Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-18
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
asehsrsS By tho Special Repsrtsrs Of the
Daily Globf.
SALTWATER.

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SALTWATER.
Judge @. L. Norgord was confined to the
house yesterday by sickness.
Whiting & Lindholm sell steamship
tickets for oil European poats.
The city council, not having q quorum
Tuesday night, adjourned to last evening.
VIM. Horner was fined SIS yesterday for
indecent exposure of person the night pre-
vious.
E. p. Crossman and May E. Hall will be
married to-day at the residence of the
BRIDES parents.
W. G. West. paymaster on the st. Paul &
Duluth road, was in the city yesterday max
ing the boys spirits light and their pockets
heavy. ..a
John 8. Robertson has returned from O
trip to Isaac Staples Moose and Ann river
camp. He reports plenty of snow and a
good prospect for a big winters work. Mr..
Staples has 2, 800, 900 feet of logs banked on
these streams. .....e.5 -...
Seymour, Sabin & Co. are removing their
Office furniture to the new main building of
the penitentiary. The change is a desirable
one, tho Office in the new building being
commodious, elegantly furnished and suited
IN every essential point to their business.
Four able bodied tramps were run into
the city hall Tuesday night. Three of them
were released yesterday aud given one day to
obtain employment or leave town. The
other pleaded sickness and was permitted to
enjoy the comforts of the lookup yesterday.
The action of the county commissioners
in rejecting bids on the original plans and
specifications for bridge in Oak Park, and
accepting the bid of @. W. Martin, and plans
and specifications for a bridge drawn by him
is severely criticised, as it ia stated that the
other gentleman did not get an opportunity
to bid on Mr.. Martins plans. Perhaps it
would be well for the commissioners to rise
and explain the matter and put stop to all
talk on the subject. An explanation will do
no harm, although it is supposed that the
commissioners were governed in this matter
by the intention of working for the best in
terests Of the county.
MISSES BANNING.
The Misses Banning, Tuesday night,
opened the first of the series of entertain
ments to be given by the Y. M. G. A. They
met with an enthusiastic reception end
maintained the entire and freely-accorded
attention Of their audience during the even
ing. Every recitation elected the spon-
taneous and sincere applause of those pres
ent. Tho Engineers Story and Robert of
Lincoln were recited by request, and to
the eminent satisfaction of the audience.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
At meeting of the county board the fol-
lowing bids for the construction of Oak
Park bridge were offered: Farrell & Smith,
st. Paul, Isl 300; Thos. Roney, Saltwater,
81 ,O9O; Dennis Harrigan, Saltwater, $945;
John Green, Saltwater, 1876; @. w. Martin,
Hastings, $797, according to different plans.
MIR. Martins bid was accepted. Cover,
Matthews and Campbell were appointed a
committee to superintend the construction.
After abating number of taxes the board
adjourned.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Louis Larson, residing in the town of Ma
rine, proved the loser of valuable pair of
horses, Tuesday, on the West Wisconsin
road, beyond the six mile house. At that
point the wagon road curves in such man.
ner that the railroad cannot be seen until
you get right on it. MIR. Larson discovered
this to his sorrow, Tuesday. Just as he
reached the track the train came dashinQ
along and, striking the horses, killed ono al
most instantly and the other was MANNED SO
badly as to be useless. Mr.. Larson escaped
without in uEy.
BRUTAL ASSAULT.
ASwede girl living in the family of James
Wheeler was feloniously assaulted Tuesday
night by some person unknown. Mrs.
Wheeler was preparing TO 60 to the entertain.
ment to be given by the Misses Banning
that evening, and not liking the idea OF
leaving the hired girl alone in the house
with an infant, she sent the girl after her
cousin, who lives with @. A. Bromley's FAM
lily next door. AS she passed the head OF
what are known as the big stairs, she no.
ticed stranger coming up the steps who, as
she thought, passed on when she entered
Mr.. Bromley'e. At the gate which leads
into Mr.. Wheeler's yard stands large dry
goods box, and as the girl arrived at this boz
on her return home some one stepped out
from behind the box and threw both arms
around her, pinioning her hands
The excessive fright sealed the girls
lips and she was unable to articulate word
After the first moment of surprise and ter.
ror, however, the danger of her position in
splred her with strength, and she struck the
brute with her elbow in the abdomen. Al
he relaxed his hold she wrenched herself
free and ran into the house, her clothes bad
ly torn in the struggle. The boldness Of
the dastardly outrage will be comprehende6
when 1t is stated that 1t occurred about half
past z in the evening, not over hundred
feet from tho stairs where there was q light
ed street lamp and about forty feet from Mr.
Wheeler's house, through the dining room
window of which lamp shed strong light
No clue has as yet been obtained to the
cowardly and condemnable action,