St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-19
Stiil,uater Notes.

The water at the bridge is only foot and
falling.
The Nina left yesterday morning with a
raft of logs for the Lyons Lumber company,
sold to them by Chas. Bean.
The city council will meet this evening,
when it looks as if some pretty lively bust
ness will be before them.
Mr.. c. F. Dinsmore, gate keeper at the
prison, who has been east visiting his friends
for the past few weeks, was on duty again
yesterday.
Mr.. Thompson, of Horton s. Co., New
York, accompanied by his son, was in the
city yesterday. The Hon. D. NJ. Sabin had
him in charge.
Matt Clark's mill that was shut down for a
couple of days, started again yesterday
morning with a full force. She is doing
some fine work.
Yesterday the district court was present in
the persons of Judge McCluer and Clerk
Bennett, but no clients appeared to have
their cases adjudicated.
Mr.. J. D. Ludden. former old resident
of Saltwater, but now in the real estate bust
ness in st. Paul, was in the city yesterday,
renewing his acquaintanceship with his
many old friends.
Mayor Mathews has returned from his trip
down the river. He reports log matters as
very dull, and it was next to animpossibility
to make sales: Logs are to plentiful for the
present demand.
Mine host Lowell and wife, of the Sawyer
house, and his brother lothian left on Sun
day evening for Castleton, D. T., where the
latter has a son engaged extensively in
farming. They will make good visit
Mr.. Geo. F. Sabin, of Marine, was in the
city yesterday. He reports that the rains on
Saturday evening and Sunday did much tc
improve corn and root crops, and that the
damage done to grain in shock is very slight.
Sol Smith Russell will undoubtedly have a
full house at the Grand opera on Saturday
evening, as we hear so many say they are
going. His company is good and he is eX-
cellent, and those who attend will pass very
pleasant evening.
A large party of st. Louis ladies and gen.
tlemen were in the city yesterday. They put
up at the Sawyer house, and took in the
sights about the city. They visited the prison
and were shown everything worthy of note
in that busy place.
During the progress Of the squall accom-
panying the rain storm on Saturday, the
large sign on the establishm lent of Phi. Muel-
Ter d Son was blown down, and came within
few inches of striking Joseph Mueller. II
is in position again.
We regret to learn of the sudden illness Of
Capt. Ben Knapp's wife on Sunday evening.
She came down from Oceola on Saturday
night, and was to have returned yesterday
morning She is now at the residence OF
Police Officer Yorks, 30S South Second street
The steamer Robert Dodds, of st. Louis,
has been collecting the several portions OF
her lumber raft from the Schulenburg,
Boeckler Lumber Co. yesterday, and getting
them together below Matt Clarl's mill, for an
early start south this morning. Her raft
will be a very large one.
Mrs, Lobb, who keeps boarding house
just north of the Methodist church on Third
street, has had = wire from the district tele-
graph Office run to her house for the accom-
mediation of her boarders. This is luxury
in hot weather, especially when the streets
about the city are so very steep.
The floor of the roller skating rink is being
relaid with all speed and by Saturday even
ing the rink will be in about fit state for
opening. The painting is progressing well
and the delicate lilac color, when striped in
gay colors, will make the rink most attrac-
tive. Now for cold weather and The open
ing.
A social with literary entertainment and
refreshments will be held in the Methodist
Episcopal church next Thursday evening.
There will be no charge for admission to the
entertainment Refreshments, consistn @
of coffee and sandwiches, ice cream and
cakes, will be served in the parlors at small
cost. They will have pure cream and big
dishes.
County Clerk Bennett returned yesterday
from two days fishing excursion to Chisago
lake. He does not boast of his success in
catching the finny tribe, but the people here
are well aware of his modesty. AS he did
not fall off in flesh any, he must have had
his meals regularly. The big strings of fish
he brought home we are pleased to say did
not fatigue lin much.
at the municipal court yesterday Nels
Crimson, for being drunk and disorderly, got
nine days in the jug. Joseph Delory got
drunk and got seven days, whilst John Swan
son, for the same offense, got like number
of days. The case of Gould against Yorks
was dismissed at the request of the com.
plainant's attorney. We understand the
case will be tried before justice of the peace
| il neighboring town. But time will tell
| The three Wilmer brothers and Thomas
Anderson. maehinists, with the Northwestern
Manufacturing & Car Co., leave tonight fol-
a visit to their native land, Sweden. They
leave by the Chicago, Milwaukee s. st. Paul
road, thence by the Pennsylvania Contra
| from Chicago, and leave New York on Satur.
day by the Arizona. Nels n. Johnson pro.
cured the tickets for them. They were steady
workmen, and are well fixed for such trip
and a winters stay in the old land.
On Sunday the BARRIERS, of this city, played
a game of base ball with the Lohmans at lake
Elmo. The knights of the razor, having
lather, were able to shave the lake Elmo
boys, although it looked as il the edge go
pretty well worn off as the score stood IA t.
49, This was not much not to brag on,
but it gave them the game. This morning
several of them felt pretty lame and
they cannot flourish their arms as artist
cally as they usually do.
| Police Officer York was, yesterday morn.
ing, the means of saving the life little
child of Mrs. Hayes, on Second street. i
seems the little toddler was making his way
across the street, and farmers wagon wa:
coming. The officer called to the farmer t.
| stop, but as ne did not understand Englisf
he kept on. At last the excitement of the
officer made its way through his thick skull
and he was stopped just as his horses threw
the child down. It was a narrow escape