The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-16

opening of the new quarters on the after
noon and evening of April 1.
Ed Tucker and John Johnson were ar
rested at Margaret stationzlast, evening
by Patrolmen Porter and Noreen, charged
with the theft of fish from John Levine,
grocer at ST2 Payne avenue.
Private Algernon Van Aller, of the
hospital corps at Fort Smelling, who took
the examinations for promotion, has
been detailed as an acting hospital stew
ard, to report at Fort Keogh, Mont, for
duty.
Commencing April I, City Engineer
Claussen will set sixty-six men at work
sweeping the paved streets. They will
be paid $1.501- per-day..aand will be uni
formed in white canvas suits and he'll
NETS.
The nurses taken. to the city hospital
from st. Luke's, suffering from diph-
iberia. were reported last night as grad
ually improving. No new cases have de-
veloped at st. Luke's, and 1t is believed
that the epidemic has been etfectually
stamped out.
Maj. Lockwood, of the United States
engineering corps has returned to his
post in ST. Paul, having completed the
transfer of the United States engineer s
offices at Duluth to Capt. Gailard, who
succeeds Maj Clinton b. Sears at the
head OF the lakes,
Battery A gave a regular monthly in
formal hop at the armory last night. A
feature of the evening was the prize
drill between two sections of the battery,
the first section being commanded by
Sergeant Frank Obst and the second sec
ton by Sergeant Fuller The first section
won, with S79s points out of a possible 100
Mrs Carrie Nation will be tried on the
evening of Friday, March %, at the Park,
Congregational church. corner Holly
and Mackubin, on the charge of ''the
too promiscuous use Of the Ratchet"
Fl. F. Hall will~appear as Mr.. Matt p,
John D. O'Brien and Frank II. Griggs
have been appointed counsel by the
court
A ST Patrick's day entertainment Will
be held in st. Michae1s parish this even
Ing at the West side opera house, South
Wahasha and Colorado streets, at 8
! O'Clock County, Attorney T. r. Kane
will deliver an Grafton on the GLORY of
! the Irish Race and the programme will
include specialties by Al Flourney and
| musical selections.
Robert Moore, a thirteen-year-o boy
was found by Patrolman Carroll at Sixth
| and Cedar streets in a badly intoxicated
condition. He was in. the company of
! Two men, Il rank Galley ard Charles M lIi-
-naugh and all three were arrested. In
police court the latter two We're charged
! with giving liquor to a minor. The cases
were continued until today, bail being
| fixed at $780,
| Work on the temporary jail on the
| upper floor of the court house is now
nearing completion. The five additional
cells have been finished and the plumb
ing and ventilating systems are now
| ready for service 1T is expected that the
! work of removing the old Jail will be
finished within a week and the excava-
| ton for the new building will then be
| begun at once.
| The debating club of the third period
! history class of the Central high school
| held debate yesterday morning on the
| subject: Resolved, that Queen Eliza
| beth was justified in executing Mary
| Queen of Sccts." Miss Louise McLane
and Miss Agnes Gedney supported the
| affirmative and Miss Hilda Hirchman
and Ernest Bjorkhind the negative. The
! Judges decided III favor of the negative
side ,e.l.7a-,5F
| The general committee of the Modern
| Woodmen appointed to make the neces-
! sary arrangements for the coming Head
| camp meeting, to be held in St. Paul this
| spring, held an executive meeting at Cen
trail hall last night The entire evening
| was spent in discussing the question as
| to whether the. committee should act
! jointly with the citizens committee ia
| raising the funds ,for4the entertainment
| of the delegates.