Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-27
SALTWATER.

Wheat No. Csc.
Street wheat scarce.
The Chess club met at the residence of L.
B. Castle last night.
Two cars of wheat was received at the
Saltwater mills yesterday.
The criminal cases at this term OF court
will be taken up next week.
The Mark Bradley left yesterday afternoon
for Burlington with raft.
The organ grinder has come and the boys
find plenty to do following him up.
George Miller, of Worthington, will accept
a position as guard at the prison June LIST.
The farmers report the crops looking well
and a prospect OF good crop the coming sea-
son.
The Florence mill received by barge yester-
day $500 bushels of wheat, and by boat 81
sacks.
They have commenced laying the foundation
of Mr.. Hefti's block adjoining the Central
house.
The Miller Brothers are making a life boat
for the Jennie Hayes and sklff for the G. B.
Knapp.
Mr.. Reiner is grading his lot back of his ice
house. 1t will extend into the lake $50 feet
FROM the east line of simpsons alley.
We reported yesterday that the Hutchinson
case was set for the 9th of June, which was a
mistake, as there has been no time set.
AS soon as the car shops of Seymour, Sabn
& Co. are ready, they will commence on an
order of $50 box cais and fifty fiat cars.
The ladies of the Universalist church will
meet with Mrs. Harry Wheeler next Saturday
to arrange for their lair, which occurs June
LIST.
Eight gentlemen of the booze order stag
It,
and deposited their cash for being drunk and
disorderly.
1t is probable that some time in July the
people of this city will have chance to SET
and hear the famous actor, Joe Jefferson, in
the play of Rip Van Wrinkle.
Smith, Ellison & Co.'s mill at South Still
water will start up the first of next week.
There has been quite extensive repairs made
this spring, which has kept them back.
w. S. Conrad returned yesterday. He has
been pushing business to the fro 1T, having
established his tobacco trade as lar as Miles
City. Look out for big shipments of cigars
and tobacco. Con means business when he
starts.
Mrs. Opsahl, the mother of Younge Op-
sahl, who was drowned ut Fr,nconia, has
heard that some parties have been procuring
credit with the understanding that she wouiC
=
ity to contract any bill against her or the
estate.
August johnson, an employe at the prison
shops, met with painful accident yesterday
afternoon. He was working at saw when
his attention was called by some one. His
hand followed up the stick until the saw
caught his hand, taking of the little finger OF
the left hand and cutting all the Others badly.
They are no hopes to save the other three.
Three drives are reported hung up on Kettle
river rapids. Some parties, by orders or 9th,
erwise, shut down the st. CroiX dam, and the
water fell off and left the logs in tue rapids.
Parties have been sent to open the dam, and il
is expected that there will be water enough
to take them over. Aside from these the logs
are pretty much all into the main river. Log
sales are reported good and prices better than
last year at this time.
Warren Kenney, an insane man belonging IN
Wisconsin, came across the bridge yesterday
morning, followed by his brother and brothe =
in-law, who attempted to take him back home,
but he wasn't going to be taken, and turned
upon his brother and knocked him down. The
police were called and be was taken to the
lookup, where he remains until the Wiscon-
sin authorities arrive to take him in charge
He left home with gun, intending to shoot
his brother-in-law, but when he got to the
bridge he stepped into saloon and put his
gun up for some whisky. Kenney has worked
in the woods a part of the time the past win
ter, but has been insane for several months.
He gave the officers lively turn before they
could take him, which made little fun for
the boys on the bridge.