St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-05
Stili,cater Notes.

Judge Crosby will be in the city to-day and
hold court
Those interested will please not forget the
civil cases before the municipal court to-day.
Judge McCluer opens court at Pine City on
Thursday the 18th inst, and not tomorrow.
The lake has lowered to one foot six inches
above low water mark, and is falling again
rapidly.
Mr.. j. A. Johnson, of Fargo, D. T., form
erly sheriff of this county, was in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. S. r. Stinson, of the Northwestern
Manufacturing and Car company, is at pres
ent in Boston, and is not expected home be-
fore the middle of next week.
1t is M. Gillespie, the wood DEALER and
not Gillespie & Harper, commission men,
that is having the Office erected at the corner
of Chestnut street and Stnson alley.
MIR. Ed. Gessett. of Chicago, favored the
guests of the Sawyer house last evening with
some excellent banjo music. He is the
same happy Ed. as of yore.
The next meeting of the board of COM
missioners will be held at the court house on
Sept. 16, and the county equalization board
will meet Tuesday of next week to finish the
present years work.
The young men from the city who went to
lake Elmo on Sunday to play base ball with
the Lake Elmo boys waxed the latter by a
score Of % to II. Quite number of them
were very loose in their joints when coming
home.
Yesterday semi-crazy German from
Burkhardt, small town on the Wisconsin
side, was sent to his home, as he was likely
to become a burden upon Washington
county, as he would have had to be sent to
st. Peter.
Assessor John Mccarthy is happy. The
city equalization board have at last finished
their labors, and tonight they will report to
the city council. They did large amount
of work, and have equalized the taxation as
nearly equal as possible.
Work at the prison is going on rapidly, a
large force of men being employed. They
hope to have the burnt portion finished at an
early date. The work being done is of the
very best, and twill be a very bad fire that
will be able to make any Roadway there
The work of re-panting and vanishing the
Omaha station at this point is completed,
and the work is we'll done. The colors of the
different rooms are well blended, and the
waiting rooms and Office will compare favor
ably with any in this region. An example
has been set to the others.
We understand that arrangements are be-
ing made to have open discussions at an
early date, as to which would be most profit
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free trade or the maintenance of the present
high tariff. 1t is not intended to be political,
as the politicians on both sides are divided in
ther opinions.
Mrs. L. Taylor, sister of County Auditor
Foley, left with her husband yesterday morn :
ing to visit her aunt at Crescent City, Gala
fornia. Her aunt, Mrs. Murphy, was some
twenty-five years ago resident of this city,
and is we'll known to the old inhabitants.
Her son is one af the supreme judges of the
state of CALIFORNIA, and resides in Del Norte
county.
:. !, Mr.. Jacob Ehrmanntraut, of st. Paul, who
was on July SO brutally assaulted by a
brakeman on the Chicago, Milwaukee 81 ST..
| Paul railroad between st. Paul and Minneap-
Oils was in the city yesterday. He was in
| terviewiug some of the parties who saw the
brakeman strike him with the iron bar, and
who have promised him to be at the trial
whenever it comes off. 1t was most I'M
provoked assault
| Since the school holidays began, extensive
improvement and repairs are being made at
the different schools. Floors that were
( worn out have been relaid, and everything
that viii tend to the comfort Of the youth of
our city is being done. The teachers will be
encouraged when they return, to find the
different departments in comp ete order for
work, and will feel that the same energy will
be exercised by the school board as formerly.
The match of base ball on Sunday at White
| Bear, between the employees of the Duluth
and Omaha roads at this point and White
Bear, resulted in favor of the Duluth boys.
There were several mishaps in the three and
half innings thatlwere played. the catchers
on both sides being badly injured The
Duluth man received bad cut over the left
eye, whilst the night operator at the junction,
on the Omaha road, had his jaw dislocated
| by foul ball. Base ball of that kind does
not pay. There was good attendance.
Lumber sales are very slow the past few
days, and only few small lots of logs have
been disposed of, although the prices are
/ looking up. The demand is increasing, but
| the owerns are holding for higher prices.
Buyers must soon get supply of logs, as
they are closed up in the cutting of their
present supply of logs, as they are close up
|. in the cutting of their present supply.
Several of our log owners laave for the
markets in south in a day or two and we ex-
pect soon to be able TO chronicle a number
of heavy sales.
Arrangements are being made TO get up
ffrst-cass amateur base ball club in the city,
aud those who have it in hand are meeting
with the very best success. We think a club
can be got up here that will compare favor
ably with any of the amateur clubs of the
neighboring cities. They will have the very
best grounds on which to play, and if prac-
tice aud energy counts for anything the Still
water boys will make themselves felt by those
with whom they may contest games. The
directors of the Base Ball park will make the
| very best arrangements to make the club a
success Those who wish to join would do
well to see the proper authorities, as those
who come first win have the prefere nee.
Coroner Merrill went out on Sunday after
noon to a camp on the new road from Chip
pewa Falls to st. Paul, at point near Lake
De Montreville, owing to the sudden death
of one Of the men. The doctor examined a
number of persons, and did not deem an
inquest necessary. 1t appears that the man
came from St. Louis about ten days ago to
work on the road. He was sick when he ar
rived, and continued about the same, refus-
! ing to have doctor. as be thought he would
get well. On Saturday he became suddenly
sick, and died in an hour or so. The doctor
came to the conclusion, from his symptoms
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