Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-15
SALTWATER NEWS.

Mrs. Mann formerly Lena Hospes) is
here visiting her parents.
Twenty-four inches of water in Lake ST..
Croix, and still working towards bed rock.
The excursion to Red Wing, Friday, was
pleasant affair, and all who partook spoke of
it as the best of the season.
James M. Walsh left yesterday to attend
the sale of tax title lands that is to take
place at Brunswick September 10Th.
The shaft for the steamer Ada B. arrived
Tuesday evening. BY Wednesday she will
be in readiness for the st. Croix trade.
The ST. Paul q Duluth railroad shipped
yesterday seven cars of -four and eighteen
cars of wheat East via Duluth and the lakes.
Sam Kelley says he played it on a limb
of the law, and the aforementioned limb
thinks Sam paid about $50 for the game.
It's good thing that will satisfy two.
The Olof Bull concert at Opera Hall last
evening was well attended, and judging from
the manner in which they were received, we
would say they gave entire satisfaction.
Herbert McKusick's birthday party, which
took place at the residence of his parents
Friday evening, was one of the most pleasant
affairs that has occurred in this city. The
presents were Ito use the language of the
school girls) elegant.
CA. Bennett, clerk of the district court,
leaves tonight for Cleveland, the home of
his boyhood. He expects to be gone about
two weeks. Geo. Davis, Esq, officiates as
clerk of the court during his absence. Any
one wishing marriage license will find
George understands how to issue it.
Any one having any doubts in regard to
the immense business done by Seymour,
Sabin & Co. would have had all doubts dis
PEELED had they been in OF near the Lumber
mans bank yesterday about 2 P. NJ. and seen
the amount of silver that was taken. There
were three bags, each weighing about forty
pounds.
Yesterday the Nellie Kent brought up two
barge loads of wheat, one from Point Doug
las containing 1000 bushels, and one from
Prescott containing 1000 bushels, and 300
barrels of -four from Hastings, all destined
for New York markets. The wheat will be
shipped by the st. Paul & Duluth road to
Duluth, and by the lakes to market.
Meeting of the School Board.
At a meeting of the School Board Septem-
ber 18th, the following business was trans
acted
The minutes of last meeting called for;
read and adopted.
The following bills were audited and or
dered paid: Saltwater Gas Light Company IS
bill for April, May, June, July and August,
1878, $210; ]. G. Rhodes bill freight and
postage, $l.5O; Pollock, Donaldson & Ogden,
two water filters, $3.50; CrandaIl & Hen
ming, funds for $780, Isaac Staples, lumber,
1886: Isaac Staples, 200 cords of wood,
$293.86.
A letter from D. D. Merrill, publisher.
offering to furnish Appelton's Fifth Reader
to the school for ninty cents per volume was
laid before the Board and on motion his pro-
position was accented and the reader adopt
ed for use in the High School.
Weekly Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE treasury now
holds $349, 1885, $50 in United States bonds to Sc
cure national bank circulation, 1913, 933, 400 in
United States bonds to secure public deposits,
and s., 1856, 900 to secure subscriptions to per
cent. loan.
U. s. Bonds deposited for circula-
ton for the week ending to-
day. .....................$ 1,342, 600
United States bonds held for cir
culation withdrawn for week