Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-25
SALTWATER NEWS.

Br1dge receipts for the week ending August
"a, S111.S5, an increase of S19. 80 over last
weeks receipts.
Seven thousand bushels of wheat for Min
neapolls was brought up from Prescott yes
terday by the Nellie Kent.
The Nellie Kent, yesterday, retired from
the lake traffic. We understand that it is on
account of low water, and soae necessary
| repairs.
isaac Staples yesterday shipped fifteen
cars of lumber as follows: Three to LeNfars
Iowa, seven to Mankato, and five to tha
Northwestern & Sioux Falls branch.
The Bayard commandery, of this CITY.
have received an invitation to ioin the
Damascus commandery, of st. Paul, on the
reception of President Hayes in that city.
The G. B. Knapp went down to Glenmont
yesterday to raise sunken barge. Capt.
Hayes is also to take charge of the BODY of
Frank Quinn, which was found FRIDAY. and
see that it is properly inferred.
Peter johnson ard George Hurd were
brought before Judge Norgord, yesterday,
charged with drunkenness. Hurd paid SIS
and costs. johnson on non payment of fine
received eight days on the rock pile.
There will De special communication of
st. Johns Lodge No. 1, A. 4. and A. M. on
Wednesday evening, Aug. 28, to take action
for the relief of sufferers in the South.
There should be large attendance for this
laudable purpose.
The committee appointed by the local
board OF underwriters to re-rate the fire
risks in this city were hard at WORK ia II. V.
Joys ttice Friday afternoon. 1t will take
several days to complete the list, aud when
hn1shed 1t will show q considerable reduc-
ton in the rate.
AT the regular meeting of the board of
education, Friday evening, the contract for
painting the outside woodwork of the Cen
trail building was awarded to James Keefe.
he being the lowest bidder. Messrs Lehn-
| icke, Durant and Stewart were appointed a.
| committee to decide on the color of the paint
to be used. The board adjourned to meet
again next Monday for the purpose of decid-
ing what books shall be used in the High
school during the ensuing year.
We heartily indorse the sentiment uttered
| in yesterdays Pioneer Press in regard toya
levee near the lower depot. One advantage
Saltwater has over Minneapolis and ST..
Paul is that when it is impossible for boats
to ascend the Mississippi to those points
with freight, they must bring it to Saltwater
and ship it over on the railroad. Now the
city should find it incumbent to provide a
suitable levee for boats.
Fred Doe, while hunting Friday after
noon, fired off gun near a threshing ma
chino IN operation on Hathaway's farm.
which is situated about five miles from here.
The report frightened the horses on the
power and they ran away, tearing the power
from its fastening: and breaking several
IRON rods and a portion of the wood work.
Fortunately the tumbling rod became dis
connected with the power, ans, the noise
from the separator having ceased, the horses
were soon Quilted. Thomas Mahonev, in
jumping to the ground to catch the horses.
sprained his ankle.
The men picked up by Mr.. johnson on
the road from Prescott to Hudson last Sun
day evening, and referred to in TUESDAYS
GLOBE, are John Mcmahon, of Troy, and a
man by the name of Butler, who had been
at work for him. AS is usually the case,
woman and whisky was tbs cause of the af-
fray. Mcmahon was jealous of his wife and
Butler, and meeting them coming home from
town together last Sunday evening, he at
tackled Butler with a large knife Both men
are recovering from the effects of their
wounds. Mcmahon is now in Riley's hotel
Hudson, and Butler, having given himself
up, is in Jail.