Alaska
illustrators They are exhibiting 200 Alaska
scenes including the four routes 10 the Yukon
gold fields.
Sidney Hagen a boy living at IA Douglas
street was thrown from horse at Fifth and
Exchange streets last evening and slightly in
jured. The lad received severe shaking up
and a confusion of the shoulder.
"A permit for the erection OF fire sprinkler
was granted to c.. D. Gilfllan yesterday, the
improvement to cost $4,000, and three minor
permits to allow the building of small struc-
lures made total of $3.50 addition in i'm
proVements provided for.
The state auditors office yesterday sent
out to the various counties drafts for the
amount Of principal and interest owing from
them 10 the state on the school loans. The
amounts were printed in The G o at the
time the amounts were fixed, In October last
William Perkins, the colored youth ar
rested on the charge of stealing a revolver
from secondhand store at 374 MINES ota
street, was arralgned in the municipal court
yesterday and held for trial today. Perkins
has not long been out Of the state training
school, where ne was sent for incorrigi oil ty,
Joseph THEIRS IL years old, and Oscar
Theirs, years of ege brothers, WHO wander d
away from home Wednesday morning were
found by their sister, Miss Louise THEIRS at
Tenth and ST. Peter streets yesterday after
noon. The youngsters said they had gotten
lost, and Wednesday night they slept under an
old building On Sherman street.
"A special meeting of the st. Paul Humane
society and its friends is called for IL o'clock
tomorrow morning at the societys rooms,
sixth floor, Chamber of Commerce building.
The officers and various committees are en-
deavoring to extend the work Of the society,
and they ask all sympathizers to assist in
increasing the membership.
Work on the preparation of the room
that was formerly occupied by the park board
in the city hall and which Is to be used by
the fire alarm telegraph plant, is progress ing
very slowly and there Is no chance for the
plant to be installed within a couple OF
months The new tile floor in the room has
received, but attempt has yet been made
to install 1t and nothing will be done until
the room Is completed.
Bids were received yesterday by the board
of public works on the proposed improvement
OF Grand avenue from Floral TO Grotto. The
improvement contemplstes the building of a
parkway, The lowest bid was made by
curbing for 1864. or sandstone curling for
$4,000. The bids were taken under Amusement
for investigation as to the details.
"A quartette of youngsters, who have been
under arrest for two weeks on the charge
of breaking out Billiard Bros. window with
intentions of burglarizing the store, were dis
charged yesterday. The witnesses OF the al
legged offense were soldiers who were natural
ly unable to appear in court yesterday, when
the case was called and the lads were s.
charged. They were Jessie Heller, Joseph
Weneston, John Cummings and Robert f..
Logic.