The Saint Paul globe., 1902-09-11
City News.


Bertha Will Have a Bank-The
Bank of Bertha, at Bertha, Todd coun-
ty, was given permission to do busi-
ness by the public examiner yesterday.
The capital stock is $4,000.
Shirley Files for Treasurer-Haver
e. Shirley, of Breckenridge, filed with
the secretary of state yesterday pa
pers for the nomination of state treas
urer on the Democratic ticket.
Capital Is Increased-The Thorpe
Elevator company, of Minneapolis, has
increased it's capital stock from $50,-
900 to $150,000, according to amended
articles of incorporation filed yester-
day.
Blind Pigger Is Convcted-F'red
Saunders was convicted, in the police
court yesterday, of running a blind
pig, and paid fine of $25. The case
of Joseph Sloffels, also accused of SELL
ing liquor without license, will be
tried today.
e Union Veterans To Meet-John A.
Logan regiment, U. V. u, will meet
this evening and business of import
ance will be considered. Comrade j..
d. Wood will read paper on the Bat
tie of Gettysburg"
Body to Be Taken East-The re-
mains of Henry Wallace Davidson,
who died in st. Paul Sept. 8, 1902, will
be accompanied to CharlottetoWn, p.
e. island, by his brother, j. Milton
Davidson, cashier of the Merchants
bank, Charlottetown, p. e. island.
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Hurt "Hitchng On"-While at
tempting to climb upon a wagon Fred
Hoster, aged ten years, lost his hold
and fell under the wheels, which pass
ed over his left leg, fracturing the
thigh bone. He was removed to St.
Joseph's hospital, where the fracture
was reduced. His home is in the
Grand block.
Driver Thrown From Wagon-F G..
Bowen, driver employed by Daniel
Baker was thrown from his wagon
near the east side of the Transfer
bridge yesterday afternoon, sustaining
a fracture of the right hip. He was
attended by DR.. Berkeley and later re-
moved to the city hospital. Bowen
lives on Cromwell street, st. Anthony
Park.
Will Be on Canvassine Board
James Lonergan and Ellis 7, Moore,
justices of the peace, were named by
the district judges as members of the
canyassing board for the primaries to
be held next Tuesday. John w. Pinch,
an attorney was also named as a
member of the board in place of Clerk
of Court Rogers whose candidacy for
denomination disqualifies him.
Smallpox in the State-For the week
ending Sept. forty seven new cases
of smallpox were reported to the state
board of health. Fillmore county had
Ia cases; Lincoln, Z; st. Louis, Chip
pewa and Todd, 6 each; Wright, A;
Yellow. Medicine, Pine, Mobiles and
the disease in Fillmore county was re-
ported.
Town Must SettIe-The town of
Louriston, Chippewa county, is not
satisfied with the decision of Judge
Qvale, who held the demurrer good
made by the board of county commits
sioners of that county in suit start
ed to force the board to pay $55845 to
the town authorities for expenses in
CURED in handling smallpox cases.
The case will be appealed to the Su-
preme court, and the papers were filed
yesterday.
Two Vehicles Crash Together
uTlVlHS uOWn fllln street yesterday
morning, horse belonging to j. l..
Stauch, 200 Globe building, became
unmanageable and ran away. At Rob-
ert street the buggy collided with a
wagon driven by Paul Mandha, a
farmer living at 1884 Edgerton street.
Both the farm horses were knocked
down, and Stauch was thrown to the
pavement. He escaped without Sc
rious injury.
Believe PetzhoId Is Alive-Although
no trace of Charles Petzhold has been
found, his friends still claim that he
did not commit suicide by jumping
from the high bridge. The mans coat
and hat were found on the bridge
Monday morning, and letters that
Petzhold wrote Sunday would indicate
that he intended to end his life. His
friends say that he has left the city
to visit relatives in Paris.
Will Try lnnovation-The board of
control will commence the slaughter
of beef at the Fergus Falls hospital for
the insane next week The building
erected for slaughtering purposes is
about completed and all the beef and
other meats used at the hospital will
be slaughtered on the ground. Consid-
-erable saving may be made under the
new plan and the farmers in the vi
cinity will sell cattle to the institution
if any are needed in addition to those
fattened on the farm connected with
the institution.