The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12
News.


Recital at Pilgrim Baptist Church
Felix Wier, a colored violinist of Chi
cago, will give a concert tonight at the
Pilgrim Baptist church.
A. n. MohIer Files-A H Mohler, of
Tyler, Lincoln county, has filed papers
for the nomination as representative
from the Seventh district on the Re-
publican ticket.
School Board Meeting-An adjourn
ed meeting of the board of education
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50.
Had Nothing to Do-The conference
committee yesterday afternoon held it's
usual monthly meeting, but the mem
bers did nothing beyond answering the
roll call and submitting their reports.
A BeIated DIPLOMATIC state fish
and game commission received yester-
day commemorative diploma award
ed by the jury of awards at the Pan
American exposition for an exhibit
made at the exposition.
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Warm Wave En- Route-St. Paul
has seen the last of the present chilly
weather Cor a few weeks. at least. A
difference of several degrees is prom
ised for today, with an additional in
crease tomorrow. The thermometer
yesterday registered SO degrees above.
Much Work Ahead for Board-The
board of public works expects to have
the assessment for the paving of
Payne avenue completed next week.
Orders calling for over four miles of
cement walks are also under consid-
Grafton.
The Contracts Awarded-The board
Of public works yesterday opened bids
for a sewer on Thomas street and one
on Oakley. Both the contracts were
awarded to Chris Johnson, the former
for 1913 and the latter for $246. They
were both within the city engineers
estimates.
Large Bill for Water Pipe - The
board of water commissioners met yes
terday and audited claims amounting
to SS,077.20. OF this amount $4,000 was
for iron pipe. The board received a
number of requests for water mains,
all of which were taken under consid
Grafton.
Mayor Names DeIegates-Mayor
Smith yesterday appointed the follow
ing to act as delegates to the Interna-
tional Mining congress, which meets
in Butte, Mont, Sept. to 5: Col F..
P. Wright, T. G. Waller, S. c. Elmer
son. Oscar Hallam, S. P. Crosby, ].
Watson Smith and Rufus A. Hoyt.
Cannot Build PIant-C. Kenny at
tempted yesterday to secure a permit
from Health Commissioner Ohage al
lowing him to construct a baking
plant below the surface of the street
he la CaX fI4rn l1a ctro
level shall be the limit, and accord
ingly the permit was refused.
Reunion in State capitoI-The an
nual reunion of the Eighth Minnesota
volunteers viii be held at the capitol
Tuesday, Sept. 2. Secretary Kings
p bury is sending out invitations to the
400 members of the regiment, and ex-
poets the attendance of at least half
of the members. The reunion will be
held in the senate chamber.
lncompetency Is GeneraI-Building
Inspector Elerbe is authority for the
statement that the percentage of oper-
ators who should be instructed with
elevators is one out of every three ex-
amined. If the law and the examina-
ton were enforced to the letter half
the elevators in ST, Paul, he says,
would be without operators.
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Kicking Against Parkway-City
Treasurer Bremen is now busily en-
gagged in receiving money from assess
ments levied by the board of public
works for various improvements. The
amounts are all small and are being
paid with little protest except in the
case of the Lexington parkway. Here
the kicks are numerous and vigorous.
NAE:II .
den Fullerton is authority for the state
ment that there will be better hunting
in Minnesota this fall than for many
years The prairie chickens are strong
and healthy and will offer excellent
shooting when the season opens Sept
1. Quail cannot be shot under the law
until Oct. 1.
To Go Into Retreat-During. the
week of Aug. 25 the 200 catholic
priests of st. Paul will go into retreat,
and during that time the condition of
silence will be rigidly enforced. no
conversation being allowed. There will
be four conferences, presided over by
the master of the retreat, who will de-
liver lectures on subjects of interest
to the priesthood.
Young Marksman Arrested-F. Glen
&c was fined $40 in the police court yes
terday and his repeating rifle confis-
Gated. Glenic was doing some target
work in Midway yesterday with tin
can on pole for a target His
craftsmanship was of the amateur
order, and the best he could do was to
puncture the chimney of a resident
who swore out a warrant for his ar
rest
Editors Start Today-An informal
meeting of the Minnesota Editorial as
ISOLATION was held last night AT the
Windsor to complete the details for
the annual trip, which will begin this
morning. Everything is in readiness
Tor the start, and about 100 editors
who are going, anticipate a pleasant
outing. They start at o'clock, over
the Eastern Railway OF Minnesota