The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-20

| Tor oyer twenty-five years. died Monday
morning of cancer of the stomach.
local lodge of the Knights of the
aoyal Arcn is being organized at Duluth
| A popularity of the new order is that If
| Is open: only to those SWJilo are In some
way identified with the liquor traffic
Judge Nitheron, of Moorhead has made
me. 1eefal offer to marry couples so de-
OF kissing the bride
DAVID X: Watson has been elected bv
the council of Moorhead as city recorder
70 serve out the unexpired term of Re-
coruer Hall, who recently resigned
AT Ada on the 14th occurred the mar
rage OF Prof. p. J. Butler to Miss Char
fotte A. Bradley, Rev. Schliesser, of that
town, performing the ceremony The
groom IS the superintendent of Ada pub
| Tic schools, and the bride is the sIlnerin
| tendent of schools of Norman county.
There is big row on at Bemidji as the
result of a clash between Mayor Dudley
ana the saloon element. 1t started over
the action of the mayor in attemntine,
to close the variety theater that has been
! operating there for some time past The
saloon men did not want to see it closed
ana opposed the action of the mayor
As result Of their Interference Mayor
Dudley has ordered every saloon In the
| city closed at II O'Clock sharp every
evening, and has also enforced Sunday
closing.
Nine hundred dollars in purses has
oeen hung up for the Fairmont horse
races, which will take place there on the
II and IL.
Miss Bradley entertained the teachers
at Ada Wednesday evening. upon which
occasion she was greatly surprised by the
gift of a handsome dressing case. Mr.
Nelson presented the case IN a few we'll
chosen words.
The saddest feature of the big storm
July II was the calamity which befel
Thomas VERSIONS family. of Caledonia.
mammal aged Qiprhf ruyoc III Ia6.
aged fifteen, had her forehead crushed
ana was unconscious for forty hours;
Albert, aged twelve had a hip crushed
and was unconscious nearly two days
1versons entire crop was destroyed, also
his house and household effects
special election will be held at Ada
Aug. 70 to test the will of the people
upon issuing $1,000 of bonds for water
supply and electric lighting purposes.
Seven probationers were received into
| full membership of the Methodist church
ct Little Falls on the 18th. Five were
| received through the quarter by certif-
| cate, gain of twelve In the last three
months. Rev. DR.. McKaig addressed the
| new members.
Some $500 acres of grain were destroyed
entity Of Courtenay, N. D.
The Devil Lake Chautauquan won out
this year with 81 COO on the right side
OF the ledger, the receipts being $1,000 and
ments were made on the grounds this
year.
At the twelfth annual convention of the
| Womans Christian Temperance Union OF
the Black Hills, held at Spearfish S
| D., the following officers were elected
| President. Mrs. Nina Pettigrew; vice
| president. Miss E. Bejamin; recording
secretary. Mrs. Olive Pratt; treasurer
| Mrs; j. b. Gossage; organizer. Miss Mary
]. Dewey.
The village marshal at Madison Lake
had his fingers nearly bitten. off by {
| drunken man named Mann, from Lin,
township, whom he was trying to arrest
| A smooth book agent has been doing
Mankato, where he secured a large lis
/ OF bidders" on the Literature of AL
| Nations" the bids ranging all the way
! from 81 to $40. The books have arrived
| and every bidder is now he-owner Of ter
| volumes which he Hbuld willingly dis
| pose Of below par. 2IA
Mr.. ]. F. Hates was unanimously re-
elected secretary Of the Winona Y. M C
Bishop NJ Cravath.sa foryner resident
OF Winona. died at Ann Arbor. Mich. OF
| the l4th. The interment took place at st
Charles on the 18TH
AT the annual meeting Of the Wasec.
board, of education. DR.. D. S. Cumming
was chosen president; o. D. >Sawin. secre
tary; George Talon, treasurer, and E. G
Wood purchasing agent. Messrs Bullart
and Trowbridge were, appointed a GSM@
m1ttee on text books.