Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-08
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS,
Gathered by the Special Reporters of the
Daily Globe.
SALTWATER.
To-day tie Jesse family will he tried.

To-day II e Jesse family will be tried.
Il Nurdock left yesterday for his farm in
Swift coul IS.
Gillespie & Harper have chartered new boat
called the Ruby, which they will put upon the lake
to tow RATS.
Mr. s. 8 Merrill and several other gent emen con-
nected with the Milwaukee d At Paul railroad were
In the city Yesterday negotiating with gentlemen OF
this city relation 10 bringing their road into Still
water.
The di trict court convened yesterday and took up
the criminal calendar, commencing with the Gaze of
the State against Petit. The jury was out but few
minutes when they brought in verdict OF simple
larceny.
Dpuly Sheriff Frank McKim, Of Dakota county,
came up yesterday morning with Frank Blakely, the
convict who escaped from the prison last Sunday
afternoon. 1t appears that Blakey got out into the
country and got lost, end dered around until he
got down river as far az Hastings. He was disoov-
cred by two boya that were out fishing. They came
upon him and noticed his cl thes They followed
him around until he threa ened TO Kill tsem when
they left and informed the deputy sheriff, who i'm
mediately started after bin. He TO lowed him
about four miles, when he found HIM setting down
by the side of the railroad. He took him and
brought him to the prison, and got the 500 reward
that was chere'.
little excitement in the way of runaway stirred
up the monotony of the 'ity yesterday afternoon n.
tesm belonging to q farmer was standing near the
Saltwater mill, when they took fright and ran up
throul The street at breek-neck SPEED Several at
trmpts made to stop them, but to nc effect
to the Pr son, where they came near smashing DICK
Farmers new carriage. The driver WAS just turning
around and had in the carriage tso ladies and two
gent emeu and did not see the team until they were
close Oh t, him. He applied the whip and just got
far enouAh from the team to PASS without smashing
the carr;e.e. The team assed on and was stopped
near SChulcnburg's mill, and strange 10 ssy no
damage was done.
At special NEE ing of the city council = rssolu-
ton WAS offered by Mr. McComb of watch the fol-
lowing is The substances:
ReS0iUed, That W Durant, Isaac Staples, D.
NJ Sabn, 4 L Hospes, L. Il. Tornus and F. Her.
sey be constituted a committee to represent the city
of saltwater il negotiating with s. s. Merrill OF the
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad company, il refer
encs to, onstructing branch of its rosd into the
city of Saltwater and to pledge the council carry
out any barg ain that the commit might make that
did not cal Tor the Issuing of bonds in sum ex-
ceedir S5OUe, 10 be delivered to the railroad COM
pany, CT part to be deliverable directly
TO the company, the balance 10 be used in purcha
ing the right way said read in the CT y, may
be agreed upon by the said committee the bonds
to be issued under a contract to BE- made by the
mites, 10 twenty years and draw interest at Il
per ceLt. per annum. The bonds are not to bs de-
hvered 10 the company until the road is completed
and equip I'd and cars running thereon.
The resolution unanimously adopted. John
G.. Nelson was ms trected 10 confer with John Nc
Kusick ascertain what the lot north of the city
hall cou 4 bebought for AMI report at the next
meeting. Adjourned.