The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-18
NORTHWEST NOTES.

The entire stock of Gilruth's depart
ment store at Watertown was sold at
auction on Tuesday to George H Part
ridge, Of Minneapolis, for So cents on the
dollar. The stock invoiced' at $51 315 II.
and accounts amounting to $1S,953.17.
Capt. Will Purdon, of Wahpeton. who
has been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
q. Croker at Lisbon, N. D., was ten
dered reception and banquet Saturday
evening, the 4th, at the Leland hotel by
Capt M. H. Call, of Battery A Besides
capt. Purdon, dozen guests were pres
Maria Hicks, the window smasher,"
who had been stopping at Fargo 1or sew
eral days with her baby, going by the
name of Mrs. Anderson, left Friday night
for some other state. Some enterprising
municipality sent her to Fargo. and she
was sent on. 81 m
Wednesday evening the nuptials of
Miss Harriet Magill, daughter OF Mrs. S.
=. Magln. of Fargo, and Mr.. Alexander
Marshall Carter, of Winston, N c., will
be quietly solemnized at the home OF the
by Bishop Edsall, Of the Episcopal
church.
A warrant was issued yesterday for the
arrest of Mr.. Beck business man of
battery by w w. Merrill. a hardware
merchant of that place. The trouble IS
said to have been the result Of a neigh
borhood quarrel.
One of the very enjoyable affairs of
last week was the lawn party given By
the ladies of Gethsemafe cathedral. Far
go, on Col. Balls beautiful lawn and
grounds "Wednesday evening.
Hutchinson is moving towards the cree
ton Of an independent elevator and has
placed the matter in the hands OF l.. A.
Ritter, e. ]. Stearns and Eli Drew
st. Cloud Council No. 80, Modern Sa-
maTitans, was instituted Friday night by
Imperial Good Samaritan C. q. Lovett,
hxyf~( Co, IT,
johnson. of Rush City, and State Organ
izer II. r. Yolton, of Duluth The fol-
lowing officers were elected and duly i'll
stalled: Good Samaritan, w. H. Alden:
vice Samaritan, Capt James q. McKelvy:
high priest, Rev. II. f. Parshall; Lcyfte.
]. l. Donohue; scribe, L. w P. James !;
financial scribe, H. ]. Saunders; medical
examiners, Drs. ]. c. Boehm, A. d. Whit
ing, J. II. Beatty, G. A Chilgren, sank
Rapids; senior messenger, Josiah r..
Hicks; Junior messenger, Clyde Dragoo /:
centurion. s. s. Chute; Waterman, Gus
Kuch; trustees, s. A. Jones, Or. w. A.
Shoemaker, DR.. @. w. Gibson.
FreepOrt can justly boast of one of the
nnest little parks in the county, 1t all
being due to the generosity of Mr. Mick
hsh, who owns the real estate.
new society for ladies only has been
recently instituted in Grafton with q
large membership, under the name of the
Women s Catholic Order of Foresters st.
Johns Court No. sos. The following are
for the present term: Lell Burke, chief
ranger; Carrie Hudson vice chief ranger:
Mary B. Driscoll, recording secretary:
Margaret O'Leary, financial secretary
Ellen Colborne, treasurer; Agnes Des-
chenes and Eva Rudntck, trustees; Cath
crime Finkle and Agnes L,edwich, conduc-
tors; Isabella Lewis inside sentinel:
Katie Brosnahan, outside sentinel; Miss
Burke, delegate to Chicago; Margaret
Basgott, alternate.
Mrs. s. H. Jumper, Of Aberdeen, 8. D..
gave an elegant luncheon Saturday In
honor of Mrs. Fife and Miss Fife, of
Superior, and of Mrs. F. w. Brooks.
Among those present Were: Mrs. Fife,
Mrs Brooks, Mrs. III. G. Jewett, Mrs. !
H. Jackson, Mrs. c. A. Fisher, Mrs.
c. A. Lum, Mrs H. c. Beard, Mrs. Nc
Hugh, Miss Fife, Miss Maud Elliott, Miss
Mildred Sloane.