Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-23
NEIGHB0RHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by the Special Reporters of the
Ddity Globe.
SALTWATER.

One vagrant was fired out of town yesterday
morning.
Several scalers are at work at different points
on the lake.
The New American saloon is receiving a
coat of paint.
Isaac Staples is extending his boarding
house thirty feet.
Sam Packard will be chief engineer at the
pontoon the coming season.
Major Hol len will meet with Muller Post
g. R. at their next meeting.
SteAens & Lusuig will succeed Con Dresch-
err IN The Chestnut street saloon.
Seymour, Sabin & Co. are moving their
boarding house ON to The Drragisch lot
A. A. Harper, is at Reeds Landing, looking
after a raft of lumber that was lett there last
fall
Mr.. Geo. Haskell leaves tonight for the
East to purchase goods for the firm of Bron-
son & Folsom.
Judge Lehmcke, who was elected city as
SCISSOR at the meeting of the council refuses to
accept the position.
The window frames in the basement of the
new office extension, was set so-day and the
stone work is being pushed rapidly forward.
Surveyors were busy at work in Simpsons
alley Thursday. 1t is said that it is to be-
come one of the business streets of the city.
The members of the Baptist congregation
lately organized in this city are negotiating
for the Second Presbyterian church property.
Isaac Staples leaves tonight for Chicago,
where he will meet Mrs. Staples and Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Clark, who are on their way from the
South.
T. G. Butler has been appointed foreman OF
the street force Mr.. Butler has been in the
employ of Mr.. Staples for about two years and
Is man we'll qualified for the place.
Joseph LeClair, while taking barrel of
cement down stairs at the store of s. II. Nor
ton, had two fingers of his right hand badly
crushed DR.. Donald dressed the wound, and
is in hopes of saving one finger, if not both.
R. NJ Coles returned to-day from New Or
leans. He reports that the country is all
afioat below Cairo. 1t has been reported that
Mr.. Coles went to Fargo on business for him
self, but he informs us that he vent to New
Orleans for some St. Paul parties.
Sheriff Kelly and Wm. Cnalmas, Of st. Croix
county, went to Jersey, Wis, with search
warrant to arrest parties that were suspected
of breaking into the store at Baytown. They
were met by the Maxwell Bros. with four re-
volvers and escorted to the depot. The sheriff
will take sufficient force and see that the
parties are arrested. There is no doubt but
he has found the right parties. One of these
was the party that drew gun on Officer
$hortall about year ago, but Mat didn't
scarce worth cent, but took home his man
We noticed yesterday in the office of Durapt
q Wheeler some specimens of gold bearing
quartz, which was being shown by Mr.. Hop
kins, of San Francisco, Cal. These specimens
were taken from the Santa Annita mine, OF
which Capt. R. J.. Wheeler and Mr.. Hopkins
hold controlling interest. They have 20,0 0C
shares which they intend to put upon the mar
ket, in order to raise money to build mill
an boarding house, and to erect the necessary
building and machinery tosnut the mine in
successful working order. These specimens
are not selected for puff, but art
the average quality of the mine
Large pieces Of gold are to be seen with the
naked eye. We noticed one piece Of quartz
which was very rich 1t was taken from a
mine called the Afterthought. This piece dis
plays leaf of gold from two to three inches
IN each side, and extending out one and a
half inches. The shares of the Santa Annita
mine will be sold at 500 per share, with a
written guarantee that no assessments shall
be made for one year, and at the end of tina,
time every man can have his money back, dol
lar for dollar if they desire. This is no catch
penny game, as the parties are well known in
this city, and gentlemen of honor and integ-
rty. They are very sure that when the mine
is worked Thoroughly that it will prove a for
tune to the stakeholder.