Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
SALTWATER.

Regular meeting of the fire company next Monday
evening.
The steamboat La Clair Belle, of Fort Madison,
Iowa, was in port yesterday.
Mr.. Royal Orf, brother of A. J. Orff, liveryman,
has accepted position guard at the State prison.
Ed. O'Brien, of the Cave saloon, is fitting up his
establishment in royal style for the coming cam
paign.
Jos. Taenhauser is organizing an excursion party
to visit Taylors Falls on the 18th, by steamer G.
Knapp.
Joseph Wolf, our popular brewer, is excavating
for a site for Office building at the end of Main
street.
Animportation of forty swedes arrived in the city
yesterday, who will locate in this immediate vi
cinity.
Mr.. Geo. G. Refs, Pittsburgh capitalist, who is
making large farm at Edna, MIMI, was in the city
yesterday.
At the municipal court yesterday morning one case
of inebriety was up for Judgment. The fine was SIS
and costs.
little one, youngest child of John Mccarthy, now
on his farm in Big Stone county, was buried here
yesterday.
winters quarters at the boom, yesterday, and is
at the dock.
The Democratic county convention for the nomi-
nation of delegates to the State convention is called
for May Is.
Isaac Bean has opened up restaurant in the
Rhodes building. lately occupied by Messrs Cor
teau & Larrivie.
Otis Staples, one of our best amateur oarsmen, is
practcing in his single SOUL SHE'LL probably for q
coming boat race.
The wires for the telephone line, between this city
and st. Paul. started yesterday, commencing at
the Saltwater end.
W. G. Bronson has commenced building his new
residence on Government hill. Mr.. Israel Graves of
Hudson, has the contract.
Kitty Bros, the enterprising grocers of Churchill
l1lsrro
wagon. They are doing good business.
There are sixty-five telephones in active use in
this city, and orders for ten more. Miss Godleys
management gives universal satisfaction.
Mrs. Henry Deliver, who has been in feeble health
for some time, has gone to Cincinnati to visit rela-
tives While absent she will be under medical treat
ment
D. M. Swain completed the first steam engine of
his contract of $50 for Seymour, Sabin & Co., on
Wednesday. 1t was fired up and proved entirely
satisfactory.
Bayard commandery, Knights Templars, have
leased the Geo. Davis lot the of Olive and
Fifth streets for drill and parade ground and have
got it fixed up in nice shape.
The steamer Mary Barnes, OF st. Paul, went down
stream yesterday with good passenger and freight
list, beside two barges, one of which was loaded
with Minnesota Chief threshers.
Henry Seamen, the man who caused such ripple
of excitement in this place some days ago, charged
with attempted rape on Mrs. Jewell, who lives
across the lake. has had his trial at Hudson. He
was found guilty of an indecent exposure of person.
and sentenced to pay fine of $40 or twenty days
imprisonment.
DRIVING NOTES.
Win Staples drive was at Rush City Tuesday
morning. The rear end of the drive was at Depo
camp with plenty of water and coming right along
The Moose river drive was expected to be in Lake
St. Orox last Monday.
O'Brien & st. Johns drive, of Taylors Falls, ac-
companied by Odds & Lords and Perkins drives,
arrived at the boom on Wednesday. The drives
were from Kettle river and the ST. Croix. They used
four large wannegans and eighty men. The drives
contained about sixteen million feet.
All the drives are progressing favorably with
good head of water.
LOG SALES.
Gillespie & Harper to E. & M. H. Long, Sabula,
Iowa, $4,000 feet of mixed logs.
Gillespie & Harper to st. Croix Lumber company,
South saltwater, lOO,0 900 feet of mixed logs.
Durant, Wheeler & Co. to E. p. Wells Il Co., of
Fort Madison, Iowa, 900 feet o logs.
Durant Wheeler & Co., 900 feet of logs to Gin
ton Lumber company, of Clinton, Iowa.
AMUSEMENT DATES.
Saturday evening, Uncle Toms Cabin.
Monday evening, Martina, the magician, humorist
and ventriloquist.
Coup's circus, about Wednesday, May &C.
Nip and Tuck, Saturday evening, May 20.
Sells circus, about June 7th.
grand. concert by the Great Union band of ST..
Paul, is on the tapis.