Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-08
SALTWATER.

Staples foundry starts up next Mon
day.
Will Mays colt ran away with him
Saturday.
No Sunday papers were received here
yesterday. Snow bound.
The invitations for the masquerade
were issued this morning.
Charlie Clegg returned Friday evening
from his home i'll Kentucky.
r. M. Anderson left for a short vaca-
ton in the woods, this morning.
A. a. Harper, who has been spending
the winter in the East, returned yester-
day.
w. G. Clark, who has been in St. Louis
the past two months, returned on Satur-
day.
Alex. Daleen, who has been pronounced
insane, was taken to st. Peter this
morning.
r. S. Davis has purchased Thos. Fran
cis' residence on Third street Considera-
ton $4,000.
Charlie Staples and jim O'Brien are
down from the woods. They expect to
return tomorrow if the road is open.
Miss Lille Stevens, who has been visit
ing with her cousin, Mrs. Jos. Kelso, re-
turned to her home in Minneapolis to-
day.
H. ]. Milligan, of Chicago, has secured
the contract for frescoeing the new Opera
house. John Whiteside will do the plas-
tering.
Two or three inches of snow seem to
be sufficient to block up all our railroads,
delaying mails and papers from two to
ten hours.
II. A. Shaw, recently foreman of Schu-
lenbcrg, B9ckler & Co s mill, now of
Eastman, Boyey & Co.'S, of Minneapolis,
spent Sunday in our city.
"Uncle Toms Cabin Company failed
to reach here Saturday evening, and, as
all the seats had been sold, it was mat
ter of general disappointment.
An avalanche of snow, falling from the
Brunswick building, caused a temporary
suspension of telephone communication
with several parties Saturday afternoon.
Hay is very scarce. There arc no re-
ceipts of wild Tame is quoted at sl4
per ton. Oats, very scarce, at 80 cents.
Dry oak wood, $3.50 per cord, delivered.
D. NJ. Sabin Isaac Staples, r. F. and
D. Fl. Hersey have purchased the seventy
thousand dollars of Fruin stock in the
water works, at fifty cents on the dol
lar.
A female prisoner at the penitentiary
is about to become mother She has
been confined here about two months,
previous to which, she was eight months
at the jail in Mankato
An injunction was served upon the
county treasurer, restraining him from
collecting taxes in Marine township. 1t
seems that through some error the clerk
Of the town of Marine gave to the county
auditor statement showing that tax Of
five mills was levied for road purposes.
The extensions in the tax list was given
to the treasurer, with this tax included
therein, and as Mr. Doe was anxious that
all should be in correct shape, the above
injunction was served upon him.
The masquerade ball, which is to take
place on the evening of Wasbington's
birthday, under the auspices of the
Library association, promises to be the
grandest affair of its nature ever held in
Saltwater. Already costumes are COM
mencing to assume shape, and many very
elegant ones are promised. The ball will
be under the general supervision of
Messrs. ID. Fl. Herscy and VIM. NJ. Cap
ron, which is certainly an assurance of
its success.
An accident occurred at Saltwater
Junction, Friday evening, which delayed
the train for Saltwater about two hours.
The Saltwater train was standing on the
side track, waiting the arrival of the
Eastern bound train. Through someone's
careleSsness the switch was turned to-
wards the branch, and the express ran
down against the baggage car, throwing
off the rear end of its trucks. The eX-
press was running with two engines, and
the head one received damages serious
enough to compel the train to proceed to
Hudson with but one engine.
Quite q number of owners of "high
steppers'' have for a long time been con-
sdering the feasibility of organizing
jockey club in this city. To accomplish
that end meeting was called Saturday
evening at Webb Mckusick' stable, when
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, \. j. Orff: vice president. Abe
Robrbach; secretary, J. Connors treasur-
er, D. w. Mckusick; directors, Phil.
Potts, VIM. n. Veasie and r, S. Piper
The association is known as the Saltwater
Jockey club, and it is the intention of its
members to have series Of well organ
lied trotting meetings, and to endeavor
to draw out the best speed of the many
fast horses which are known to be owned
i'll this city. The club will hold its regu-
lar meetings at Webb McKusick's stable
on Saturday evenings, and all lovers and
owners of horsefiesh arc cordially invited
to be present.
The Same Old Story in Pennsy 1vania.
HARRIsRrRG. Pa. Feb 1.-QnIY ninetY-tuo