The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-20
MINNEAPOLIS BREvITIEs.

A defective f1ue caused a fire at 1913
Seventh street south yesterday after
noon. The house is occupied by Mrs.
E. A Hamilton.
Miss Belle Martin, aged twenty, young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mar
tin, 201 Fremont avenue north, and sis
ter Of MIS-. Thomas Murphy. wife OF De
tective Murphy, of the police depart
ment, died very suddenly late yesterday
afternoon.
According to a decision by the treasury
department at Washington, notices Of
mining locations do not require revenue
stamps. Deeds and cOnveyances only are
taxable. The ruling applies to mining in
terests throughout the United tSates and
Alaska.
The university teachers class in physi-
ography VIII go to ST. Paul this after
noon and examine the work of glaciers
near Dale and Rondo streets. ~,
DR.. P. M. Austin has returned to Min
neapolis from Dawson City, Alaska,
where he went year ago to locate min
ing claims: Dr. Austin says he is emil
nenty satisfied with the result of mis-
trip, the claims he discovered being val
liable.
The ground men employed by the Mis-
sissiPpi Valley Telephone company have
ended the strike and returned to work.
After visit from the paymaster, the
strikers said they had no grievances.
Otto d: Mile, Joseph w. Blood and
of the Blood-Mille Motor Vehicle com
pany of Minneapolis. The company is
capitalized for $4,000 divided into 5000
shares of 500 each. 'i .t'
John II. Nickel, the attorney. was TAX
Ell back to the insane asylum at ST. Peter
yesterday. Mr. Nickel was pronounced
cured some time ago. but his malady has
returned and it is thought necessary to
once more place him in a sanitariuln
The local recruiting office has received
an order from Assistant Adjutant Gen.
erai , Johnson authorizing Lieut.. johnson
The re will ba
forwarded to Fort Sheridan.
Inc largest lumber shipments in many
years from the local market were made
last week. when 12,15O,OO0 feet were
shipped for Northwestern points For
the corresponding week last year tha
shipments were 9,15O,O0O or 2,1900 less
than the shipments of last week
The Commercial club will try to secure
the establishments of public baths
THOMAS Christmas was given a verdict
Tor "a, O0O damages in his suit for personal
Board company. The plaintiff. who is a
minor, had one hand crippled by com
ing IN contact with q saw while in the
| employ of the company. The case was
tried in Judge McGee's court.
| Fred Wood IS on trial in Judge Ponds
court on charge Of burglary in the sec
ond degree Wood Is the man Dell Rudd
| captured While attempting to break into
the latters fat.
| Jacob Schilbe, who was sent to iail two
or three days ago for being in contempt
/ Of court, changed his mind yesterday and
| concluded to pay the $50 alinony and at
| torney fees to his wife as ordered rather
| tina remain longer in Jail
! JUDGE Harrison has granted Annie Horn
a divorce from Henry Horn on the
| ground OF cruelty.
Mary Bauers, twentynine years of
! age, wants divorce from Charles
| Bauers, siXty-eight, ron the grounds Of
| drunkenness and cruelty.
| William H. Bettingen has begun
| against Herman H. Kenl1eI for an ac-
| counting. He alleges that ht and the de-
| PENDANT, in 1895, entered into partnership
| in the grain and commission business
| under the firm name of Kenkel, Cobb &.
! Bettingen, and that Kenkel cotrary to
| agreement ran commission business Of
| his own on the side. Plaintiff wants about
| $500 as his share of the profits of the
| side business .~-.,~-t M 80
Ida H. Murray has sued Thomas Muir
| ray for a divorce on the ground Of de-
| Sertlon. Murray is a locomotive engineer
| on the Great Northern road
Francis r. Leroux has begun action
| for divorce from his wife on the ground
| of deSertion.
The United States civil service com
mission for government positions an
| nounces thateit wiz hold an examination
for the position of skilled laborer as
electrical worker for the war and navy
| departmet building at a salary of $72G
| per year. sas ,ieIs, 6s,yeas7-es.
H. w. w. Garig. of Baton Rouge, La, has
written here making inquiry about his
son, George A. Garig. who formerly