The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-31
CITY NEHS g..

Contagious .Disenses Reported !
Diphtheria was Sreported at sthee health
office yesterday existing at 1905 De Soto
and 529 East Seventh street; scarlet few
er at 6S7 Audubon. -
Sacred Thirst Flee tlOn-The Sacred
Thirst society will meet at Cretin shall
this afternoon at -2+3Go o'clock, at which
time the nomination OF officers for the
ensuing year will take place.
Light Receipts for December =
Deputy InterHaT Revenue Collector Vars
yesterday gave out~the collections for
the month Of December. which show a
slight decrease. Fhey amount to S1S1, 900.
sparks LIT the LOunSe-The fire de-
partment was called TO the Garland no.
tel. 1Ss West Fourth street, Shortly after
eieieck% terdeyE=Tnorning to extin-
guish q small blaze. The fire started in
a F6uffge h3ar the stove. being caused by
sparks from the heater. "
GUrryS Were-~s Discharged = The
charge of assault and battery upon
which Mr.. and Mrs. Curry living at 526
Cedar, street were arrested several weeks
ago, as the result of a quarrel4 with a
petidler, naned~zAIax aBercovitz, was dis
missed in the police court yesterday:
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Socialists VIII Enfertain - Section
St. Paul. SOcialist-Labor party. will this
afternoon give g. Christmas and New
Years entertainment at Assembly hall,
corner Third and Wabasha streets. The
entertainment commences at 8 o'clock
Tickets, 80 cents a coupler children free
o.
Renefit for Beckwith-StP Paul Lodge
of Elks No. SO is arranging to give Brack
Beckwith. the dramatic reader, of Savan-
nah. Ga, Lodge No. 1873, a testimonial
benefit at Elks' hall Friday evening
Jan s. Musical numbers will be inter-
spersed with the recitals by Mr.. Beck
with.
Class OF FOresters-Court Minnesota.
Independent Order of Foresters, will, at
It's next meeting initiate a class of nine
teen new members. A preliminary meet
ing was held in Parler B Of the Windsor
hotel last evening and the asptrants Civ
en- some pointers as to their behavior
upons the occasion of their Initiation
Junior Pioneers, -Feast-The Junior
Pioneers will have their eleventh annual
reception and banquet Wednesday, Jan.
10, in Elks' hall. There will be music.
singing and specIalties by local talent, in
Guiding Miss Pottgieser, Miss Hufsmith,
Mr.. McCrumish, Mr. Johnson W. J.
Tompkins, and an address by F. G. In
gersoll. --e
hrugme{er Was Discharged - The
charge Of violating the sidewalk clear
ance ordinance upon which w. G. Krug-
meier, Of West st. Paul, was arrested
several weeks ago, was withdrawn in
meier was charged with having obstruct-
ed the walk by the erection of a pole to
which sign was attached.
His Coat Is Fur GOne-Wllliam Cum
bingham, a tailor at 357 jackson street
reported to the police yesterday that a
sneak thief had stolen a valuable fur
coat from his place Of business The
coat was on a hook near the door. and
is believed to have been taken bv soma
one on the outside while a confederate
attracted ME- Cunningham's attention
within. ,.- FL.
Plan "A Social Party-Division No. 3.
Daughters of Erin, will give a social
party at Sherman hall Jan. "a The en-
tertainment will consist of card playing
and dancing. The monthly meeting of
the division will be held Wednesday
SF'S4iAAA6 VI lIllS week at central hdll.
Sixth and Seventh streets. instead Of
tomorrow evening. -.
Her Song of sorrow ScOrned-Enna.
Andrews, young girl unable to salts
factorily explain to the police why she
should be begging about the streets. was
arrested yesterday by Detective Sweeney.
The girl had a supplication in the form
or piece. of doggerel poetry which she
Is said to. have presented at several resi-
dences. She is being held for further
tnYestigat ton.
Turnverein Bail TOnight-The West
Side -Turnverein will this evening, at
Paul Martins hall, give a grand gym
nastIc~ exhibition and ball. The pro-
gramme will embrace wand exercises
and exercises on bttks by second class
boys rounded with song and game bv
girls lampoon- drill and game by first
CLASS boys, calisthenic drill. ladies' dumb
bell drill and high jumping. juniors
torchlight swinging and turning on hori-
zoatal bars, actives.