St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-12
Saltwater Notes

Wheat was coming in more freely yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Burke arrived home yes
terday afternoon.
Mr.. John F Kelly, of ST. Paul, was in the city
yesterday on business.
Arrangements are made to have as complete as
possible returns from Ohio on Tuesday night
next.
Big sale of seats for the 'sCorner Grocery"
which is at the Grand Opera house on Monday
night.
On Friday evening the Blaine and Logan club
had amarch ont to the enlivening music of the
drum. They did fairly.
The case of Bollis VS.. Bean is still before
Judge McCluer, but the evidence was expected
to be all in last evening.
Col. Ernst Borscht the popular postal clerk
on the st. Paul & St. Vincent division, went east
this week for long visit among his friends and
relations.
We learn that daughter of Mr.. VIM. O'Brien,
who lives on Oak street, died yesterday. She
was aged nineteen mouths, and has been sick
some months.
Engineer Hathaway, on the Milwaukee, got
rather severe scalp wound owing to his head
coming in contact with the bridge near Hersey,
Bean Browns saw mill
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs Stetson, of Bos-
ton, Mass, aunt of Mrs. Wilson, went by the
steamer Cleon to Taylors Falls.
The electric light company is getting up
new poles through the city for themselves, the
Western Union Telegraph company not approx
ing of their wires being on their poles.
Patrick Mccarthy and family have arrived from
Appleton, Big Stone county, called here owing
to the critical condition of his son, officer Dan
Mccarthy. Dan was u little better yesterday.
The water has come down a couple of inches
since last report, and Bridgekeeper McLeer is
particularly glad that it has changed. as his pom
toon was getting to be an elephant onChis hands.
de thinks he can manage it now.
The Improvements at the prison still go on.
The roof on the new cell room is now being put
on, and a few days of fine weather will enable the
contractor to have it enclosed. This work was
causing Architect Radcliffe good deal of anxiety
The front part will be completed in very few
| days.
| We note that Il. C. Shepard, of Mobiles county,
who is well known here, being brother of Ny
ron Shepard, has received the nomination for the
| legislature by the Democrats in the district in
which he resides, which inclues Mobiles and Muir
ray counties. Harvey will make good repre-
| sentative if elected.
The boat house is still in the same position it
was when partly capsized by the storm last week
| We learn that the collection by the members is
progressing very favorably. There will be
meeting of the members at the Sawyer house on
| Tuesday evening next, when it is expected that
all matters will be Strengthened out.
We learn that Mr.. Mas, baker and confec-
| toner, has sold out his establishment and will
leave the city. This we regret very much, as
Mr.. Mas was much liked IN his business, but
lcin fbaE rn ,.-b,o l.
| destroyed he has been losing money, but before
that time he was doing well. He goes to Chi
| cago
| Mr.. Bulov, who now occupies the rooms above
Mas confectionery store and had his tailoring
and repairing business there, has been having
numbers of callers for him to prescribe for. The
premises were formerly occupied by DOCTOR
but such business is not in his line. He repairs
only the outside, and leaves the inside for the
| doctor to repair.
There was only one case before the municipal
court yesterday morning, that of Peter Donahue
an old time yagrant. The Judge gave him SIS
and costs or twenty days in the county jail He
said he had no money, so he though he had better
take the twenty days, as there he would be sure
! of place to sleep, with lots to eat and no work
He is philosophical vag
The canvass has begun. Yesterday Sheriff
Holcomb, VIC. Mastermann, who will no doubt
be the Republican candidate for auditor and
Charles Peterson, of Marine, started to interview
their friends. They made Marine the starting
point and will work that end of the county first
We call that business, and the others should be
in the field as soon possible.
Mrs. Treat returned from her visit to Duluth
on Friday evening. Mrs. Eldred came with her
as far as Pine City, where she remained to visit
her daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gail also came
4 .. r.
| off there. No doubt the sitting of the court had
| to do with this, some very heavy trials are
| going on there.
special meeting of the city council was held
on Friday evening for the purpose of letting the
contract for culvert on First street north of
| Churchill. The contract was let to Mr. James
Kelly at Sl.75 per perch for rock cutting, and
IL cents per yard for earth, $500 for the Job.
The aldermen showed good attendance. Other
matters were tried to be taken up, but as the
meeting was for special purpose, only that bus
mess could be transacted
The meeting Of the ladies' at the residence OF
Mr.. Z w. Durant on Friday afternoon, TO meet
Mrs Marston in reference to the exhibit at the
Worlds Exposition at New Orleans, was well at
tended. Mrs. Marston expressed herself as much
pleased with what the ladies have offered to do,
and said that it would be a big feature in the
Minnesota collection. Several ladies who ex-
| pected TO be present were unable to attend The
| following committees were appointed to make
canvass OF their different sections and find out
really what would be contributed: For the North
Hill-Mrs. Judge Murdoch, Mrs. Folsom and
Miss Allie Murdoch. Central section - Mrs
| Percy Smith and Mrs. Livingston. For the South
| Hi-Mrs. K. W. Durant, Mrs j. Y. Castle and
Mrs. John Proctor. Mrs. ID. N. Sabin, Mrs Dr.
| Willard. Mrs. Frank Lemon and Mrs Barclay
were present. Besides needlework, it is intended
to make a collection OF amateur crayon and pen
Gil work, as some of ladies'
| excel in such. The committee will report
on next Wednesday afternoon, at 9 p. m. at the
residence of Mrs. Durant as TO the result of their
work. This matter is now fully before the la
| dies of saltwater, and we trust they win make
\ an extra effort to bring out a most creditable
showing, and IL the ladies make only half eff
/ fort they will be surprised at the number Of
choice articles that can be sent. We saw some
Of them, and they are of very high order OF ex-
| cellence.
Democratic County Contention.
Democratic county convention will be held