The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-04
CITY MEWS

Mrs. Simms, River Falls, was struck by
a horse driven by ]. A. Wagner, at Sixth
and Robert streets, yesterday morning
She was not seriously injured
The Socialist Educational club and is
friends will spend today at Like CwaSsa.
The 0usses win leave the headquarters
S54 Payne avenue, at O'Clock.
The Lug Mercantile company, OF
North st. Paul. which will deal in flour,
feed and lumber, was incorporated yes
terday with a capital stock CT 5000.
The legal department has decided that
under the revision of the revenue laws
n 50-cent stamp is necessary on all con-
tracts and bonds handled by the city.
Messrs. Lee and Gould, of the state
Board of control, went to An5ka yester-
day to look through the state asylum
with regard to repairs and improvements.
City water to the amount OF S,5OO,OOO
gallons was consumed in June. against
100000 for the same month last year.
The reduction is credited to the heavy
rainfall.
Work on the sheds for the new market
will begin 2b0Ut the 1919 of the present
month. Contracts have now been placed
for everything needed, and the engineer
ing department hopes 10 nave the work
completed in about two months.
Edward Har-kins. the young man who
was convicted in the United States court
of raising 81 silver certificate to IS. was
yesterday sentenced by Judge Am.don to
one year at hard labor in the state peni-
tentary ana to pay a fine of 500.
Joe Hogan, who lives on Daytons Bluff.
was arrested yesterday by Detective Mo-
ran. on a charge of highway robbery. 1t
IS believed by the police that Hogan was
one Of the three men VINO held up Leon
Best on West minister street Friday night.
There will be only one general delivery
10y the mail carriers today, and that
viii be made at 10 o'clock this morning
The postotiice viii remain closed
throughout the day, in order to give the
employees Of Uncle Sam an opportunity to
euJoy the Fourth
Mrs Fleming. Excelsior, Mimi, was
Frustrated by the heat at Smith Park
yesterday afternoon. Dr. A. w. Miller
was called and ordered the woman remov-
ed to the city hospital. She revived be-
fore reaching the hospital and was able
to go home last evening
The regular meeting of the board of
education was set for yesterday after
noon at o'clock, but President Bernard
Zimmerman was too busy selling ice for
Fourth of July consumption to be pres
ent and the meeting was adjourned to
Friday at the same hour.
West Seventh street residents are re-
joicng over the fact that one side Of
that thoroughfare is now open to traffic
Hopes are entertained that the rcmaan-
der Of the paving will be completed by
the early part of next week. The street
has practically been closed to traffic for
two months
The contract for building the new Ar
lington Hills Presbyterian church. at
Case and EdgertOn streets, has been
awarded to Brown & Bowling. The
church will cost 5000. It VIII be dedi-
Gated Oct. l. Rev. E. A. Driscoll has had
charge of the Arlington Hlls' church for
the past five years.
James Hoy. foreman Of the crew tearing
down the old Glenwood hotel, Eighth and
Minnesota streets. was arr S ed yesterday
ON complaint of James Cline who charges
him with assault and battery. Cline says
that in reply to an advertisement he APP
piled to Hoy for work. The latter said
that he needed no one and in arguing
the matter a fight ensued