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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
CONTAINS NO CENsURE.
Findings in the investigation OF the
Sidewalk Inspectors.

The board of public works will today
make public its report upon the charges
made by the ST. Paul Sidewalk company
against Sidewalk Inspector Hickey, and
Bantz, of the engineering department. An
drew J. Hoban one of the officials OF the
company making the complaint, hled with
the city comptroller affidavits charging
that the inspectors. had been neglectful
of their duties, and alleging that the
CITY engineering department through its
inspectors was playing favorites in the
inspection of tiling manufactured and laid
by the city contractor as against private
contractors.
The charges were filed with the comp
troIIer July 10, and that official at once
directed the pay of inspectors Hickey and
BantZ for June to be held back, and for
warded the charges to Mayor Kiefer. The
mayor indorsed. on the charges that he
had nothing to do with the employees of
the city engineering department and
passed the papers along to the board of
public works.
An investigation was ordered and held
by the board at which it was brought out
in Mr.. Hoban's testimony that all the
ST. Paul Sidewalk company wanted was
to be allowed the same privileges as to
the manufacture and laying of tile that
was enjoyed by the other companies, and
especially the city contractor.
The charges created considerable COM
ment at the time, and it has been fire.
quently stated that the only reason the
charges were made was to warm things
up for City Engineer Rundlett, and, if
possible, give certain members of the
board of public works an excuse to make
a change in the office of the city engi-
neer. There may have been nothing to
this statement, but while the investigation
was in progress the four members of the
board held an executive session, and
elected Oscar Claussen as city engineer.
Since then the board has been busy in
arriving at the findings upon the evidence
heard by it, and yesterday afternoon the
report was turned over to the stenO-
gapher of the board to be copied and
it will be revised and approved by the
board this morning at it's session.
Members of the board seen last even
ing said the findings would not censure
either of the inspectors or the city engi-
neering department, but would take the
ground that the inspectors owing to their
arduous duties and small numbers had
done the best possible in the inspection
of the tiling manufactured and laid.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
ORDINANCE Is BAD.
No Provision in the Charter for
Charging Permit Fees.

Charging Permit Fees.
Assistant Corporation Attorney Griggs
has notified the assembly committee on
streets that the ordinance passed by
the aldermen providing for a permit
fee in case property owners had cement
sidewalks laid by private contractors
will not stand water.
The ordinance was introduced and
passed at the request of City Engineer
Rundlett some weeks ago. Mr.. Rundlett
contended that as the property owners
who had walks laid by the city con-
tractor were obliged to pay for inspec-
ton fees something of this nature
should be paid by the private contract
ors. In order to reach this class the
ordinance called for a permit before
any cement sidewalk was laid by pri-
vate contractors and 81 was the sum
fixed for a f1fty-foot walk and 81 for
each additional fifty feet of walk.
Assemblyman Albrecht opposed the
ordinance, claiming that it simply meant
that there would be an increase in the
army of inspectors under 1t. The cor
pOra ton attorney, in his opinion, holds
that the ordinance would not be legal,
as there is no provision of the charter
which allows permit fee to be charged.
1t is possible he says, to have an or
dinance passed which calling for rea-
sonable inspection fee would be legal,
but the charging for a permit was not
allowable under the charter
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
WHITTIER'S WORK.
State Agent frying to Get Herman
Smith Back to Prison

E1stSEA EO EASO1s
Herman Smith appeared before Judge
Jaggard in district court yesterday on an
order to show cause why he should not
be sent back to finish an uneXpired term
at Saltwater. He made a strong defense
and after a hearing that lasted all day
the court took the matter under advise
ment.
Smith was convicted of grand larceny
in the first degree at Ramsey county in
January, 1885, and was sentenced to serve
ten years in the penitentiary. On April
IL he was pardOned by the state board Of
pardOnS on the condition that he would
not meddle again with intoxicating lio-
uOrs This promise State Agent Whittier
claims has been broken, and he filed a
petition in which he sets forth that Smith
on July 20, while in a drunken condition
threw a lamp at his wife Smith was
arrested for the offense, and locked up in
the county Jail.
In court yesterday Smith was defend
ed by Attorney A. J. Stobbart, and As
sistant County Attorney Zollman appear
ed for the state. Several witnesses testi-
fed before Smith took the stand in his
own behalf. He said previous to being
sent to prison the last time he had been
living with Mrs. Mcmillan, and regarded
her as his cOmmon-law wife Upon his re-
lease he had gone to her house. The de-
fendant related the occurrences leading
up to the lamp-throwing fracas, and
claimed that he had not tried to throw
the lamp, but that the chimney had drop
ped off, and he had tossed the lamp itself
out Of doors for fear it would explode.
Miss Nellie Mcmillan testified that her
father had left her mother about seven
years ago, and was still alive This
brought Mr.. Zollman to his feet with a.
charge of living with a woman not his
wife
After the arguments the case was taken
under consideration by the court, and
Smith was sent back to jail until the
question is decided
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

desired that the ordinance be passed at
once In order that they could have the
boxes erected and the advertisements
placed on them before fair week. He
moved suspension of the rules and the
passage of the ordinance.
AID. Sanborn opposed such haste and
called attention to the fact that some of
the propositions made in me communica-
uons and ordinances presented provided
Tor the payment of a stated amount from
the advertising receipts to the city. If.
he said, there was to be any such
privilege granted the matter should be
considered and the company making tho
most advantageous offer should be grant
ed the right. He asked that the two or
dlrances should be sent TO the commit
tees on streets to be considered together
with the ones already before that COM
mittee The suggestion of Aid Sanborn
was agreed to and the battle between the
several applicants will be fought out in
the committee.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

An Assessment Which the City Is
Not Going to Be Able to Collect
Until Passed Upon by the Court
VIII Be Opposed on Several
Grounds - Contract Was Divided
In Two.
Under an opinion given the board Of
public works by Assistant Corporation
Attorney Griggs yesterday afternoon, a
number Of property owners who have filed
objections with the board against the
assessment for paving Cedar street will
be shut out from the privilege of airing
their objections before the board.
The assessment for the paving of the
street between Second and Summit ave-
nuc with asphalt came up before the
board for confirmation Monday afternoon
At that time B. H. Schneider, on behalf
of some eight or ten property owners, ap-
peared before the board and filed objec-
tions, the reasons assigned being given
in the G 0 b e Tuesday morning. Cor
poration Attorney Markham, who was
present, asked that the matter be post
pOned for a couple of weeks in order to
give him time to look up the points made
by the objectors. The board acted on
this suggestion.
Tuesday objections to the assessment
were filed by Mary e. Robinson, NJ. f.
Davidson, st. Louis church, Lena Krau-
saar, estate of E. Langevin, diocese of
st. Paul, Louis B. Smith, w. A. Warner,
Globe Building company, Alexander Ram
sey and the Church of the Good Shepherd.
All of the objectors who did not file
papers on Monday are, under the opinion
of the legal department, shut out, and
their objections are not to be considered
by the board. In support of this opinion
the assistant corporation attorney quotes
the charter, which provides that the
board of public works shall, when an as
sessment is completed, give the property
owners interested ten days notice And
that objections, if there are any against
the assessment shall be filed i'll writing
with the clerk of the board at least one
day prior to the meeting at which the as
sessment is to be taken up for confirma-
ton. The failure of the objectors men-
toned above to file in time according to
the corporation attorney, prevents the
board from taking cognizance OF the Oh
jections made by them.
1t is anticipated by the legal department
that there will be considerable trouble
over the collection of the assessment for
the paving on Cedar street. The preIim-
mary and final order for the paving Of
the street from Second street to Como
avenue was in one order, but the board
divided the street north and south from
Summit avenue and let two contracts
one for the paving of that portion of the
street north of Summit avenue with sand
stone and that portion south OF Summit
avenue with asphalt, and made two sep
arate assessments. This, taken in con-
nectiOn with the objections raised as to
the assessments being made by the board
on the cost of Improvement rather than
the benehts to the property, and the fact
that a recent decision of the United
States supreme court holds that assess
ments cannot be made unless the prop
erty is directly benefited will result in
the assessment being taken into the
courts.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
EARNED THE MONEY.
Alta .ney Crosby Gets Judgment
Against Mrs. Ida King.

Attorney S. P. Crosby yesterday Sc
cured judgment for $65 against Mrs.
Ida King, in q civil action before Judge
Hine, that brings out one phase of local
police methods. The judgment is for
services rendered by the attorney. The
testimony showed that Mrs King en-
ployed Attorney Crosby to get her per
mission to open a resort on West Third
street, next to the police station. Mrs,
King conducted the place for years. but
moved out to have the house repaired
When she was ready to reopen the police
told her she could not do so. The
reason assigned then was that ''the land
ladies are making too much money"
The woman had put up considerable
money in the resort and she tried tn
overcome the police barrier. She hired
Attorney Crosby to put the case before
Mayor Kiefer The mayor was OBJ
durate.
Attorney Crosby sued for his services
as an attorney. He sought 500. Mrs
King claimed to have paid $35 on ac-
count. Judge Hine ordered Judgment
for the attorney in the sum of S65
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
SENT TO THE HOSPITAL
Former ST. Paul Attorney SUFFERING
From Mental Deran~ement

w. H. Hanson, whose home is at Lime
Springs, To-, and who was seized with an
attack OF insanity while a guest at the
Merchants, was yesterday partially ex-
amined in probate court on informa +ion
of insanity filed by his sister, with whom
he was travelling. He was sent to tha
city hospital to ascertain if an improve
ment is possible IN his present condi-
ton.
Hanson was formerly a we'll known
lawyer in st. Paul, and was partner
Of John L. Townley, with offices In the
Globe building. Mr.. Townley was pres
ent at the examination. His friends
have been communicated with.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
IN a TEST OF THE LAW.
w. Gassaway Now Secures a Writ of
Habeas Corpus


w. Gassaway. the barber at the capi-
tol, who was arrested and tried at the
instance of DR.. BrimhaH, secretary of the
state board of health on a charge of
practicing medicine without a license,
yesterday made application for his re-
lease on a writ of habeas corpus that is
returnable before Judge Jaggard at 3
o'clock this afternoon. The petition sets
forth that Gassaway had practiced medi-
cine in the state prior to 1887, and was
arrested at the instance of DIR. Brimhau
on a charge of practicing without a Ii
cense on John H Vincent. 1t is further
alleged that the Imprisonment of the
petitioner is illegeal in that the evidence
adduced in municipal court does not show
that an offense has been committed, or
probable cause to hold the defendant to
the grand jury. 1t IS on friendly action
to determine the validity of the state law.
II you would be sure your photograph
is taken In the correct style visit Haynes.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
POsTOFFICE ROBBED.
Burglars at vIasaty, Minn - Fire
atfMIntO, n. ID.

Col. Sullivan, of the postofice depart
ment, was yesterday informed by wire
of the burning of the postoffice at Mimic,
N D. The fire occurred Tuesday night
and the office and. it's contents are a total
less. He was also Informed of a burg
larry committed on the Office at Vlasaty,
MINI, on Tuesday night. The thieves Sc
cured a quantity of stamps and some
change that had been left in the cash
drawer. Inspector Gordon was wired TO
commence an Investigation.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Iron Hall Membership - Zenith
branch, Order of Iron Hall, initiated
class of ten members last evening at
Odd Fellows hall The members of this
branch of the order viii give midsum-
mer social this month.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
The CnItnreh Tr,,,.o1er

Selects his railroad as he would his hotel.
He may always be found or tie Milwau-
KEGS Pioneer Limited-the only perfect
train in the world. The best people pa
tronize it daily between the Twin Cities,
and Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
Annrnisers CnmnIete WorI,

Appraisers Complete work - The
real estate committee appointed to ap-
praise the realty of the Savings Bank of
st. Paul, Messrs Hodgson, Middleton and
Shepard, completed its work yesterday,
and will be ready to make it's report to
the court whenever wanted. This COM
mittee was merely given the descriptions
of the banks property by lot, block and
addition. and it's appraisals are made
wholly without knowledge as to what the
property is listed at by the bank.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Checked Over the Li$t~-The board
Of equalization met Yesterday afternoon
and checked over the lists obtained by
comparison of the tax rolls. The report
will be made today.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Flora Clark ENcurStonS-The steam
er Flora Clark will take the members
of the First Lutheran church down river
on an excursion today, leaving at this
morning and returning at II this even
ing. On Saturday the boat will take an
excursion of journeymen bakers from
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

VIII Rebuild Its Barn - The street
railway company, if it can secure the
requisite number of laborers and carpen-
ters, will erect a temporary wooden barn
one story high on the site Of the structure
recently destroyed by fire on Ramsey
street The barn will be used to pro-
vide a storage place for cars used on the
Seventh street and Fort Smelling lines.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Fuller Gets q Job-Henry H Fuller.
until a few days ago assistant city en-
gineer, has accepted a. position with the
Great Northern railway. and has charge
of a gang of surveyors which for the
next few weeks will BE at work near
Willmar.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Has New Postm tma~ter-NIrs. e. R.
Lawrence, the pOstmistress at the Fort
Smelling postoffice. has resigned and
Nicholas J. Kohn. her successor, assumed
charge of the office on Aug /
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
Railroads throughout the country ne1

Railroads throughout the country never
before had such a volume OF passenger
business When people travel business
is prosperous. The happy part of this is
that in the great Northwest the railroad
that carried out of the Twin Cities more
passengers than any other was the
Northwestern Line C., st. p. M. & o.
Ry).
To Chicago,
To Omaha
Shortest and best.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Boy Escaped Injury-William Duele,
a twelve-year-old- boy living at 767 East
Fourth street, was run over at Sixth and
Sibley streets yesterday afternoon by a
wagon driven by Otto Jaeger, of $50 Sib-
ley street. The boy was riding a bicycle,
when he collided with the team. Two
wheels of the light wagon passed over the
boys legs, but he escaped without brok-
en- bones. He was taken to his home in
the Margaret street patrol wagon and
attended by DR.. Stein.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Market Site COmmittee-The special
joint council committe on market sites
will meet Friday evening. Persons with
ideas and propositions as to the proper
location for the market are invited to be
present. The local grocerymen will be
given a special hearing at the session Of
the committee.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

IT PAYS to good merchandise
than qualities
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Guardian for the GirI-Judge Bazille,
in the probate court yesterday, appointed
Rev. e. P. Savage as guardian Of four
teen-year- Annie Quinlan. The girl Is
the daughter of Patrick Quinlan, who is
at present serving a sentence in the
workhouse for drunkenness, and the ap-
pointment was made on her own peti-
ton.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Blaze ia 1t Home-The home of Chas
Mason, 415 St. Anthony avenue, was
slightly damaged by fire Yesterday aft
ernoon. The fire started from an un-
known cause in & room on the second
floor.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Stole From His Father-Tony Smith,
the eighteen-year-oId boy accused of
stealing 500 from his father. was ar
raigned before Judge Hine Yesterday The
lad is alleged to have taken the money
from a hiding place in the cellar of his
home. He secured d continuance until
today.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Fell and Broke Leg-Charles Sny
der. a driver for the army quartermas-
ter's department, is confined in the hos
pital at Fort Smelling with a broken leg,
sustained in jumping from his wagon at
the army building. Snyder jumped down
from the seat and stumbled. He fell as
he jumped, breaking the left leg below
the knee and badly spratning his right
leg.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
CITY NEW s.

Assembly Meets Tonight - The as
serlbly will hold q regular meeting this
eveaing at 7:30 o'clock.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
WILL BEGIN SEPT. Il.
SCHOOL BOARD DECIDES ON THAT
DATE FOR OPENING PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
NO CUT IN THE EXPENDITURES

Ii the City VIII Not Allow the Sum
Asked for the Board VIII Close
the Schools When the Funds Are
Exhausted-SOme Insurance tn Re
Placed on the Property-ResoIu-
tiOns Adopted.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
KEEP ON PROTESTING
MEMBERS OF THE DAIRYMEN's AS
ISOLATION OBJECT TO PAY
ING THE FEES
UNDER THE CITY INSPECTION

4 document Addressed to the Health
commissioners That Receives
Thefr Signatures-A Good Deal of
FeeIing Against Three of the
members Who Have Paid the
Fees for the Inspection.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Minneapolis to Hastings, leaving the
Soldiers home at in the afternoon.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
FOR A snap
ST. PAUL COMPANY WANTS : PRIV
ILEGE THAT OTHERS WOULD
PAY FOR
BOXES ON STREET CORNERS

An Omaha Concern Opened the Eyes
of the Council to the Possibility
OF Revenue From This Source,
but Alderman Reeves Was Will
ing to Help Out the Local Cap
itaIiSts
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
Half Rates for Harvest Hands Via

Into the grain fields of western Minne-
sofa, North and South Dakota. Tickets
on sale from July 25 to Aug. Is at the
Milwaukee offices in st. Paul and Mime
apolis.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

Yes, we are all IN one natiou,
and have been 50 for over 100
years. But we never got so close
together as is now the case, when
the long distance telephone h as
put all the country at the elbow of
very enterprising business man.
it IS no longer necessary to
write or telegraph. All that is
required is to talk and get ap
answer then and there.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
% Gents

"A bmhel basket for New Minnesota Potatoes
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
TOO LATE TO OBJECT
PROPERTY OWNERS DISSATISFIED
WITH CEDAR STREET PAVING
WAITED OVERLONG
SOME PROTESTED IN TINE

An Assessment Which the City Is
Not Going to Be Able to Collect
Until Passed Upon by the Court
VIII Be Opposed on Several
Grounds - Contract Was Divided
In Two.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03

II you would be sure your photograph
Is taken in the correct style visit Haynes,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-10-27
Wedding at Harpster.

A very pleasant party gath.
cred at the home of E. H. Cod.
err Sunday afternoon, Oct. ~,
to witness the marriage of
their daughter, Hattie, and
Joseph Kerr. Only a few of
the intimate friends of the con.
tracing parties were invited.
The services were conducted
by Rev. E. Eakin of Grange.
vile. The bride received a
number of handsome and use.
full presents.
The evening witnessed a
new departure in the chariv.
ari, where the parties robbed
Mr.. Coder's cows of their
bells and with sundry pans and
other tin utensils picked up
around the back yard, and
after a few futile attempts to
arouse the spmpathies of the
groom, left, quarreling among
themselves, and owning that
they got the worst of the deal
GUEST.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-10-27
Original "VacCination" Party.

Original Vaccination" Party.
There have been all kinds of par
ties in the history of Grangeville,
bat the most positively original
and ultra reception of the season
was Miss George Reeds "Vaccina-
tom party, which took place at
the Jersey House last night. 1t
was, to FAY the least, original and
not one item was forgotten which
would tend to make the affair q
complete success. The decorations
merely exemplified the charming
hostess's taste and everyone who
was fortunate enough 10 receive an
invitation had Il delightful time.
BY special request DR.. Bibby per-
formed his unrivalled act of vacci-
mating Misses Reed, Green and
James. AT first the handsome
doctor refused to perform, assur-
ing the other guests that he had
omitted to bring his instruments
with him and on being pressed as
serted that he twas SO unaccus-
toned to act before people," but
he knew one little thing, which
with their kind forbearance, he
would try on Miss Reeds arm,
which he did amid great applause.
Encouraged, the doctor made a
stab at Miss Green, but after Miss
Kittie James had been operated on
the physician said he "wanted to
go out and see man who had the
smallpox, for a minute" and was
seen no more that evening; this
slight fact did not deter the guests
from joining in the merry art Of
tprpsichorc and they danced until
the wee sma' hours. A most per-
fectly arranged petit soupre in the
shape of refreshments was then
served in the private dining room
of the hotel. Those present were:
Misses Green, Wood, James, Cas-
tendieck, Bundren, Clapsattle,
Hall, Castle, Reed and Messrs.
Cote, Wood, Reardon, McKenna,
Green, Pearson, Phillips, Sassen-
bury and Reed. Mesdames Reed
and Wagner were the patronesses.
The music was furnished by Prof
Swidensky.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-10-27

at that popular resort. Hereafter
the Rockaway will lie run as all
all-night restaurant and meals will
lie served at all hours.
There will in all probability be a
meeting Of the school board tonight
to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of clos
ing the school in order to give the
children an opportunity to get vac
cinated. There has been consid-
cradle agitation over the small
pox scare and it is a much mooted
question whether the children are
not safer in school than they
would be out of school, but in or
der that the question may have a
full discussion the trustees have
decided to hold a meeting tonight.
To the farmers and stockmen of
Idaho county: l desire to an
nounce that l have now on hand in
my new saddlery shop, on east
Main street, Grangeville, a very
complete stock of harness and sad.
dies, which l am offering for sale
at prices that defy competition
do general repairing, put new trees
in saddles that will not make sore
backed horses, and will take any
kind of secondhand or broken
saddles in exchange, as part pay
ment for new ones. Give me q
call, and l will save you all kinds
OF money.
VIM. NJ. SHELLABARGER.
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