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2 NEWS OF THE CITY Injured While Stopping Runaway— J. W. Nelson, of Taylors Falls, was taken to St. Joseph's hospital late Wednesday. Nelson attempted to stop a runaway at Taylors Falls. His head •was cut in several places and his lips ■were cut, as well as both eyes being discolored. Gasoline.Stove Explodes—A gasoline stove in a shed in the rear of the resi dence of Herman Schoenheiter, 842 Sherburne avenue, exploded about 10 o'clock yesterday morning and the Bhed was burned to the ground. Part of the rear of the residence was scorch ed, but no one was hurt. Police Recover Stolen Rig Within Hour—Late Wednesday a horse and buggy belonging to W. L. Ames, Hazel Park, was taken from in front of Field, Schlick & Co.'s Fifth street entrance. the theft was reported to the police and within an hour it was located by the police of the Rondo station. The thief or thieves escaped. Carpenter Has Bad Fall—John L,ind strom, a carpenter, fell from a scaffold near the corner of Seventh and Brad ley streets about 5 o'clock last evening and injured his back. The police ambu lance was called and he was carried to his home on Rice road, about two and a half miles outside the city limits. Police Surgeon Moore attended the man. It was found that Lindstrom's right leg was crushed by the fall and that he was bruised about the body. CHARGES ARE AIRED Governor Hears Arguments in Carr Ditch Case. Gov. S. R. Van Sant yesterday heard arguments on the complaint filed some months since by J. J. Sutton, of Co lumbus, Wis., a taxpayer of Marshall county, Minnesota, charging Greeley E. Carr, county attorney of Marshall, ■with criminal conspiracy to defraud the county in a county ditch contract. The evidence taken by two commis sioners Mas filed with the governor two weeks ago. Sutton, appearing as his own attorney, and Senator Ripiey B. Brower, of St. Cloud, for the defend ant, argued the case during almost the entire day before the governor. The case was taken under advise ment by the governor, who will have the assistance of Attorney General W. J. Donahower in digesting the legal propositions involved before rendering a, decision. It was said at the capitol yesterday that to secure the removal of Carr from his office as county at torney of Marshall county, conspiracy must be proved, and that under the Minnesota statutes this cannot be done, as the law does not provide for his office having any official control over contracts or contractors. Bidders Bought Off. The charges grew out of the letting of a contract April 24, 1902, for a ditch from the Great Northern line to Snake river, in Marshall county, and it was admitted that while the contract had been awarded to Thomas Sanderson, of Stephen, at less than the engineer's, es timate, John E. Ostrom, of Warren, had received $300; James Kennedy, of Fargo, had been given $500; D. Lana han, of Thief River Falls, $200; Thom as Smith, of Crookston, $200, and Wil liam Barnard, of Crookston, $500, in consideration of their not bidding for j the work. Sanderson had signed a note at a Stephen bank for $2,000, and $1,700 realized from the note had been distributed among the several bidders. It is claimed that Carr, with A. C Reinhart, had been a silent partner in the ditch deal. Carr admitted a con nection with the contract, but said he had no official connection as county attorney, with the making of the award; that his official functions had ceased before the making of the award. The evidence, however, shows that he drew the contract and the bond of tlie successful contractor. The attorney for the accused official declared before the governor that no where in the law is the county attorney given official connection with ditch contracts, and that therefore there laad been no criminal conspiracy. It ■was admitted that such connection, liowever, was against public policy. James A. Peterson, of Minneapolis, is the attorney of record for Sutton, but his client said yesterday that Pe terson was busy at home in the guber natorial campaign. The parties spent the entire day on the case. M'CONNELL TO PREPARE DAIRY EXHIBIT HERE mmissioner Will Have All Ready Before Shipping to World's Fair. W. W. P. McConnell, Minnesota dairy and food commissioner, has returned from St. Louis, where he inspected the ■accommodations for his department at the fair. He found work progressing satisfactorily on the Minnesota build ing and its interior finish, but that it ■will not be ready for the installment of his exhibit for two weeks or more. "The exhibit will be completed by the dairy and food department before be ing sent to St. Loius. Commissioner McConnell says that Minnesota men in charge of the state's exhibit are working overtime to get the building -and its equipment in condition for its formal dedication, June 7. Anderson Asks an Accounting, J. M. Anderson, formerly manager of the Duluth Music company, yesterday brought suit in the district court ask ing for an accounting of the business transacted by the company and for a dividend on all surplus earnings. Mr. Anderson claims to own several shares of stock in the company, and wants an sxecounting for the purpose of offset ting $3,000 made by him. If everyone knew wbat everyone should lenow. hundreds of people who never thought of saving before would start an account today with Security Trust Com pany. K. T. Life Bldg., *t &% P«" cent. Blind Piggers Are Fined. C. A. Monchow, Charles Faughman. A. Alton, Matt Tourey, John Seymour and Thomas Waburton pleaded guilty to the charge of operating blind pigs in the Midway district and were fined 55« each in the police court yesterday. . Landor. the poet, says in one of his sweet little sonnets: "We are what strns, and winds, and waters make us;" but un fortunately Firns will scorch, winds will roughen, and waters win not remove the injurious effects of the other two upon the lovely complexion of the fairer sex. For ages chemists have tried to distil from herbs and minerals an elixir of beauty l>ut they have failed, and it was left to modern times to find a cosmetic which should remove every speck and blemish. and •• leave a soft and pearly loveliness upon the roughest skin. Gourauds Ori ental Cream does this, and while so per fectly harmless that spring water is not more so. it has a magic influence * upon the complexion which cannot be over es timated or believed until realized. To our lady readers: we simply say, would -you. t>e as lovely as T kindly* Nature intended?' Then use the Oriental Cream, .j* AFTER PHONE POLES Wichita, Kan., Carries Fight to Circuit Court of Appeals. Two petitions for rehearing were de nied, one case was continued until the December term, argrument was begun In one case and argument in another ca*e was finished yesterday at the fed eral building, before the United States circuit court of appeals. The judges sitting were. Sanborn, Hook, Van De vanter and Amidon. Judge* Amidon had been called in to take the place of Judge Van Devanter, who was disqual ified from hearing arguments in the case of the city of Wichita, Kan., against the Old Colony Trust company et al. Acting under a municipal ordinance the city of Wichita had attempted to remove from its streets the poles and wires *of the Missouri & Kansas Tele phone company. The right of the city to carry out its,plan was contested in the United States circuit court of Kan sas, which granted a perpetual injunc tion restraining the city from disturb ing the company's wires and poles. The city l\as appealed, and the inter ests of the telephone company are be ing protected by the Old Colony Trust company as receivers. Arguments were concluded yesterday morning in the attempt of Percy W. Miller et al. to have set aside, on the ground of technical errors, the judg ment of the TJnited States circuit court of North Dakota, which condemned Miller and his associates to fine and imprisonment for using the mails t« defraud while conducting the business of the State Mutual Insurance com pany. Miller and Arthur M. Gilder were sentenced to the Sioux Falls pen itentiary for a year and a day and were fined $1,000 each; Allen G. Randall wag fined $1,000 and was committed to the Stutsman county jail for eight months. The orders entered were: Percy W. Miller et at vs. United States; error to United States circuit court for the district of North Dakota; arguments concluded and cause sub mitted. _ H. F. "Weeks vs. Charles F. Scharer; error to United States circuit court for the district of Colorado; petition for defendant in error for rehearing de nied. Thomas C. Treat vs. James M. Eus sell et al.; appeal from United States circuit court for the western division Df Missouri; petition of appellee for re hearing denied. Choctaw & Memphis Railway Com pany et al. vs. Charles ,M. Newton, re ceiver, et aL; -appeal from United States circuit cflfurt for the eastern di vision of Arkansas; continued to De cember term, 1904, per stipulation of parties. City of Wichita vs. Old Colony Trust Company et al.; appeal from United States circuit for the district of Kan sas; argued and submitted. CLAIMS HE WAS KICKED AND POUNDED Charles McCormick Is Arrested on Charge of Assault and Battery. Henry Herman, living at $24 Fre mont street, appeared at the £ity hall in a battered condition yesterday and besought the issuance of a warrant against Charles McCormiek, 894 Hud son avenue. His request was granted by the city prosecutor and the charge made against McCormick was assault and battery. The affair occurred Saturday even ing at Third and Forest streets, and ac cording to the story of Horman he was assaulted, knocked down and ,kicked by McCormick without there having been any trouble between the parties previously. "I was standing and talking with another, man that I knew," said Hor man, "when McCormick came up and knocked me down. He hit me square ly in the eye and followed this up with a blow on my nose. He had all the best of me, and after I went to the ground he kicked me several times. I was so badly injared that I T&as unable to get down town before and make the application for the warrant." STATE BOARD AWARDS CONTRACTS Four Ditches Are Ordered at Meeting Held Yesterday Afternoon. The state drainage board, consisting of Gov. Van Sant, State Auditor Iver son and Secretary of State Hanson, held a meeting at the state capltol yes terday and awarded four contracts for state ditches at an approximate aggre gate cost of $13,000. There were a number of bidders for each job, and the bidding was quite spirited. The Two Rivers ditch in Kittson county was let at IS.G4 cents per cubic yard to Henry Wilder; the Grand Marie ditch in Pope county to John Kohler at H% cents; the Gunn lake ditch in Aitkin county to D. N. Falkner at 15 cents, and the New Solum ditch in Marshall county to Bernard Gorder at 12% cents. Prac tically all the work awarded will be completed during tne present season. George A. Ralph, state drainage engi neer, came from Crookston to attend the session of the drainage board. MAYOR CONGRATULATED BY MANY OFFICIALS St. Paul Executive Is Recipient of Complimentary Messages. Mayor Smith was yesterday the re cipient of "numerous congratulations from out of the city, these coming by mail and by wire, and hundreds of St. Paul citizens called to express their pleasure at the outcome of the election. Among those from out of the city who tendered their congratulations were: Mayor Haynes, Minneapolis; Mayor Tayior, Mankato: L. A. Rosing. Cannon Flails, and A. W. Pratt, of Red Wing. Drowning Was Accidental. The body of James McKequen," wh« was drowned In the Minnesota river Monday, was recovered Wednesday. Coroner Kramer, of Dakota county, held an inquest, and the verdict was that the man came to his death by accidental drowning. It has been re ported that the accident was due to defects in the boat, but it was appar ent to the coroner, according to the evidence, that the accident was due wholly to a stampede of the six horses on the boat. A passing train fright ened the horses and they became un manageable. McKequen was kicked in the stomach by one of the horses while in the water and was unable to save hinsseif. The boat was. lighted a. few hours aft«r the fatality. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. FRIDAY, MAY 6. 1904. GRAND JURY STARTS AFTER MINISTERS Authors of Campaign Sermons May Be Asked to Furnish Particulars. The grand jury, after making par tial report last evening^ in which four indictments and two no bills were re turned, adjourned until Monday after noon at 2 o'clock, at which time an investigation will be begun, it is stat ed, that will involve charges made dur ing the recent city election. It was rumored last night that sum mons had been issued citing certain ministers of the gospel to appear be fore the jury and tell what they actu ally know regarding charges made by them when discussing the morals of the city from the pulpit One minister in particular, it is said, ■will be asked to tell the jury something definite regarding his statements that there was graft in the qity and that he knew who was paying it and who ■was getting it. The report made by the jury yester day contained indictments in unimpor tant jail cases, three being for forgery in the second degree and one for grand larceny in the second. There was one secret indictment, but it is also for a minor offense. No bills were reported in the case of Fred Smith, charged with grand lar ceny in the second degree, and in the case of Gus Gustafson, charged with burglary. Richard Brown was indicted for for gery in the second degree, it being al leged that he f>assed a check for $15 on John B. Covington, which purport ed to be signed by G. Sommers & Co. Joseph Porten drew two indictments, each for forgery. He is charged with passing one bad check on Henry Ha bighorst and another on Field, Schlick & Co., The checks bore the name of M. P. Ryan. Fred Soby was indicted for grand larceny in the sec ond degree, the theft of 1,000 cigars from the depot office of the Great Northern Express company being charged to him. All of the parties indicted, who are in custody, will be arraigned before Judge Bunn in the criminal division of the court this forenoon. DAVIDSON TAKES CASE TO SUPREME COURT St. Paul Man Determined to Secure Damages for Being Ejected. C. G. Davidson, who brought suit for $3,000 damages against Frantz Schulze, for being thrown out of the federal building, ha 3 appealed the case to the supreme court. The case was tried in the district court and a verdict ren dered for the defendant Davidson about a year ago was standing in the corridors of the fed eral building, when Schulze, acting as custodian, ordered him out. Davidson says he was busy mailing a paper and declined to vacate, whereupon he was thrown out bodily, being told that the postoffice was no place for loafers. Davidson complained to Postmaster McGill, but got no satisfaction, and he was accorded little more when he complained to the postoffice depart ment at Washington, although an in vestigation was ordered, which result ed in the vindication of Schulze. Davidson then brought swait in the district court for damages, and upon hearing the evidence in the case a verdict was found for the defendant. FEW CARE TO ACT AS POSTOFFICE INSPECTORS Only Two Candidates Appear at the Civil Service Examination. Although every American knows he can be a postmaster and would like to try, few patriots are sufficiently in formed to know whether other men are making good postmasters. Only five candidates announced themselves the other day when notice was published that an examination would be held for the choosing of postoffice inspect ors. And wlien this examination was held yesterday at the federal building only two of the five candidates ap peared. Yet the salary of post office inspector ranges from $1,200 to $2,500 a year, with an addition of $4 a day for traveling expenses whenever the inspector is officially on the wing. GOVERNMENT WOULD HOLD PUBLIC LANDS Circuit Court of Appeals Hears Case Against Timber Company. Among the cases to come tomorrow before the United States circuit court of appeals at the federal building Is that of the United States against the De troit Timber and Lumber company. The government has appealed from the judgment of the district court of Ar kansas, which decided that certain public lands secured by the Detroit company in Pike county, Arkansas, were not obtained by fraudulent en tries. "Of counsel" will be F. A. Touman, first assistant district attorney for Ar kansas, and F. A. Maynard, of Helena, Mont., on the side of the government; Judge J. Hemmingway, of Little Rock, Ark., and Judge F. Reed, of Fort Smith, Ark., for the Detroit company. WORKHOUSE CELL FOR STRONG MAN Leo Engerger Wanted to Pull Down His House and Lands in Police Court. Leo Engerger, living on the "West side, broke an agreement he made with Judge Hine and will spend the next twenty days in the workhouse. ■ - "You here again?" <juestioned thse court when Engerger L. was brought forth for trial. "Why, it is only a few days since I let you go on your prom ise to do better in the future." Engerger claimed at first that he had kept his promise, but when Mrs. ". En gerger came before the court and : told what really" happened Wednesday evening Engerger was 1 sent - out. ; "He came home last night." explain ed • Mrs. Engerger, "and wanted to tear; down the , house. After doing some damage to the - building, -he chased me out. ; In the past I have begged him off, bat I wish, that you would send/him to : jail this time." ■• : ~ MANY 1 AFTER WORK City Engineer's Assistant Has TroubJe Electing Sweepers. i * i , Applicants for street sweeping posi tions gave P. J. Gleason such a stren uous time Wednesday that he was un able to be at the office of the city en gineer yesterday and conclude the task that he had begun, v With confidence in his ability to se lect the entire force Gleason went to the L'Orient street yards Wednesday, at which point all applicants had been ordered to report. Gleason was not seriously worried when he found that there were present three or four ap plicants for each place, and began the work of selection. First he took the names and ad dresses and then compared the returns with a list of those who had made pre vious application to the city engineer. He found that the number of appli cants was not only greatly in excess of the positions to be filled, but also that several of those who had been agreed upon had not reported. From the time this announcement was made Gleason was pulled and hauled about, a dozen of the appli cants endeavoring to make themselves heard at the same time. For a couple of hours he labored in an effort to bring about an understanding, at the end of which he was exhausted and made up his mind that he would ap point the men he considered most com p»:leT,t. According to the claims of the men somp irresponsible parties had told a couple of hundred men that if they would report to Gleason on the occa sion they would be put to work. This had been done without consultation with City Engineer Rundlett, who alone possesses the power of appointment. After withstanding the pulling and hauling that was to have been expected under the circumstances Gleason made his escape, not without trouble, and was yesterday unable to report for duty. He sent in a telephone message that the streriuosity of his experience of the previous day had been too much for him, ahd that he would not be able to complete the list of appointees un til today. Engineer Rundlett announced the ap pointment- of the six sprinkling in spectors, the pay for which is $60 a month and the jobs lasting until about Nov. 1. The men named: John Bold then, a Second ward man, in charge of the First and Second districts, compris ing the First and Second wards; Frank Hoffman, Third ward, in charge of the Third and Fourth districts, comprising the Third, Fourth and Ninth wards; Frank Osberg, Seventh ward, in charge of the Seventh district, comprising the Seventh ward; Christ Schade, Fifth ward, in charge of the Fifth and Sixth districts, comprising the Fifth and Sixth wards; John Towlerton, First ward, in charge of the Eighth district, comprising the Eighth ward; J. C. Murphy. Ninth ward, in charge of the Tenth and Eleventh districts, compris ing the Tenth ahd Eleventh wards. AFTER PAY FOR ASPHALT PAVEMENT Barber Paving Company Would Recov er $#0,000 From City of Mankato. Judg-e Lioehren. sitting- yesterday as United States circuit judge at the fed eral building-, heard arguments in the case of the Barber Asphalt Paving company against the city of Mankato, to recover $*o^o for asphalt pave ments "sold and delivered." These pavements were la*S at Man kato in 1902. Before the Barber com pany received payment action was brought by taxpayers to have declared void the contract through which the Mankato city council had arranged to have the paving dowe. The matter went to the state supreme ccrart and the contention of the taxpayers was uplield. The proceedings of the coun cil were declared irregular and void. But Mankato had secured the pave ments, the Barber company had laid them, and the company couldn't see its way clear to talcing the pavements back. It therefore began the present action in equity before the circuit court. The Barber company was represent ed yesterday by How, Taylor & Mitch ell, of St. Pa*l, and Pfau & Pfau, of Mankato J the. defendant by Attorneys A. E. ClaTk alid C. M. Anderson, both of Mankagto. Arguments *'ill be continued today. BELLE^PLAINE COMPANY SUES FOR INSURANCE ':; .L — Would Recover $6,500 From Consoli dated Fire find Marine Company. Judge Kelly is hearing the case of the Belle Plaine Manufacturing and Supply company against the Security Mutual Insurance company and the Consolidated Fire and Marine. Insurance company, a suit in which the plaintiff company is trying to recover on pol icies held !n the insurance companies. The BeUe Plaine company borroedai*-! the insurance •companies are -called on far a total of *5,50». The suit is being fought on the ground that the plaintiff placed the insurable value of the property too high, making misrepresentations in taking out tfee policies. SMALL BOY IS FOUND TRAMPING WITH HOBOES Shakopee Youth Is Picked Up lay Police and Held for Investigation. Ray Page, sixteen years of age, and claiming Shakopee, Minn., as his home, was brought into police court yester day, having been fouad in the Mil waukee yards with a couple of hoboes. "Say, judge," remarked the young ster, "I do not belong with those fel lows. I ran away from home in Shak opee a couple of months ago and made my way to Milwaukee. I was on my return trip \*hen I fell in with those men." Frank Roberts and Bert King, the hoboes, were released on their promise to get out of the city at once, and Page was held for investigation. "Let me go, too," he urged, as be was being led back t« tke prisoners' pea; "I have enough money to pay my fare home." Moore Gets Grading Contract. At the meeting of the board of pd» lic works • yesteraay S..W. Moore was given the contract for the grading of Como avenue, from Capitol : boulevard to Jackson street, * his offer being at $1,697. The estimate of the city en gineer was $1,603. It was also decided to make a favorable report to the coun cil in favor of the sloping, of ; the lots to 'I the i grade of the street, this; being necessary becanse of the [ cut that will be made in grading. It was also de cided to make a favorable; report on tlie , opening 'i. of - Griffith street, - from Third to Con way. .^; ; -- - nuiim school is PROMISES TRUANT Humane Officer Interrupts Small Boy's Battle With Big World. Eight-year-old Arthur Brown's ca reer as a hobo -was nipped in its youth by the boy's arrest yesterday. Instead of making his way through the world by Ms own resources, Arthur will be sent to the state training school at Red Wing, where he will be brought up as a ward of the state. The boy's home, since tfae death of his mother, four years ago, has been with Mrs. L. M. Poston at Forest Lake, a village over in Washington, county. Arthur was never legally adopted by the Poston family, but was left with them by an older brother, who agreed to pay $10 per month for his support. The brother failed to keep up the pay ments, and the board bill grew along with the boy until, finally, Mrs. Poston looked upon the lad as her rightful care and has been trying to bring him up in a respectable manner. The task was a trying one, as Arthur had views of his own, prompted by a desire to get out and see the world. Several times recently he has tried to run away, but each time when brought back, promised to reform, and was forgiven. The beginning of the lad's finish as a wanderer came last Monday, when he was started to school at Forest Lake. Instead of going to school Arthur went to the depot, and the first passen ger train for St. Paul had him as a passenger, a berth having been selected by him up between the baggage car and the engine. He reached St. Paul without being disturbed, but was eject ed out on East Seventh street. Being without funds, tie walked to Minneap olis, and started in business as a news boy, having secured his first papers by putting up a good talk. When the boy failed to return from school Monday night, Mrs. Poston sent word to Humane Officer John Moak, of St. Paul, and Mr. Moak located the youngster in Minneapolis, where he was spending his nights with a news boy friend. A Minneapolis bluecoat went to the house where the boy was sleeping and arrested him shortly after midnight and yesterday he was brought to St. Paul, where he was met by Mrs. Poston and her daugnter. It was decided to give up the task of reforming him, and last night Of ficer Moak, accompanied by the Pos tons, took the boy to Stillwater, where an application will be made to the court to have him sent to the training school. The lad himself was quite depressed at his prospects and did not relish the idea of giving up his chances to see the world. Asked how he reached Min neapolis from Forest L.ake without money, he replied, proudly: "Dats dead easy; I hit de blind and got as far as East Seventh street, and den I hiked tp Minneapolis. I'd get along alright if dey'd leave me alone." Mrs. Poston says the boy is incorrigi ble, and as his brother no longer takes any interest in his welfare, she deems it her d-uty to have 'him placed where he will be cared for. BEDDING COMPANY FIRE REFUSES TO REMAIN ODT Searcher Fails to Find $400 in Ruins of His Home. Early yesterday morning the depart ment was again called to a slight fire at the United States Bedding company, 582 East Seventh street. The fire started in the debris, but was quickly extinguished. J. Pukano, 580 East Seventh street, whose home was burn ed during the fire Wednesday, tried to locate $400 which he was unable to save before .his home was ruined. Search was made yesterday, but the money was not found. Only a few coins were located by the searchers. HEIMEL LOSES WHEEL FROM WATER CART Returns to the Drink Habit and Is Sent the Workhouse. Fred Heirnel. some years ago a po lice court character, but of late better behaved, was brought before Judge Hine yesterday and admitted once more liquor had secured the upper hand. "But judge," he argued, "I am not nearly so bad as I was a few years ago, and I do not think that it will do any good to send me to the workhorse. If you'll let me go I'll never take an other —" "You have promised me ihat too often, and ten days will give you just about time to get sober," answered the court. P. TOmmiMimiMmmMji ROGERS, PEET & CO.'S and fK^&~\ j - S o^^ ""^ ~ 5 life ■ ■"" B I^l _ l"^ i IBS ■ H 6 8 w y^^W^^S!!^"''" HAND-TAILORED T^SraTk suits amd OVERCOATS fS i» a C4J—v\s^e^>T' 1 , Have never bsen rivaied by other makes in , i _r —~~^l_^^[ " excellence of ITF s^pM;^^ c STYLE, QUALITY, WORKMANSHIP, FIT fk 1 \ -^^^-A^^\ paly the highest Priced creations of the- most " -lv 1 I -' fashionable costom taltori can bs compared \ x \i is^lJ^J&r-vL>> l 0 th3m- Hundreds of stytss and patterns — U Oflfl foe $911 c. a aowLBY. pres. SIXTH AN° H. W. FAGLEY. Treas. ¥*¥ **~? ROBERT STREETS. St. Pauf's Stfc Setting Stone. Field, Scblick $ Co. ' ■ -. ■ " Entrances Wabasha, Fourth. Fifth and St Peter Sts. R&in-or-shine coats S^SerSnSl^tn 0 & i™*?-****** fa a large measure to this SieS'4tVl P™w a-pienty «f them at a reasonable price. Not and* Sf tttt&E\ZSS& b6ing "^ 10.00 .for Cravenette Coat. Not in ma been a garment which caught women as favorably as ye&rS h&S th6r* this, or. which so aptly filled the double role of being VA Jf* /fiv hefrf^ d vs iefuL. Newest effectsinthis lot-and each Ili fill bears the makers' waterproof guarantee Jiljr f9U# JL9 This garment at its popular price has caught the town! Some little things for the household which women can always buy when priced like this. If you don't need them today, you will tomorrow. It pays to have such things handy. Very best Witch Hazel, large size bottle. Special at ......... Thurston's Liquid Silver Polish an extra good article. Bottle »^ c The 15c Witch TCloths for cleaning. Special Friday at - 1000 cakes of Hand Sapolio at a very special price, each -" A 35c Whisk Broom for »q The best 10c bottle of Sewing Machine Oil will be sold for r. A Scissors Sale—A hand-made guar anteed Scissors for general use, 4 or 5 inches long and worth to 60c. Friday the Pair 500 Bath Sponges to be cleared out valued to 75c each. Friday take a choice at - _ SMITH MEETS SMITH Mayor Declines to Invite Others to Hear Minister. Rev. S. G. Smith, pastor of the Peo ple's church, yesterday spent some time inviting city officials to attend his church Sunday evening, when he will preach on "Vital Questions in City Government," and incidentally failed to induce Mayor Smith to issue an invi tation to the other officials. "I would like to have you come," said Dr. Smith to the mayor, "and would also be pleased if you would send invitations to all the other city officials. Seats ■will be reserved for them." "I am very sorry," said the mayor, "but my secretary ite very busy at this time, and it would be asking too much to order him to write to the different officials." "'But I would like to have you come," insisted Dr. Smith, '-and if I say any thing against you it will be no worse than what I will say against others." Dr. Smith said nothing further, but he showed fhat he was offended, hav ing evidently expected that the invi tations would be issued by the mayor. The 'minister stated that he proposed to discuss the city administrations that have existed during the past several years. "If he had come to me I would have issued the invitations," said City Clerk Redington in discussing the matter later, "it is the practice for me to issue such invitations from this office." It will be remembered that at one time in the campaign it was announced from the Republican campaign com mittee that Dr. Smith had agreed to take the stump for the Republican ticket, and the Republicans are very much disturbed, believing that Dr. Snetth will on Sunday evening give his reasons for refusing to do so. As he left the mayor's office Dr. Smith stopped and said: "There is one city official that I will not invite to be present. He agreed to give $50 towards the reconstruction of my church and later repudiated the agreement. A seat will be reserved for him, but I will not ask him to come." MOUNT ZION TEMPLE TO BE DEDICATED Dedication Sermon at Ceremonies To night to Be Preached by Dr. Rypins. The new temple of the Mount Zion congregation at Holly avenue and Avon street will be dedicated tonight. Ad mission to the temple will be by card, as the seating capacity of the church is limited. The dedication sermon will be preached by Dr. I. L. Rypins, pastor of the Mount Zion congregation. Rev. R. W. Boynton, of Unity church, will also deliver a sermon: The dedication ceremonies will b<» continued Saturday morning, when Dr. E. L. Hess, former pastor <of the church, will preach. Special Friday prices on household cottons Bleached sheetings — Medium weight, soft finish, the 2-yard width, 23c quality ' j c The 2% width, 25c quality 2lc Pitfbw casing—Same quality, 45 -inch worth 15c , | ' Hemstitchfd pillowcases—Fine quality with 3-inch spokestitched hems, 42 --inch size, worth 20c j< c 45-inch size, worth 23c jg c Wamsutta cambric—The best 15c cam bric on , the market •« _ Imperial long cloths—Put up in 12 --yard pieces in qualities always to be depended on. The 1.50 J quality, 12 - yard piece, for 1.3 c The 1.75 quality, 12 - yard piece. for : ......I re Whrte Goods — A table full of fine White Goods, Dimities, Fancy Batistes Leno Stripes, Figrured Piques, India Linons, etc., in qualities _ * worth up to 20c per yard. fl^*rf"* For your choosing Friday at *Lmt2%* DRAWING IN SCHOOLS Art Society Wants Support of Minnesota Educators. The Minnesota Art society will en deavor to enlist the support of Minne sota educators in the work of creating a sentiment favorable to the teaching of drawing in practically all the pub lic schools of the state. The art society held a regular monthly meeting at the capitol yester day afternoon and appointed a com mittee to confer with the state superin tendent of public instruction, the vari ous teachers' associations, the princi pals of the summer training schools and county superintendents in the preparation of a circular to be ad dressed in particular to the authorities of the smaller city, village and the ru ral schools setting forth the impor tance of drawing as a part of the cur riculum of the rural schools. Co-operation will be had with the State Educational association by which it is hoped to have one afternoon of the next annual meeting of the asso ciation, to be held in St. Paul, set apart for a discussion of art. The society yesterday received an invitation from the Federated Wom en's clubs, of Winona, for the next an nual meeting of the society to be held in that city. The recent meeting at St. Cloud was said to be in every way sat isfactory and the Winona invitation was taken under advisement by the board of managers of the art society. ST. PAUL MAN CALLED BEFORE HENNEPIN COURT Defendant in Divorce Case May Be Punished for Contempt of Court. Henry B. Blodgett, who is the de fendant in a divorce suit brought some time ago by Isabelle Dora Blodgett, has been summoned to appear before Judge Brooks in Minneapolis and show cause why he should not be punished for contempt for his failure to pay ali mony as ordered by the court. Blodgett lives. in St. Paul, but the divorce action was brought in the Hen nepin county courts. "Last January he was ordered to pay Mrs. Blodgett ali mony in the sum of $7, but he failed to do so. Now he will have to explain his negligence to Judge Brooks, the summons having been served on him by Sheriff Justus yesterday. NOTICE TO OUR PATRONS. «-. The business and good will of thia company in St. Paul has been purchased by THE OHIO COAL CO., who will remove thfir offices from 392 Wabasha street in a few days to our present location at 371 Robert street, where our many patrona and friends will receive the same atten tion and courteous treatment that we have endeavored to give in the past. Mr. C G. Hartin. who has managed the affairs of this company for the past ten years, has associated himself with The Ohio Coal Co., and will devote attention to the St. Paul business as heretofore. THE PIONEER FUEL CO.