The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-30
NEWS OF THE CITY
The temperature at 2:30 a. m.
was 81 above zero, a rise or
degree since p. m.

Ct AubIn Held to Grand jury. B.
St Aubin, charged with taking woman
pocketbook, waived examination yester-
day in the municipal court and was heio
to the grand jury.
Jacobson Returns From Anoka-J F.
Jacobson. chairman of the board of con-
troll. has returned from an official VISIT
to the Anoka hospital for the insane.
Some minor improvements will be made at
the Anoka hospital in the immediate III
ture.
Want Letter Carriers at Little Falls
On. April 8 Secretary Maroney OF the
Minnesota civil service commission, Will
conduct an examination for clerks ana
carriers in the postoffice at Little rams,
where the carrier system Is to be IN
troduced.
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Taxes Are Unpaid, Deed Need Not Be
Certified-In the case recently brought by
H. c. Soucheray against E. G. krahmer,
county auditor Judge Lewis has declueo
that a county auditor need not certify
a deed for record while there remain any
taxes on the property still unpaid.
Ped Mems Great Sachem Here-Lewis
z. Longley. of ST. Cloud, great sachem
of the Improved Order of Red Men, Is
snending a few days in the Twin Cities
and is paying official visits to the IN
dams of the various tribes. He is &C
companied by Charles A. BernlcK, keeper
of records of the st. Cloud trlpe.
River Ice Breaks-The ice on the river
broke Yesterday below the Broadway piers
and between the Wabasha and Robert
street bridges and if warm weather con-
tinues for a few more days the channel
will be entirely clear. The river IS already
free below the bend and only the piers
of the bridges hold the ice in place above.
Small Blazes Call Fire Department -
Burning grass on Fisk street, near Selby,
avenue, was eXtinguished yesterday by
the fire department. fire started by a
gas stove caused damage to the amount
of $25 yesterday noon on the third hoor
of rooming house at 81 west Tentn
street The apartment was that of Mrs.
A. Rupert.
Search for a. w. Grant Continues -
Maggie McGinniS, of 167 Concord street,
Brooklyn, N. Y, has addressed second
inquiry to Chief O'Conner, Of the local
police department, asking for informa-
ton about A. w. Grant. supposed to
have. come to st. Paul. His mother, Mrs.
P. McGinnis, is seriously ILL., Mr.. Grant
is not known here.
Switchman Has Hand Crushed.
Morris Full, aged forty, fore
man in charge of the night crew at
the Third street yard Of the Northern
Pacific railway, caught his left arm be-
tween the couplers of freight cars last
night The hand and forearm were Sc
verely crushed. The injured man was
taken to st. Josephs hospital. Full Is
married and lives at 437 Neil street.
Gas Leaks Under Court House-A small
leak in a gas pipe running through the
subway under the city hall and court
house yesterday caused some comment
the gas penetrating through the hool
and reaching the offices in the basement
The gas company was nouIed ana q, snu'
off the gas from the building until re-
pairs can be made. The leak is thought
to have been caused by the workmer
who put in the electric wiring short
time ago.
EdeIstein G. Harris In TroubIe-Morris
Edelstein and Jacob Harris, who die
business as Edelstein & Harris, and were
declared bankrupt have failed to appear
before NJ. Doran Jr, referee in bank
ruptcy, and answer questions. AS re-
suit the referee will certify them to the
United States court for contempt, anc
the United States district attorney vii
be asked TO investigate Inc dCCuodtaoilS
of fraud brought against Edelstein &
Harris.
Think There Are Too Many Phones ir
Court House-In response to reques
for such information from the joint cit!
hall and court house commission, Custo
dian ]. w. Cramsie has prepared lis
of all the telephones in the building. 1
is shown that there are So Northwestern
phones, of which 35 are desk phones, AM
IS wall instruments. The Twin City com
pany has 81 instruments in the building
35 being desk and 16 wall. Some mem
bers of the commission think that theri
are too many phones in the building.