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

The Hon. Leander Smith of Morrison, ILL.,, is
in the city.
Work is progressing slowly, hut surely, on
the new opera house block.
O'Brien's drive cleared Hellgate on Monday
and will be in the dead waters by Saturday.
The last will and testament of Isaac Van
Week was proved and admitted to probate on
Monday. L. I. Odds, of Alton, was appointed
executor.
Durant, Wheeler & Cos new steamer. the r.
]. Wheeler, arrived in port Monday and left
yesterday for down river points. She is one of
the finest boats on the lake.
There were five false alarms of fire in this
city last month. The fire boys are getting
anxious for genuine old-fashioned FIRE that
will give them some exercise,
The steam tow-boat Aunt Betsey came up
from the ways at South Saltwater Monday
night, and Tuesday brought up couple of
barges loaded with wood down stream.
One drunk and disorderly, and case of fast
driving, by a Minneapolis horse dealer named
Potter, engaged the attention of the municipal
court yesterday morning. The lager beer guz-
zler, Barker, was fined $5 and costs and the
reckless driver the same amount.
A mashmouthed looking fellow claiming to
be canvasser for the p. p, was around be-
seeching our business men to keep their names
GLOBE reporter relies on his Saltwater depart.
ment as a canvasser, and goes on adding to his
list daily without calling in outside assistance.
A destructive fire occurred at South Stillwa-
ter this noon which entirely consumed the st.
Croix lumber company's large boarding house,
and endangered their valuable mill property.
The report of the fire reached this city at IL
o'clock and in just one hour our fire brigade,
with the engine, were at work on the flames.
The loss will foot up nearly $1,000. A small
amount of the loss was in wood,
The body of Lot Linnell was placed in q neat
cofin-paid tor by subscription among his
friends in this city-and conveyed by team to
his afflicted family in Marine Monday night.
Mr.. Linnellkwas Woodworking, temperate,
jOvial young man, and had been engaged in
driving and working on logs for the past ten
years. His body was in the water some two
hours before it was discovered.
Judge Lehmicke returned from his official
visit to st. Peters. on Monday. The Judge ex-
pressed himself as being much pleased with
the management OF the institution, the OH
GERS and nurses being thorough gentlemen and
ladies. The asylum is filled to its utmost ca
pacity, 80 that no patient will be accepted
hereafter unless there is probability that the
treatment of the asylum will result benef-
cially.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following are some of the recent real
estate transfers.
D. @. Thompson and wife to Joseph Thorn
ser; 80 acres in section 2S town of Grant.
$500.
VIM. Spencer and wife to Franz lessee; 80
acres in section 8. Saltwater town. $500
VIM. f. Thorne and wife to Hannah ellis;
lot 10, block 2, Thorne's addition. $3.50.
F. @. Garner to John F. Wickman: und. IS
part block AZ, Marine. 5000.
J. ]. Griffin and wife to Seymour, Sabin Il
Co., part block q, CARL & Schuienburg's addi-
tiOn for 81.
St. Croix Ry. & Imp. Co. to Saltwater Dock
yard Co., mill lot g. South Saltwater. $1,000.
j. N. Stockstill to M. Shepard 80 acres in
section 81 town of Grant $500.