Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-05
SALTWATER.

The German Catholic fair will open mex
Monday night, June Z, at Opera hall.
1t was so dark yesterday that the gas wal
lighted in most of the offices in the city.
The steamer r. J. Wheeler left this morning
with IA strings from Durant, Wheeler & Co..
to Cat Tail.
The steamer, l. t. Staples, left yesterday
with fourteen strings of logs for Keator & Son
Moline, ILL.,; from Gillespie & Harper.
Nelson Netbaway, Esq, of SchOarie. New
York, is visiting bis nephew, Mr. j. G. Netha
way of this city. He will go East ia few
days.
The train which is due here at S:55 and which
brings the GLOBE, was delayed an hour yester-
day, consequently there was questioning and
swearing, and ringing of telephone bells.
A special meeting of the board of education
was called last night to consider the applics-
tions for the positions of principal and super
intendent of the high school; the result is not
yet known.
R. G. Robinson and S. b. Danforth are down
from Pine City trying to raise funds to raise
the debt N the new Snake river steamer.
About 5000 is needed and they expect to succeed
in raising It.
Mr.. Orris Z. Lse, one of the census takers
for Stillwl er. remarked incidentally, yesterday
that out OF 100 persons over ten years of age
he had only found four who were unable to
read and write.
One of the large plate glass in the window OF
2. 81. Potts new house on Third street MIR.
Potts claims was broken by Pat Wells target
gun, but Pat Wells claims the gun would not
carry that far.
The steamer R. J. Wheeler, one of Durant
Wheeler & Cos. boats returned yesterday
from St. Louis, having made the round trip in
fifteen days She took down IS strings, 92l COO
feet, to Knapp, Stout Co., St. Louis.
At a meeting of the directors of the city hos
pitsl held hGrsday evening at Mrs. PrOctors,
Miss Nel... pr---"nll The present matron, ten
dcr,d be- iesIs nation. Mrs. COombs is the
only appi!, Ait, and her application is ROW in
aheysrre.
In the ." ice court yesterday morning there
was ~ ~ ',-o cases. One drunken vagabond
was sent uus nf town aud man was brought
up frou Srtth Saltwater for selirg liquor
without license. He paid his hue and was al
lowed to e".
The vet, cans OF the First Minnesota regi-
mcnt will hold a reunion at White Bear Lake,
Tuesday a'i Wednesday, June and 9. Still
"ater will send a good delegation fully IN
5tructed to go for bottled beer, first, last and
only.
Antoine Gordon, well known settler from
Eau Claire river Wis, is the city, and stated
that "Oli WOLF an indian said to be 119 years
of age, died = few days ago. Mr.. Gordon came
to this country when the Siouxs and Chippe-
was wagej an un.intermittent warfare against
each Other He speaks both Sioux and Chip
pewa, be. des French and English.
Ga Wednesday, morning seven year old son
of S. SIM net and another boy, were playing
with g hatalet Little Simonet lay his hand
On 3 block 'or the other boy to strike at. They
had consiG erable fun for a while but the
marksma. seems to have became nervous, for
he struck ist close enough to take of one of
Fhe Simo.,,s boys fingers. 1t is probable the
fun ceased then.
My. jos N Schupp received letter, few
days since from Mr.. john Gieriet, dated
Breckenriage, Cal May 81, stating that Andrew
Cieriet, his son, is much improved in health and
he thinks in the course of two or three months
he will be eatireiy we'll, Andstw is a young
gentleman very well known in this city, having
lived here number of years. Mr.. Glerlet,
Senior, will return in a few weeks.
About Ii A NJ. yesterday, it commenced to
gel dark, and kept getting darker until about
1913, when il com nlenced to rain. This con-
tinued t, Increase in about the same ratio as
the darkut = had until it created little food
Large boulders were rolled down Oak street,
and that street was considerably cut up by
the force Of the current of water. Miss But
ler's yard. At the corner Of Chestnut and Third
streets, was overlooked and filed with sand.
About the only damage will be be the cost of
fixing streets, removing the SAID from pave
meuts, etc