Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-18
SALTWATER GLOBULEs.

The first strawberries of the season were
IN market yesterday at ninety cents box.
A. B. Easton, formerly connected with
the Saltwater Gazette, has become proprie-
tor of the sample rooms known as the
Grand.
Men from the logging camps arrived
here yesterday in droves which caused the
streets to present their former business
like activity.
One of the doves from the cage on the
other side of the lake was locked up
yesterday afternoon for using abusive
language on the street.
Main street presented lively appear
ance yesterday,an unusually large number
of farmers being in town, some of whom
purchased supplies to last through the
springs work.
Complaint was made to the chief of po-
lice yesterday of a lot of young roughs
who congregate at a certain point on
Third street and amuse themselves by
throwing snow balls and other missiles at
people as they pass by.
fight took place yesterday afternoon
between John Gillespie and Thomas Burke,
in which the latter accidentally got his
nose between his antagonists teeth. For
tunately Burke will not suffer any per-
manent Disagreement as was at first re-
ported. The marks on his face do not i'm
prove his personal appearance, however.
DR.. Clarke, chairman of the board of
health, has published card requesting the
keepers of hotels and boarding houses to
report promptly all cases of sickness &C.
curing at their respective places, and to
refuse admission to any sick person coming
| from the woods, until examined by a ply
stefan. The doctor assures the citizens
| that no fears need be entertained of the
spread of smallpox. The above notice is
only given as a necessary precaution, as
the disease is known to exist in some of
the logging camps, particularly that OF
Montgomery's on Clam river.
An old woman named Dumpke, who re.
sides with her son, in Holcombs addition
| is, according to the statements of her
neighbors, treated in a shameful manner
by her son, who Is instigsted by his father
and family residing in the house with
| the old lady. The trouble is caused by the
refusal of the woman to surrender her
rights in some property in which she is
| joint owner with the old man, and so great
is his anxiety to become the sole possessor
that there's no knowing to what length he
may yet proceed in urging on the persecu-
tons of his half deranged wife. The
neighbors who make these statements all
| agree as to their truth.
On Saturday morning Thomas Hold
strick was before the municipal court
charged with assault, being armed with a
/ dangerous weapon, to which the prisoner
pleaded not guilty. From what can be
learned regarding the affair, it appears
that Holdstrick attempted to enter the
house of a man named Peasley, and was
met on the steps by the latter and forbid.
den to enter. Here the accused drew his
revolver IN order to force his way into the
house. Officer McKusic made his appear
ance this time and arrested Holds trick
On tt cir way to the city hall the prisoner
stopped and refused to proceed, and en-.
forced his refusal by presenting his re-
volver at the officer, who it seems was pre-
pared for an emergency of this kind, and
with his pistol aimed at the refractory in,
dividual compelled him to submit to ar
rest. Holdstr1ck states that the examina-
ton on Monday will put the affair in al
altogether different light. He claims that
he drew his weapon in self-defense, and
only after Peasley had threatened to strike
him with club. The examination was put
over until next Monday morning. The
accused was committed in default of $500
bail.