The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-12
IN THE CITY.

SISTER MARTIN DIRECTRESS- Sister
Mary Martin, formerly art irstructress of
Loretto Academy at Florissant. has been
appointed direcuess of that institution.
MISSING BOY-Charles McClane. 10 years
old, left his home at No. sos Vernon ave
nue Friday night. and has not returned.
The police have been requested to search
for him. He Is said to be slightly demented.
MAY CUT DOWN NFoRCE-Commission
of Public Buildings LOngfeliow says the
fer an appropriation of $3.50 for his depart
ment will probably necesSitate the release
Of at least three employees.
SODALITY Lawn PARTY-The Young
Mems Sodality of st. Malachys Parish
will give lawn party at Clark and Car
rison avenues on next Friday evening: A
special vaudeville programme has been
for the occasion.
GLAsswoRKERs PICN1C-The first
picnic of Local Union No. of Ornamental
Glass Workers will be given at Ofensteins
Grove, No. 5SGs Easton avenue. to-day.
Good music, dancing and bowling are
promised.
JOHN G. PRIESTS wILI-The will Of
terday. 1t is dated October "a, 1854. In 1t
he willed all of his property to his wife.
Virginia E. Priest. The legatee died after
the date of the will. and Mr. Priest married
again. The will contains no mention of his
second wife.
OVERCOME BY HEAT-aIichael Toomey
of No. $40 South Garrison avenue, employed
by the transit company to clean the curves
of the Olive street line, was overcome by
heat at Cardinal avenue and Olive street
at noon yesterday. He was taken to the
Barnes Medical College, where he was re-
vived and sent to his home.
ST LEO'S PARISH OUTING-Members
and friends of st. Leo's parish will enjoy
an outing at Spanish Lake to-day. Special
trains over the Burlington Route will leave
Union Station al 9:45 a. m. and 80 p. m
The feature of the afternoon will De a ball
game between the st. Leos and the Spauld-
ings of Alton.
WIFE WAS FINED-Mary Williams was
fined SO in the Second District Police Court
yesterday on complaint of her husband.
who charged that she disturbed his peace
by assaulting him. She denied the allesa-
ton. but the Court believed her husbands S
statement and imposed the fine.
VICTIM OF THE HEAT-Larx KIatt, a
laborer. living at No. 17S Dorcas street. was
and was taken to the City Hospital in
critical condition. Klatt was in his room
when he suffered the prostration. and when
discovered was unconscious. He is 30 years
old. and there are fears that he may not
recover.
HARNESS DEALERS PICNIC-The St.
Louis Retail Harness Dealers Association
will hold a picnic to-day at Ramona Park.
west of Normandy. Valuable prizes are
offered in the races and games Boating.
letc sports of all sorts will provide q va
riety of amusement.
STATUS KEHRMANN's WILL = The
will of Status kehrmann. Sr.. was filed for
probate yesterday. He left several moder-
ate legacies to grandchildren and the re-
Cecilia, to go at her death to their chill
dren, Anna and Status. Kehrmann and
his wife died at the Baptist Sanitarium
some days ago within two days of each
CRAPS PLAYERS FINED--Twenty-sev
craps players were fined 50 and costs each
Police Court by Acting Judge John C. Rob-
inson. The defendants were captured in a
raid Friday night at No. Sis North Twelfth
street Many OF them h d were
want Of evidence. Judge WtSi1Zenus Is now
on his vacation.
STREET CAR BLOCkADE-T Traffic on
the Park avenue; Compton Heights and
Chouteau avenue divisions of the st. Louis
Transit Company was blocked from to
O'Clock last night by the breaking of an
axle under an eastbound Park avenue car
Just east Of Jefferson avenue. Most of the
delayed cars were filled with couples and
parties bound for Forest Park Highlands.
Delmar Garden and other resorts, who were
somewhat disappointed.
MORPHINE PATIENT vIoLENT-Doc-
tor Frank Blackshire, a morphine patient
at the ST. Louis Hospital. No. 3035 Bell ave-
nue.. attempted to leap from third-story
by an attendant. When prevented from
throwing himself out the window. he be-
came violent and IL was necessary to strap
TIM t., th.,
City Hospital. where he was placed in the
observation ward.
DENIES THE CHARGE-Deputy Sheriff
Peter Schwartz returned last night from
Kansas City, having in charge A. C. Da-
Wis formerly bookkeeper and collector for
Wis is charged with embezzling $50 of his
EMPLOYERS money. He denies any knowl-
edge of shortage in his accounts. He
SAYS he left the employ of Booth & Co.
Nav 25 last. and soon went to Kansas City
He said he was willing to stand trial.
DIED FROM HIS INJURIES - Homer
Hoekstre of No. 1873 Easton avenue, for
merlv employed in the Polar Wave Ice
Company's plant at Union and Easton ave-
nues. died at the City hosRital yestedday vest Gar
before while unloading ice from wagon
at Rosedale avenue and the Suburban
tracks. large .iece Oh ice ice 1e,i ,l on. on nun,
and dislocating his left shoulder.
sWIrCHMAN HURT - Harry Kingston
of No. 4714 North Twentieth street. a
switchman I'm the employ of the Wabash
railroad. narrowly escaped death under an
engine in the yards at Luther Station Fri
day night. While attempting to get on the
front of engine No. 2o2 he slipped and the
running board struck his right leg. breaking
If between the knee and the ankle. The
engine conveyed him TO Second street and
ST. Louis avenue, where an ambulance met
him and took him home. The fracture is
said to be serious.
WANT PROPERTY PARTITONED -
Mary p ONeill and Gertrude T. ONeill