The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-01-17

wedding of Mr.. Edgar J. Murphy and
Miss L. Zenobia Wright, which was
solomnized by Court Commissioner
Gollick at the court house Thursday
morning. They have gone to- house
keeping with Mr.. Murphys mother
and sister at 456 st. Anthony avenue,
where they, will be at home to their
friends.
Mrs. Rose Belle Williams was on
last Wednesday morning granted a
divorce from Carlos H. Williams by
Judge Jaggard. The couple were
married in 1875 and have two children,
Mrs. w. E. Alexander and Carlos Will
liams, Jr. The couple lived together
until March 1896 when at West SUI
perior, Wis, Williams deserted his
wife and has not lived with her since.
The case of the porch climbers quar-
tette was settled Wednesday by May
Clark and Ruth Banks, the women In
the, case, pleading guilty. James
Scott, the leader, was sentenced to
four years and six months in states
prison, May Clark to seven months In
the county Jail and Lulu Banks to i've
and a. half months in the city work
house. The indictment against Irwin
Brown was nolle prosecuted and ne
was turned loose. =
For several years Miss Bertha Will
liams, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
J. Williams, has been unable to walk
without crutches and Mr.. Williams
has spent hundreds OF dollars in his
endeavors to secure relief or a cure
for her trouble. One day this week
she was sitting in the kitchen alone
some distance from the stove on
which the tea kettle was boiling. Sud-
denly it began to boil over and Miss
Bertha as suddenly jumped up and
walked over to the stove without her
crutches and has been walking with
out them ever since. What brought
about the wonderful cure is mys-
terry, but just the same there is great
Joy in the Williams household.
The musical given by the "Colum-
bian Colored Concert Company at
tracted quite a crowd to St. James
church last Monday evening. And
though the number for Mrs. Virginia
Greene was filed by Miss Jennie
sEpps of Chicago and Mrs. r. G. Miner
acted as pianist in the stead OF Mrs.
Kate Simons.. the artistic was not
marred in the least and the people as
the saying goes. got their moneys
worth" Prof. James Johnson proved
himself to be a veritable violin virtuo-
so and pleased his, auditors immense
1y. Miss Epps has a. remarkably
sweet voice ard charmed her listen
ers. Mrs. Fannie Hall Clint, with her
admirable readings, actually took the
house" and was whole show" in her.
self. The success of the affair is due
to the indefatigable labors of Mr.. r. @:
Minor, who is to be congratulated up
on furnishing an appreciative portion
of St. ,Pauls and Minneapolis popu-
lation with an up-to-date and thor
oughly artistic and delightful enter
tainment. -: :. -. -. =.
Little Myrtle Allen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Chas. Allen. was rendered q
surprise party at the residence Of her
parents last Monday from 4 to 8 p. m.
The little folks were chaperoned by
Mrs. j.. w. Milton. The party was
gotten up by Birdella Robinson and
Minnie Allen. "A ivelier crowd Of
Youngsters could not have been found
anywhere and little Myrtle was de-
lighted to find she was SO kindly
thought of by so many friends as she
has not been in st. Paul very long.
| The usual childrens' games and re-
freshments were INDUCED in. Among
those present were: Adina, Marga-