Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-20
NEIGHBORHoOD NEWS.
Gathered by the Special Reporters Of the
Daily Globe.
SALTWATER.

John Demler is quite sick and is not
expected to live.
The water at Taylor Falls has raised
six feet six inches.
Mr.. George Gorhan has rented Mr..
Seleck's place on Third street.
Thompson's combination is billed at
the Grand Opera house for Aug. "a.
judi Brown came in yesterday from
few days trip around Lake Superior.
John McKusick is paving street, from
Myrtle to Commercial avenue. in the rear
of his block.
| H. B. Prince is building on Broadway
He will finish so as to move in about the
1st of October.
Ben Thelan has the basement of his
block completed and the floor joist down
for the first story.
Charlie Conham leaves to-day for the
East, where he goes TO purchase his fall
stock of clothing.
Yesterday was a dull day at the court
Not solitary drunk broke the solemn
stiffness of the hour.
Mr.. Dahm intends to repair the inside
of his house on Third street, and occupy
| it himself this winter.
That unsafe chimney on the New
| American saloon has been removed and
new one put in its place.
L. E. Thompson arrived home from
| Iowa where he has been visiting BROTH
| er that he had not seen for several years.
The Iowa came up yesterday and had
on board several ladies and gentlemen
| who are looking over'the city for few
days.
The street force has cleaned the cross
| ings and cutters, and pedestrians can
now cross the streets with much greater
comfort.
| Mr.. B. A. Thing has leased the house
| occupied by George Gorham ON Third
street, and will move his family here the
! first of the week.
The Duluth train was seven hours
behind time Thursday night, which was
the cause of the Saltwater report not ap-
pearing yesterday.
| Deputy Warden Hall intends to build
this fall on his lot at the corner of Second
and Cherry streets. This is one of the
finest lots in the city.
The city will furnish drinking places
as soon as the horses are trained to step
on trap when they want to drink. They
don't wish to waste the water.
The st. Paul 6 Duluth engines will be
supplied with water from the water
works. A supply pipe has been placed
near the Car shops for that purpose.
Wei now have sixteen physicians in this
lefty and others are waiting to come as
fsoon as office room can be procured. A
portion of them are not overworked.
| An independent hose company has
been formed on each hill, the city having
furnished a new cart and new hose.
They will not leave the hill only when
called by a general alarm.
The alarm of fire on Thursday night,
which came from over the lake, was
caused by the burning of q store, saloon
and dwelling house belonging to Alice
| Mcmillan. The cause of the fire is not
known.
Capt. r. J. Wheeler will take his fam
lily to California this fall, to spend the
winter. Capt. Wheeler is largely inter-
ested in mining operations, and his bust
ness requires him there a large part OF
the time.
| If any one wishes to see the improve
ments that have been going on in the city
for the past few months let him ride out
laround in the additions. There has been
more building done in this city in the
past six months than in any previous
year for long while.
| The Rev. Fl. G. Woods, DID,, of the
First Baptist church of Minneapolis, and
The Rev. W. Whitney, State missionary
will preach at the Baptist church, ON Pine
street, next Sunday. The Hon. Geo. H.
Keith and the pastor, Rev. B. F. Rattray
willSpeak of general donations.
The following are announced for
the Grand Opera house during the
month of August and September:
Thompson's combination on August "a;
Lawrence Barrett in Richelieu, August
%; Our COLLINS, August 81; Heoley's
Comedy company, September l; John
Mccullough, 18th; Rooms to rent, 21st;
Buffalso Bill, 18th; Cal. Wagner's min
strels, Goth.