Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-15
SALTWATER,

Wheat SIC; receipts 1000 bushels.
Theodore Vanrassel, of Rush City, is
in town.
Look out for a surprise party, you folks
who have houses large enough to be in
vaded
Mrs. Gerry, of St. Paul, formerly Of
this city, was visiting her many friends
here Saturday and yesterday.
W. B. Hall left this morning for Chip
pewa Falls, where he goes as book-keep-
er for the Chippewa Falls boom corpora
ton
The horse ratified off by Abe Rohrback
last night was won by John Newchrist,
throwing 40. Otto Wolber won Joe
Taenhouser's on 46.
Louie de Staffney, aged q years, died
at the residence of his father, in this city,
Saturday night, of cerebro spinal menin.
gifts. This is the third death from this
fatal disease within very short period.
Mr.. L. E. Thompson, Stanley's attor-
ney, is working hard for his client, and
probably by the time the preliminary
examination comes off, Wednesday, will
be ready to present something new in the
case.
Mr.. st. John came down from his
camps on Kettle river and Crooked
creek, and reports snow very deep. He
has banked about 100000 feet up to
date and is running large force lie
returns to his camps tomorrow.
Two steamboat men had little mis-
understanding last night in the ''Bon
Ton" saloon, about 10 o'clock, which re-
,of hoi, -oH
endways by the other. The difficulty
arose from some old matter that was be.
ing talked over.
Fred Boettcher, the man who was com.
mitted Saturday for stealing old iron, is
the man who attempted violence to Isaac
Staples some time ago and was conclu-
sevely thrashed by that gentleman's enter
prising son Charley Boettcher has an
enviable reputation for professional ras-
cality.
Will Masterman yesterday organized a
private mutual benefit association, and
appointed himself committee of one te
relieve the necessities of an unfortunate
old man who was penniless, too proud tC
beg, and unable to obtain work. The
old stranger is a short hand reporter
from the South, and seems in delicate
health He was fortunate to fall into
such hands.
In conversation with prominent
physician of this city yesterday the man
of medicine declared that he did not be-
lieve the young lady who is the principa
in the Alton scandal twas in as unfortu-
nate condition as was at first supposed
and another fact was developed in such 6
way as to forbid publication at present
but which will probably appear in tht
trial, which is slightly in the professor
favor. Unfortunately, however, those
gushing letters remain to be accounted
for 1t seems that the platonic shade has
all been rubbed off of them by the prac-
tical hands of County Attorney Marsh
leaving them in bad shape.
The Pioneer Press Saltwater cor
respondent who signs himself "Stillwatel
Mechanic" evidently doesn't know g
great deal about the business which he
writes about The fact that Seymour
Sabin & Co. do not to any great extent
interfere with oetside door and sash
manufacturers is shown by the fact that
in many cases where they have come
into direct competition with the St.
Croix Lumber company's factory, the
latter company have taken the contracts.
If firms here can compete with the
"prison ring why cannot others do the
same9 The fact is, the sash and door
business in the prison is one of the
smallest branches of the establish
mont