The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-12

Pay Day for Street Force-The ciyt
street force will be paid today, matter
of So, 900 being disbursed.
Returns Are Smali-The report Of State
Oil Inspector Warner for March shows
total receipts 81. 2S695. and total dis
bursements $2,275.65, surplus $11.30.
Makes Monthly Report-The total col
lectiOns of Insurance Commissioners
Dearth during March amounted to $780,
S1945. representing fees and taxes from
insurance companies doing business in the
state.
River Continues to Rise-During the
twenty-fOur hours ending at midnight the
river rose almost six inches. The storms
which have been general all over the
Northwest have swollen the small streams
flowing into the Mississippi
is Granted Dlvorce-Giovanna RomanelH,
who was married to Michael Romanelh
when but seventeen years of age, was dl-
vOrced from him yesterday by order of
Judge Jaggard. They were married in
November, 1903, by Court Commissioner
Gallick.
May Now Write lnsurance-The North
Star Mutual Life Insurance company, OF
Fund Fraternity. of Stoughton, Wis, were
yesterday admitted to do business in
Minnesota by the state insurance COM
missioner.
Ordered to Pay Alimony-Judge Jaggard
filed an order yesterday in the pending
divorce suit of Barnet Ziegler against
Fanny Ziegler, in which he directs that
the plaintiff shall pay the defendant SIS
a month as alimony and SO for attor-
ney's fees.
Justice Douglas Has Recovered-Hav-
ing recovered from his attack of grip
which prevented him from attending the
opening Of the April term of the supreme
court and taking his seat at that time,
Judge Wallace w Douglas will be able
to assume his new duties today.
A>eI Nystrom Is DIscharged-Axel Nys-
from was discharged yesterday from the
police court, having been held on charge
OF assault and battery brought by his
wife. Several witnesses were heard, and
the judge decided that the man and his
wife would probably fix matters between
themselves.
Society Gets Portraits-The state his
tOrical society has received from James
K Humphrey portraits of the late j.
W. Selby and his wife, who were pioneer
settlers in st. Paul. They occupied in
the early days a farm on st. Anthony
hill where the resident district of the
city now is. The portraits are in oil.
OFFICERS Are EIected-The Goodfellow-
ship Club of the Peoples Church last
night held its semi-annual election of Of
fcers: The officers chosen follow: A
Smith, president; L. A. Straight, vice
president; J. Youger, secretary; w.
IN, 0c
rectors will be composed of J. Beisel, E.
Brown and A. Moritz.
Board Of Control to Open Bids-Supt.
G.. A. Merrill, of the state school for depen-
dent children at Owatonna, was in st.
Paul yesterday to consult with the mem
bers of the state board Of control rela-
tive to the award of a contract for the
rebuilding of the burned portion of the
school building. The board Of control
viii open bids for the work on Friday
of this week.
Bids for City StatIonery-Bids were
opened yesterday by the city clerk for
stationery and supplies for the next six
months, the bids being: Wright, Bar
rett & Stilwell company, $1,270.50; May
bell Stationery company, $1,000; H. E.
Wedelsteadt company, $1,29S.50; Brown,
Treacy & Sperry, $1,33S.12. The first
named bidder made the lowest offer,
which must be passed upon by the city
council.
viii Fight Smoke OrdInance-Frank
FOrgney, fireman for the ReardOn block,
came into court yesterday on the return
day of a suspended sentence for violating
the smoke ordinance, and announced that
he would fight the case, having secured
Attorney R. D. O'Brien for that purpose.
Timothy Reardon, owner of the building,
said that he had installed a smoke con-
sumner approved by the health commits
siOner but that new coal nevertheless
would make smoke. The case was con-
tinued.