The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-10
CITY new s.

City Comptroller McCardy is expected
To return to the city today, after a ten
Days visit, to Kentucky.
The board of public works will hold a
meeting this afternoon and open bids for
the Charles street sewer.
The committee on claims of the board
of aldermen will meet this afternoon at
o'clock and pass the usual bills.
The meeting of the Bible class of Mount
Zion congregation has been postponed
on account of the illness of DR.. 1. l..
Rypins.
At Wadena last Monday State Audi
tor Dunn sold 1900 acres of state lands
in Wadena county. The average price re-
ceived was S7.9 per acre.
Application for letters of administra-
ton was made in the probate court yes
terday in the estate of John Peterson,
deceased, the value of which is placed at
Sl.G00.
The final hearing on the eXtradition Of
Harry Summers. the colored man wanted
il Tennessee for murder, viii take place
before the governor this morning at 10
o'clock.
The remains of Lee Harrington, the
young brakeman killed at Curry, Mimi.
were sent to the home of the young
mans parents at Princeton, Wis, Tues
day evening.
Fire which is supposed to have started
in Vests boathouse, at Lake Park, Min
Eetonka, Tuesday evening destroyed the
building and also the Lake Park pavilion.
Both are a total loss. The loss is about
$l5. 600
Mrs Mary Provencher, widow of the
late Theodore ProVencher, died last ngiht
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. j. B.
ITr1IK-prSiTN- and CanltOl
boulevard She was eighty-four years of
age.
a letter from State Auditor Dunn, re-
ceived at the office yesterday, states that
he sold 1900 acres of land in Wadena
county at an average price of $7.91 per
acre This is considered a high price
for wild land in that locality.
The limit to answer in the personal
property delinquent tax cases has been
set by Judge Lewis as Oct. TO- and they
will be heard on the 18th inst. and there
after until completed. There are over
seventy-tive of these cases.
Mrs. Mary Koeble died at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. W. w. McGrorty,
lived in St Paul for twenty-five years,
coming here from Reading, Pa. She
leaves six sons and two daughters.
Edward Anderson, arrested on the
charge of breaking p H. Murphy's nose
in a fight, was before Judge Hine yes
terday. charged with assault and bat
terry. His case was continued until Mon
day and Anderson was allowed to go on
his own recognizance.
The suit of w F. Hunt as receiver of
the Allemania bank. against Edward
Smonton, to recover $500 stock liability.
was called before Judge Lewis yesterday
inc Tho for the dPfRnQ-
ant stated that his client did not care
to appear to contest the suit.
Members of the fire board have been
invited to attend the meeting of the
water board today and give their views
on the advisabiiity of laying water mains
in several petitioned districts. The mains,
il is feared, will Interfere with the fire
pressure.
The funeral of Patrick j, Hussey. the
Great Northern engineer killed at Great
Falls, Mont, took place from the resi-
dence of his brother. John Hussey, 1876
Cedar street, yesterday morning. The
deceased's family lives in st. Paul, and
he was killed on his first trip after re-
turning to his work
The St Paul Gas Light company yester-
day received number of the new city
lamps from New York The pull
ieys and locks have not arrived yet,
but they are expected this week. Cen
eral Superintendent Gille stated today
that in all probability the company will
commence putting in the lamps Monday.
The regular meeting of ST. Paul Chap
ter. Order of the Eastern Star, will be
held tomorrow evening in the Masonic
Temple. Several petitions for member
ship Will be acted upon, and other mat