The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-02
CALENDAR IS HEAVY
HEARING MANY IMPOR-
TANT APPEALS
SEVERAL FROM RAMSEY co.
Case of Fitz, Prohibition Candidate
for Mayor, Set for Next Tuesday
AUTHORIZATIONS Against
school Board.

The state supreme court convened for
the April term yesterday morning, with
over 2C0 lawyers in attendance. The cal
endar of 1856 cases was called and the
dates set for hearing. All the justices
were present except Justice Lewis, who
was detained by illness. Owing to the
length of the calendar the court will be
in session until June % to dispose of it.
The last case was set for that date. 1t
was the case of the state against the
Western Union Telegraph company to
compel compliance with the provisions Of
the Somerville act The state Would COM
pei the company to pay into the treas
ury a license fee on it's capital stock. The
company objects on the ground that this
would be an interference with interstate
commerce.
The appeal of City Clerk Jensen from
the order Of the Ramsey county district
court to place the name of j. H. FitZ,
Prohibition candidate for mayor, on the
city ticket, was set for hearing next Tues
day morning.
The appeal of Walter B. Bourne from
the conviction and sentence of the court
in the two charges against him, tried in
the Ramsey county court, was set for
hearing May s.
On May 10 the court will hear the ap-
PEAL of f. D. Freeman in the case brought
against the St. Paul school board TO
abolish the rule excluding children who
had not been vaccinated from the public
schools, Freeman represents the Anti
Vaccination society, and he lost in the
district court
Dates for Other Cases.
Other cases were set as follows:
Mayor Ames' suit against the city
set aside $1,000 annually for his cOntin-
gent fund will be heard May 26.
Mandamus action by the Minnesota
Loan and Trust company against the
mayor of Minneapolis to compel him to
sign the $4,000 issue of Improvement
bonds, set for June II.
Mandamus action brought on the rela-
ton of Miss c. E. Jennison against
Comptroller Rogers, of Minneapolis, to
compel him to set aside from the teachers
salaries per cent to go into the pension
fund, June 16.
The case of the city Of Minneapo- is
against T. 3. Janey to determine the title
of the exposition property was set for
April II.
County Attorney Boardman's action
against G. N. Dickey, clerk of courts of
Hennepin county, to compel the return
to the county of money received by the
office from private parties, was set for
a hearing April Il.
Inc sausage cases. appealed from the
Minneapolis municipal court by J. N. Ruff
fmberg and c. F. Wagenhals, will be ar
gued on May %. These cases will test
the VaIulCy OIL The antl-preSerVatVe law.
Inc Emmons depot case, in which the
state seeks to compel the Minneapolis &
st. Louis to build a depot at Emmons,
was set for June g.
An appeal of interest to the northern
part of the state is that of the county
commissioners of ST. Louis county from
a ruling Of State Auditor Dunn that a
logging road, operated in Carlton county
by the Mitchell & Mcclure Lumber COM
pany, of Duluth, should be assessed and
taxed in Carlton county. The st. Louis
county commissioners claim that, as the
road is used for no other purpose than to
transport logs to the st. Louis river, on
which they are foated to the mills and
headwaters Of the company at Duluth,
1t should pay taxes to ST. Louis county
as part of the ccmpany's property.