The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-21
STILLW ATER.
BOhnnn transferred From this
Prison to Rochester,.

BOhnnn Transferred From the
Prison to Rochester.
Young men in this city, who are In
terested in the reorganization of Com
pany K, First regiment, N G. S. M,
are doing considerable work preparatory
to the organization of the company to-
morrow evening. Parents of minors. in
one or two cases, have refused their con-
sent to their sons becoming members Of
| the organization, but there are over sew
enty applications, and it is hoped that
the company will be reorganized with It's
full strength of seventy-six men,
timothy Donovan, who is largely inter-
ested In logging on the st. Louis river,
came down from his camps yesterday
and says that they are working large
crews and are doing as good If not bet
ter work than at any previous time this
season There is plenty of snow anG
roads are in good condition He ex-
poets to be able to work several weeks
longer and will take a large force OF. men
with him from this city tomorrow even
ing.
Robert Behnan, convict at the prison.
was yesterday examined as to his men
tai condition, and will be taken to the
asylum at Rochester Bohnan was sent
to the st. Cloud reformatory from St.
Paul, Oct. 80, 1895, and a wear later
"SAHo NAeNiSAOAA CA ~ Lie DIlSOH. III THIS
city for incorrigibility. He has been
acting strangely for some time, and it
was deemed advisable to send him to
Rochester for treatment.
The lecture on Cambridge and OK
ford" delivered by Miss M. J. Newson,
of st. Paul, in the high school auditorium
Monday afternoon, under the auspices
of the Woman's Reading club, was excel
lent, and was largely attended. 1t was
Hin Stra fed with hao, f,,I
The funeral of George w. Gordon will
be held this afternoon, and a meeting
of Company *, of the Thirteenth was
held at the armory last evening to COM
plete arrangements for the funeral.
The Saltwater Manufacturing com
pany yesterday received a new engine,
which will add considerable to the pow
er in the factory.
The council is still struggling with the
The Saltwater Gas and Electric Light
company has brought suit to prevent the
city council from entering into a con.
tract for street lighting, alleging that the
council has not acted in accordance with
an advertisement prepared by City Clerk
Ward relative to specifications. A. T.
jerks, one of the members of the gas
company, claims that his company was
prevented from bidding because specifiea.
tions were not on file as stated in the
advertisement The gas company ap.
piled to Court Commissioner Doe for ar
order restraining the council from enter.
ing into contract with any person or cor
poration for street lighting until April q
when the new council will be In Judge
Doe declined to extend the time longer
than until Wednesday,, but this was not
! agreeable to the company, and no order
was made. The city council held a meet
ing and opened bids for a lighting plant
The Electric Machinery Company o.
Minneapolis bid SIC, $50, according to spec
;fications, and $19,65O on the Hartford sys
| tenn The Fort Wayne Electric Works OF
Fort Wayne, Ind, bid $16S90.
A late bid was received from the Still
water Gas and Electric company, offering
to furnish IS arc and 275 incandescen-
| lights for $1,000, moonlight schedule, an(
| $3.50 all night and every night. The
matter was referred to Aids. Hanson
| Burnham and jerks to meet today.
The clerk has been instructed to adver
| tise for new bids for a lighting plant OF
! the Hartford plan.
| The Home telephone company ordinanc,
was indefinitely postponed.
The resolution providing for a fire,
| bridge across the ST. Croix was finall.
| passed, much to the joy of the business
men, and there was also passed an ordi
nance to punish offenses on the stree
cars.
The first steps were taken in a projec
for the acquisition the city Of thu
Saltwater water company's plant.