Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-17
SALTWATER NEWS.

Tow-boat Penn Wright came in yesterday
from down river.
The amount of logs on the rear was esti-
mated at 2O,OO0,000 by the committee.
The Nellie Kent arrived yesterday with
100 barrels of -four, destined for New York.
Miss Nellie Sawyer departed yesterday on
visit to her relatives in Star Prairie, Wis.
The Knapp yesterday brought down 1000
quarts of bIackberries and fifty barrels of
lime.
Three strings of get-ups were taken out
yesterday by the Alex. Gordon for Red
Wing.
yesterday to Chicago by the Saltwater flour
mills
The government officers, Wednesday, COM
pleted the removal of the worst pier in
Clark's slough
Wheat quotations: Old wheat, No. /, S1.O0;
new wheat. Nos. /, 9 and 3 respectively,
50, 80 and 75c.
FOWL boat A. KEELING went out with twelve
strings for Savannah Bay and two strings for
Reeds Landing,
We have only twenty-five fruit stores in
our city, and all doing hourishing bust
ness. Who next?
The cruelty to animals case, on motion of
county attorney, was dismissed on payment
of costs by defendant.
Seymour, Sabin & Co. yesterday shipped
two car loads OF threshers, one for Manito-
voc and one for Fond du Lac.
There will be meeting of Ascension
parish next Monday evening, to take action
relative to engaging a new rector.
There will be meeting of the executive
committee of the agricultural society at 10
o'clock Friday, for the purpose of making
final arrangements for the fair.
Sabin's saw mill, which shut down
Wednesday in order to put in new set of
live rollers for the purpose of conveying
| lumber from the circular saw, commenced
work yesterday afternoon.
| Assistant Superintendent Brennan and
Engineer Williams, of the ST. Paul & Du-
luth road, were in the city Wednesday.
They recommended removing one of the
buildings now occupied by Seymour, Sabin
| Co. for warehouse, in order to extend their
! transfer line.
The j. w. Mills arrived yesterday morn
ing from Clinton, Iowa, carrying as passen.
gers three daughters of WI. Young, who
are visiting friends in this city. She re-
NAMED in port but few hours, going out
with fourteen strings of logs for w. j. Young
d Co., Clinton, Iowa.
At a meeting of the board of trade yester
day afternoon the following resolution was
adopted: That the board of trade put 1Ot
men on the rear next Tuesday, and keel
them there as long as successful driving car
be continued, with the water from Cheng
watonna. The expenses of the 100 men tt
be betrayed by the board of trade eacl
member paying in proportion to the amour
of his logs which he secures. The followin,
committee was appointed to take full charg
of the work: Charles Bean, Stephen Cowal
and Samuel Matthews.
Judging from the quality of new whea
thus far brought to the mills. the prospec
for good crop is not very encouraging, tn
grade being Nos. 2 and 3. No number
wheat has been received. Many believ
that after the wheat sweats in the stack tn
quality will be better. The wheat inspector
D. w. Armstrong, informed us that
farmers would be more particular abou
cleaning their wheat, great deal of what
now No. 3 would grade No. 2. One loa
] received at Staples mill, would, if we
cleaned, have graded No. L. The yield ha
, been variously estimated at from fifteen
twenty bushels per acre.