The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-03

The temperature at 2:30 a. m.
was-2 above zero, a drop Of Z de-
grees since 8 p. m.

Teachers Recepton-The Teachers
federation will give a reception Friday
evening at the Commercial club.
VIII Give a Gard Party-The CONNER
cia1 club will give card party this even
ing. There will be music by Miss Hope s
orchestra.
Boat Clubs Annual Meetlng-The MIN
nesota Boat club will hold its annual
meeting and banquet Friday evening at
the Commercial club.
Gives Time to File a Brief-In the case
of the state against David Cohen, charged
with violating the optometr1c law, Judge
Finehout yesterday granted him till Sat
urday to file a brief.
fis Condition More FavorabIe-Hiram
EF.sStevens continues in critical condi-
ton, but the chances of his recovery
were more favorable early this morning
than at any time since his operation.
Young Woman May Recover-Mamie
Hanks, the young woman who attempted
to commit suicide on Tuesday at 159 West
Seventh street, was in a favorable condi-
ton yesterday. At the city hospital it is
believed that she viii recover.
Socialist Lectures-Nicholas Kline, state
organizer of the Socialist party, will lee
ture at Socialist hall today, at S7S
Payne avenue Friday, and at the hall, cor
ner of Dale and University avenue, Satur-
day These lectures are designed espe-
cially for wage workers.
Market Committee Meeting-Ald Dahl
quist. chairman of the market committee,
has called meeting for Friday afternoon,
at which arrangements will be made for
the sale of privileges. Market gardeners
who desire another shed and further ac-
cemmodations are invited to be present
lie Sueur Bank In Difficulty. H
Block, state treasurer received notice
yesterday unofficially by telephone that
the LIE Sueur County bank, at LIE Sueur,
had closed its doors. The LIE Sueur
County bank is private institution which
was established in 1875 and had been IN
operation continuously ever since. The
president is Livingston Quackenbush, and
his son, w. P. Quaekenbush. is cashier
Prison TwIne Plants February Business
IS. G. Iverson, state auditor, received
from the officers of the state prison yes
terday the collections Of the Irvine plant
for February, which amount in all to
SS5, 407. sc. That total includes shipments
gate sales of $67931; collections on Irvine
notes. $2,911.05 and the remainder con-
SiSts chiefly of interest on Irvine notes.
School inspectors Annual Meeting AT
the regular meeting of the board of school
inspectors yesterday afternoon it was
found that the city charter provides that
the annual meeting of the board shall
be held the second Tuesday in March
which is Tuesday of next week. 1t is on
this occasion that a secretary of the board
will be chosen, and indications now are
that Octave Savard will have no opposl-
ton President Holman will also be re-
elected, and it is likely that there viii
be but few changes in the committees.
Prohibition oratoricaI Contest The
first annual oratorical contest of the
Hamlne University Prohibition league viii
take place in the university chapel thi:
evening at o'clock Orations will b'
delivered by ]. W Charlton, IL G. Ran
dolph and ]. P. Schumacher. The judge!
of thought and composition are Rev. E
P. Robertson, D. D., president Red Rivel
Valley university, Wahpeton, N. D.; Prof
Maria L. Sanford and Rev. w. B: Riley
The judges of delivery are Hon. John Da!
Smith, Hon. A. C. Hickman and Hon. A
L. Helliwell.