Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-18
RIVER, RAIL AND LAKE.

Swedish Immigrants-Pe rsonals-The Lum-
bermen's Excursion-The o., st. z. & c.
Connection With Minneapolis-A Re-
minder of Old Times on the River-Mis-
souri, River and Lake Superior Notes.
Chicago, st. P. g. NJ. folks brag about the
fine lunches set by Mrs Beach and daughter at
Baldwin, Wis, where the trains each way stop
long enough for passengers to take lunch.
The latter back the brag by saying that the
lunches are really excellent and nicely served
The Chicago, st. P. & M. company has started
in to make rapid work of building the spur
tracks at Eau Claire, by which it proposes to
connect every sawmill there with its main line.
Frank Clarke, Esq, is to have charge of that
excursion of producing lumbermen of North
ern Wisconsin and Minnesota to Omaha and &
market, which is to be given about May lsu.
Northern Pacific engineers are endeavoring
to locate the Missouri crossing near Bismarck.
Judge Young, of Minneapolis, in chambers
yesterday, heard a case brought to contest the
right of way of the st. Paul & Manitoba and
Minneapolis q St. Louis railways at Fourth
avenue and Sixth street, Minneapolis, as de-
rived from private parties and from the city.
The case will probably 60 to the supreme court
for final decision.
Since January LIST the Northern Pacific land
department has sent out $4,000 immigration
circulars.
The managing officers of The Omaha, st.
Paul Il Chicago consolidation have concluded
arrangements with the st. Paul & Manitoba
managers for joint use of the latter's track be-
tween st. Paul d Minneapolis, of the new iron
bridge to be built across the river at Mime
apolis. and of the new Minneapolis depot to be
built near the suspension bridge.
MIR. "A. Moore, who is to succeed Mr.. McNally
as Duluth agent for Beatty Northwest Transit
company, was in the city yesterday, in confer
ence with st. Paul & Duluth officials.
party of forty Swedes went through to
Fargo yesterday morning. They are said to be
the forerunners of large migration from the
Scandinavian countries to the Northern Pac ifc
country, which may be attributed to the
circulation there last year of pamphlets and
papers sent out by the Northern Pacific land
department.
General Manager Sargent of the Northern
Pacific railroad, went to Chicago yesterday.
Land Commissioner Drake of the st. Paul &
Sioux City company, was observed to be load
ed with grip-sack yesterday afternoon and
on his way to the outgoing Sioux City train.
The water in the river stood at five feet six
inches yesterday, a drop of two inches the
previous twenty-fonr hours.
The Ida Fulton went down river yesterday
afternoon with another tow of logs from the
st. Paul boom.
The K. N. steamer Arkansas, Capt. Mike
Burke, ''Pole' Hatcher, clerk, got away for
st. Louis at II NJ. yesterday with some four
teen car loads of freight, included in which
was six hundred barrels of -four consigned to
st. Louis.
Three steamboats, moving about the river in
front of the city at one time yesterday, re-
minded L. L. Benson and other old settlers
of their early days in the Northwestern me-
tropolis.
Capt. Law and his assistants had busy
time delivering freight brought up by the K. N
steamer Arkansas, and still at nightfall but
little decrease in the great pile could be no
ticed.
The steamer Butte was got off the ways at
Bismarck into the Missouri, yesterday, and al
boats which wintered there will soon be afloat
and in working order. the Key West and
Rosebud are expected up. on their way to For!
Benton, and passengers by the Northern Pacific
going out tonight, are expecting to take the
latter for up river points.
There was no ice in Duluth harbor yesterday
but a field of ice in the lake was visible from
the city. Telegraphic communication being
broken, there is no information obtainable as
to the condition of the Sault river and canals
but boats will probably arrive at Duluth from
the lower lakes this week.
Yesterday the steamer Minnie Hermon was
moored at the levee for government inspection
before going into service. The boat was built
during the winter and launched this spring al
| Reeds Landing. She belongs to and will be
| commanded by Capt. E. E. Hermon, and has
been built for a special service. that Of
| Transporting colony from Reeds Landing
consisting of families from Wisconsin ano
Minnesota to the vicinity of Fl. Benton on the
| Missouri river, where large tract of land ha:
already been secured for grazing and agri
cultural PURPOSES.