The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-28

Portland avenue, whose death was re-
ported in yesterdays Clio b e, viii be
held from the family residence at 10
o'clock this morning. Rev. Theodore
Sedgwick will officiate. Interment will
be at Oakland cemetery.
The state board of control will occupy
a large suite of rooms on the third floor
of the Endicott building, Fourth street
side. The suite numbers five rooms, ana
the lease, which was taken yesterday, Will
expire with the completion of the new
capitol
Lee Courtney, a steam-shovel fireman
on the Omaha road, had his right foot
crushed while at work near Spooner,
Wis, yesterday. He was brought to the
city and taken to his home on Iglehart
street. 1t IS feared that it will be nee
essary to amputate two OF his toes.
Napoleon Beart, a farm nand, who was
coming into the city from Little Canada
yesterday morning, was taken i'll ait
Ninth and Wacouta streets with at
tack of cholera morbus. He was taken
to the city hospital in the central station
patrol wagon. He is not seriously i'll.
State Treasurer Block has asked AL
torney General Douglas for an opinion as
to what state funds are entitled to the
interest paid by banks where they are
deposited. The practice in the past has
not been uniform, and the opinion is eN-
pected to settle much disputed question.
A requisition was yesterday issued Ivy
Gov Van SAINT on the governor of Michi-
gan for the return of John Franklin,
about to be released from the reformatory
of that state. Franklin is an escap I'd
prisoner from the Minnesota reformatory,
having been sentenced for larceny.
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celebrate their annual outing and picnic
today at Ahern's grove Nininger. They
and their friends will take the steamer
Columbia at 10 o'clock for that place. A
choice programme of outdoor sports,
amusements and Druid games has been
arranged.
Lieut.. Mullay. of the Twenty-first in
fantry, and Lieut. Lafenbrick, of the
Twenty-ninth infantry, passed through
st. Paul Friday evening in charge of 132
recruits, who will be used to fill vacancies
in the Seventh infantry, now stationed in
Alaska. They were all billed TO Seattle
and from there will take a steamer to
Alaska.
AS result of a conference yesterday
between Gov Van SAINT and NJ. V. Sey-
mour and F. B. kellogg, representing for
mer State Treasurer Joseph Bobleter, it
is given out that a satisfactory COM
promise has been reached pertaining to
Mr. Bobleter's liability to the state The
compromise offered is said to be salts
factory to Attorney General Douglas.
George F. Ellsworth, an old soldier, liv-
ing at 1872 Wells street, was arrested
yesterday on complaint of his wife, who
charged him with the larceny of hat
and razor valued at So. The property
was owned by Ellsworth's son. and his
wife explained in police court that it
was her husbands craving for drink that
led him to stealing. The case was con-
tinued until tomorrow
The Young Peoples Society of the ST.
Paulus Evangelical Church was organ
lied with a charter membership of forty
six. The officers are as follows: Presi-
dent, Rev. Koch; vice president A Mey-
erding; secretary, E. Eisenmenger; treas
urer, Mr. Timm The society will give
moonlight excursion on the Mississippi
Tuesday night.
John Woody, aged seventy-fve, died Mt
the city hospital yesterday afterno on
while undergoing an operation for
strangulated hernia. Life was despa =
ed of when the operation was begun
The aged man was removed from the
home of the Little Sister of the Poor
to the hospital. He will be buried this
afternoon under the auspices of the Lit
tie Sisters. Very little is known of the
deceased.