Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-08
RAIL AND RIVER NEWS.

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Completed this season-Arrivals of I'm
migrants-Progress of the North Wis
consin-A Flying Trip to Winnipeg
Sunday School Excursions-White Bear
Concerts-NIissouri River BOats---De.
parture of the Victory with Wheat fol
ness--Personals and Local Matters from
the Railroad Offices.
| The Lumber line shipments of last week
amounted to 2,750, 900 feet of lumber, 100000
shingles and $4,000 lath.
The steamer Pelican landed at Duluth yes
terday 1000 tons of steel rails for the st. Paul
g. Duluth railroad, and another cargo was
loaded at Buffalo Monday.
The Northern Pacific company has con-
tracted for 900 cars, for the eastern section,
to be delivered this season, including 400 fiat
cars, which were ordered yesterday.
During May the Northern Pacific land de-
partment sold IA ,26O acres of land to fifty
buyers, an average of 2S5 acres to each buyer.
1t also sold during the month 1877 town lots.
Beginning to-day, the laying of track on the
Minnetonka branch of the st. Paul & Mani
toba road is to be pushed so that the branch
may be put in operation about the 20th inst.
The forty miles of the North Wisconsin
road to be built this year beyond Cable will
bring the track to within eighteen miles of
Bayfield,, the Lake Superior terminus of the
road.
Capt. Todd, better known as "Young Jo,"
passed through st. Paul yesterday to resume
charge of his boat, the Dakota, which he left
at st. Louis, on account of sickness in his
family.
Mr. L. A. Warcoba, representing colony of
Russian Poles settled in Michigan, but dissat-
isfied with their prospects there, went up the
st. Paul & Manitoba road last night, to select
lands for those of his colony who are ready to
move this year.
The st. Paul g. Duluth company yesterday
received new mail car, from the Barney &
Smith shops, Dayton, O., which is provided
with an improved device for holding mail
pouches so as to facilitate the distribution of
letters and papers.
Mr.. T. j. Delamore, who has been in en-
ploy of the Northern Pacific company for
long time, as machinery clerk, train dispatch
er, assistant superintendent, ETC., has been ap-
pointed ear accountant of the company, with
his Office at Brainerd.
The steamer Benton is to leave Bismarck for
Fort Benton tomorrow evening on arrival of
the Northern Pacific train from st. Paul, and
the next boat for Benton will be the Dakota,
to leave Bismarck on arrival of the St. Paul
train Saturday evening.
The colony of Scandinavians from the mining
region of Northern Michigan, mentioned in
the GLOBE of yesterday, arrived here lest even:
nv.d on RI
river country, to settle on lands of the st.
Paul & Manitoba company.
General Manager Hill returned last evening
from flying trip to Winnipeg. Leaving here
late Sunday, he arrived in Winnipeg in time to
take his Monday morning breakfast there, and
leaving Winnipeg Monday night he arrived
here about P. M. yesterday.
The White Bear concert of Thursday even
ing is the beginning of series of weekly
summer evening concerts, with a variation
when the hot weather comes on, of three con-
certs week-one for st. Paul, one for Mime
apolis, and one for Saltwater, with excursion
trains accordingly.
The first excursions of the season to Lake
Elmo occurred yesterday, when the Cathedral
Sunday schools of st. Paul and another Cath
ole Sunday school from Saltwater were taken
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Father Stanley and Others accompanied the
party and helped the children to enjoy them
selves.
The directors and officers of the Chicago,
Milwaukee g. st. Paul company left here yes
terday noon for Minneapolis, intending to
Lave there for the West during the afternoon.
1t is ~reported from Saltwater that some of
them visited that city yesterday morning and
entered into negotiations for running a NJ. q
st. P. branch road into that city.
To-morrow's excursion to the Dalles of
the St. Croix, given by the Ladies'
Aid Society of the Jackson street M E. church,
will undoubtedly be most enjoyable affair.
The train will leave the Wacouta street depot
at A. NJ, pass White Bear lake at $40, For
est lake at 9:25 and the Chisago lakes at 1040
A. NJ, arriving at the Dalles atl 11:2O A. NJ. Re
turning, the train will leave the Dalles at 2:55
P. NJ, arrive at Chisago lake at 500 and re-
main there till 6:15, arriving at St. Paul at
6:15 P. NJ. Or, those who do not wish to re-
main at the Chisago lakes for three hours can
come direct home, arriving here at 6:15 P. NJ.
The paragraph in the GLOBE of yesterday,
based upon publication in Chicago paper,
regarding the st. Paul and esMoines line to
be formed by a connection of the Des
Moines division of the Chicago g. North
western road with the Blue Earth branch
of the Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha line,
referred to the Blue Earth branch having been
extended for this purpose two years ago to
Elmore on the Iowa boundary, but that the
project was temporarily abandoned by the
Northwestern. It appears that the latter has
now resumed building the Des Moines
division, but it is not expected that 1t will be
completed to Elmore before late in the fall.
When it is completed the two companies will
unite in operating the road from St. Paul to
Des Moines, as they are now united in
operating their st. Paul and Chicago route
Rirer Navigation Notes.
The steamer Victory left at p. M. yester-
| day with her tow of barges. Besides the