St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-24
SALTWATER NEWS.
Internal Revenue Inspectors--The St.
Joseph Fair. -
Sales of Lumber--Senator Sabfn Inn
proving--Other News.
Notes About Town.


The Baptist Sunday school is making
preparations for steamboat excursion.
The G. N, Nelson company sold 2, 225, OOO
feet of lumber to parties in Dubuque, La.
Judge Crosby will sit in district court here
on the Both inst, and Judge McCluer on
July 10.
The funeral yesterday of Mrs. Chris.
Carl was largely attended to Fairview
cemetery.
Senator Sabin was still improving yester-
day, and sat up the greater part OF the day
i'll an easy chair.
Tonight the benefit dance for Mr.. Pet
man, who lost SO heavily by the flood,
takes place at Music hall.
/ II. G. Ferguson yesterday sold 500, 900
feet OF dimension lumber to the Empire
Lumber company, WinOna.
Mrs. Wesley Northey is lying very i'll at
her home ON South Hill, and her sister,
Mrs Brown of Minneapolis, has come to
see her.
DR.. w. d. Bolles, formerly steward at
the state prison, but now of Brownston,
Mimi, is in the city with his bride, visit
ing his parents.
! liO letClOOoC CluD ID JUDY dG pluSblCC I'LL
their game with the second team of the ST..
Paul lacrosse club. The team here is a
pretty good one, although recently organ
lied.
The French citizens hold a grand picnic
to-day in honor of their patron saint, St.
John the Baptist. They hold it in a beauti-
full grove, some seven miles from the city,
on the Somerset road.
Mr.. f. Whitman, jeweler, yesterday re-
ceived letter from Illinois informing him
of the serious illness of his brother Will
liam, whose life is despaired of. Mr.. Will
man will go East to see him.
Victor Durand this evening at the Grand
Opera house. 1t is four act drama, and
as the company is from Wallack's theater,
New York, it should give first-class en-
tertainment. 1t is highly recommended.
The cutters which are being built on
Myrtle street are great improvement on
the old ones, being much wider and not as
likely to fill with sand. The sidewalks
which were swept away by the food are
also being renewed.
81. F. Lehman, who has been for a long
time in the City drug store here, has sew
cred his connection with 1t, and goes to
AI1oIOIi, Ddhs, VI SuIlS SdIlt SGOI6.
He is succeeded here by II. G. Steffenha-
gen, who is registered German pharma-
cist from Minneapolis.
Scott county sent two prisoners to the
penitentiary here yesterday. S. L. NJ.
Moore, forgery, three years, and Frank
Forts, assault, three years. Hennepin
county also sent two boarders: Edward S.
Bowdish, larceny, three years. and j. W.
Anderson, larceny, nine months.
Rev. H. Langlors, whose headquarters
are at Prescott, Wis, will conduct services
at Ascension Episcopal church here each
Sunday until other arrangements can be
made. Owing to the hard times, the con-
gregation find it difficult work to support
a minister, there being other heavy ex-
penses.
While the two Misses Ripmann were yes
terday driving up Main street in a covered
buggy. the horse became frightened at a
train at crossing leading to the Florence
mill, and turning round suddenly, broke
one OF the forward wheels, otherwise the
buggy would have been overturned. Some
gentlemen seeing the affair caught the horse
before he could get away.
The ladies of Ascension church will give
lawn festival at the grounds surrounding
the residence of Aid. David Bronson to-
me4fQY evening. The grounds and resi-
dence are large and Well-ftted for such a
gathering, and the many hostesses know
how. to make q success of such festival.
Tea at . O'Clock and afterwards dancing.
This being the first lawn party of the sea-
son. the ladies expect large attendance.
The camping of Company K at the
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night was passed in various positions.
Some had blanket and the soft side of
cot, others had cots, and some took the
floor for resting place. There is nothing
like getting used to roughing it before 60
ing to, White Bear They had an excellent
drill yesterday morning, with large at
tendance. at White Bear they do not in
tend to be second to any.
MIR. Bernard of the revenue department
OF this district, accompanied by MI. Clark
OF Missouri, were in the city yesterday on
tour OF inspection of licenses. Mr.. Clark is
also an inspector of prisons in that state,
and visited the state prison here, where he
had a long conversation with the Younger
brothers. He knew the James brothers.
but had not previously met the Youngers.
The Catholic fair last evening was an
other grand success. The drum corps was
present and played number of popular
pieces. Several valuable donations were
made, and the number of plain articles
were very much increased They had a
Fairbanks platform scale and a height
measuring machine which done big bust
ness, and caused lots of amusement. The
ice cream tables were well patronized, as
was the lemonade and candy stands. The
interest is increasing, while the strife be-.
ween the two sides Of the rink is getting
lively. The young ladies think they are
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