St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-25
Sfi,1tcater Notes.

slowly.
The G. B. Knapp is loading for points
by the river between this point and st. Paul.
She has barges of lumber, lath and ma
chinery.
Quite a number of the members of Mullin
Post No. 1, G. A. R., returned yesterday.
They speak in the highest terms of the re-
ccption they received.
There was quite an influx of visitors yes
!erday in the city, chiefly veterans from the
g. A. r. camp at Minneapolis. They came
10 shake hands with old friends and to see
the sights.
The tracks of Tuesday nights storm are
plainly shown from the manner in which the
crops are leveled; but they are not so badly
down but that, with good weather, they will
get up again.
This will be grand day at Mahtomedi as
some thousands of children will be present
at the jubilee The most liberal arrange
ments have been made The children of the
Sabbath schools here have had some good
practice for the occasion.
Excursions are the order of the day, the
weather being so warm that a chance to find
day we have an excursion to Mahtomedi, on
Sunday to Taylors Falls and the dalles Of the
Ct. CroiX, botl by the Duluth road, whilst a
number Of others are looming up.
The work being done by the Young Mems
Christian association in this place, in keep
ing open their rooms, and supplying the
tables with magazines, newspapers, and
first class books, deserves the thanks of the
community, and the citizens should patron
tx The association as Ioerally as possible.
To-day viii be played the first of the series
of base ball games on the Saltwater grounds
between the Grand Rapids anG home team.
No doubt our boys viii give a good account
Of themselves. We understand an addition
mas been obtained to tire batting, which viii
no doubt make it interesting. Everybody
see the game.
Yesterday Mr.. Fred Norris was walking as
If on air, and his usual pleasant smile was
extended into broad grin. 1t was no Won
der, as u stranger had arrived at his house.
Mrs. Norris having presented him with son
and heir. Fred is ticklcd and set 'em up all
'round. Several others have had sons and
heirs during the past week.
The Terrc Haute Gazette says, in reference
10 the visit of the Saltwater Base Ball club to
that city: ''Stillwater beat the Terre Hautes
:hrce straight games early in the season, by
some unaccountable freak Of fortune. The
-abIcs will probably be turned now" Why,
the same uuaccountabe thing has happened
again, only a little more So
The condition of Hancock street between
Second and Third streets, is becoming worse
- I'll - 10
getting considerable revenue from it, as it
has apparently been turned into a wood yard.
Just a little more and teams cannot get
through. Perhaps the citizens have no rights
in the matter Of keeping the streets clean.
Before the municipal court yesterday there
were only three cases. Eli Melon, for being
drunk, assisted in replenishing the city cof-
fers to the amount of $50. Bernard Ward,
also for the same offense, paid the same
amount. James Mckee, for being drunk,
was assessed 80 or eight days, and for
resisting the police $3.50 or thirteen days
He takes the latter part of the sentences at
present
On Sunday last during the procession, Mr..
John Karst lost pair of spectacles with case.
lie valued them highly as he had taken them
with him from the old land. The case was
one styled a snake head, and had an oval
mottied part on one side of ivory and en-
amel. Every little child knows John Karst,
so he will be easily found by the party find
ing them. 1t was lost between the court
house and Chestnut on Third.
Yesterday Co. X, n. g. S. NJ returned
from camp at Lake Calhoun. They looked as
rugged and swarthy as if they had been off
on a campaign. On arriving at the armory
they gave three rousing cheers for Captain
Bronson and Lieut.. Casth, who have made
themselves special favorites with the men.
Quartermaster Netheway must have fed the
men well, as they have not lost in weight
during theirweell in camp
The following new books have just been
received at the saltwater public library. They
are very readable works, and the library
should be better patronized than it is
Donald and Dorathy-NGiss Mapes Dodge.
old Caravan Days-Mary II. Catherwave.
Rocky Fork-MIiss II. Catherwaye
Six Girls-Fauny B. Irving.
Called Bach-Hugh Conway
Life ana Letters of Mrs Prentiss-G. L.
Preutlss.
Yesterday morning mt very early hour
-s aphhule De Nras was one OF the most excited
ten in town. On second street Mas
has bakery, and as usual with such fire is
started at very early hour. Over the bakery
Is a boarding house. Johnnie observed
smoke, oozing through the floor,
caused by a bakery chimney that would not
draw, and he, conceiving that the many
sleepers up stairs were about to be cremated,
made the morning hideous with his wells and
kicks. The weary sleepers, many of whom
had been at Minneapolis, came out en- dis
habRle surprised at the rumpus, when John
ordered them to get dressed and pack their
gipsacks, which several proceeded to do AS
soon as the cause was discovered quiet was
restored. Johnnie says: BE gar, l thought
you would all be burnt