St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-07
Notes About Town.

Notes About Town.
Bridge receipts for the week amounted to
$16O,35.
The steamer David Bronson left yester-
day with raft for the south.
II. j. McKusick sold $50, 900 feet of the
Sauntry, TOZer and Pennington logs.
Miss Grace Cumley of St. Paul is spend
ing few days with Miss Stella May.
The Rev. DR.. Abbott of Albert Lea col
lege occupies DR.. CarrolPs pulpit morning
and evening.
On next Wednesday DR.. Carroll will adj
dress the Sabbath school convention which
meets at Winona, MINI.
Logmen were numerous in the city yester-
day, and among them were Ben Keator OF
Moline, ILL.,; ID. Joyce, Lyons, Ia, and G..
N. Nelson.
Chief Shortall and Gould T. Curtis left
yesterday afternoon ON few days fishing
at Chisago lake. Matt spends week there
each year.
The Rev. W. 81. Harrington will preach
this morning at the Universalist church in
stead of the Rev. J. Marvin of st. Paul,
who is unable to be present.
The matter of having union station for
the several roads coming in here is taking
shape, the various roads taking it up. 1t is
certainly required.
Mr.. Moffatt has finished the assessing
and taking the census OF the town of Bay
town. The population of South Saltwater
and the town of BaytOwn is 1850.
E. J. Spindle left at noon yesterday for
Peru, ILL.,, where he is to erect number of
brick buildings for st. Paul company who
own mines there. He expects to be away
all summer.
Assessor John McCarty has about con-
cluded the census taking of the city of
Saltwater, and so far it shows a population
of Is, 220, gain Of some SO per cent. in
the past five years.
At this mornings services at the Method
list church, the Rev, Dr.. Dunn has as his
subject The Philosophy of Conversion, and
at the evening service, Did the Sermon on
the Mount Teach the Doctrine Regarded
To-day as Essential?
The Rev. D. B. Cheney, Jr., will preach
an anniversary sermon at the Baptist church
this morning, and extend the hand of fel-
lOwship to new members. Mr.. Cheney has
completed two years pastorate over the
congregation, which has fourished greatly
during that time.
The various log drivers are making good
progress. TOZer & Keen's drive, as well as
Gillespie & Harper's, are at the lime kiln
mile south of Osceola. The stage Of
water is satisfactory, the various dams on
the upper waters having been opened.
The Lacrosse club is now fully organ
mod nd -,
play that they intend to invite the Mime
July. There are some old and frst-class
players, but some of the Young Americans
show the CanuckS wrinkle or two
Mr. w. S. Conrad has returned from a
trip through Dakota and Montana. He re-
ports times at present dull, but crops were
looking excellent and farmers were well
pleased. The breadth sown is good aver
age and grain was got in in good condition.
That country cannot fail of success.
The Omaha road will run special train
from St. Paul tonight at 11:3O, which will
accommodate those who attend the saen-
gerfest from this city. A train leaves here
at II a. NJ, so that parties going to St. Paul
will have twelve hours in that city, enabling
them to see everything going on of interest.
The sale of the Mahtomedi property has
been postponed for two weeks. 1t is not
probable that it will be sold, as Mr.. Sherin
will be guaranteed the money he advanced
by the new company who have taken charge
of the property Mr.. Philander Skillman
of this city will take charge of the hotel
there this season.
1t is understood that Miss Laura Dexter.
who has been so successful in teaching
music in the city schools has severed her
connection with them and will not teach
here after vacation. This is to be regretted,
as Miss Dexter has made herself universal
fayOrite and has worked wonders in the
musical line among the pupils.
Little Miss Lila Clark, daughter of
Matt Clark, gave to-day to her class in
school an excursion in one of her fathers
Miss Benson, Miss Clenathan, Miss Childs,
and her teacher Miss Fay, were also among
the guests This is her first year in school
and she and her class have been promoted.
Her guests were treated right royalty.
On the 23d of this month the survivors of
the First Minnesota regiment have their
annual gathering at New Ulm. Some weeks
ago the GLOBE referred to the gathering,
and recommended that the citizens of Still
water take action in having the meeting
next year in this city, as it has been some
twelve years since they were here. There
are more survivors of the regiment residing
here than in any other place in the state,
and it would be only right that the citizens,
through the representation who will attend
from Saltwater, should send an invitation
for the regiment to meet here next year.
Who will take the initiative in this direc-
ton? The members canuot well do it them
selve, as they will require to be sustained
by the citizens.
The movement on foot to organize an in
dependent military company here is meet
ing with the greatest success, and when
Irishmen take hold of military organiza-
ton it is bound to succeed. They intend to
call the company the Hibernian rifles, and
have been promised arms by the adjutant
general. They will supply their uniforms.
Already some forty have expressed their
willingness to join, and there will be no
difficulty in getting the full number. D.
A. Scannell has been elected president;
James Barron secretary, and James Ward
treasurer. The gentlemen most active in
the organization are NJ. w. Murphy. James
Ward, James Goodman, B. McSweeney,
James Boron, P. E. Burke, st. P. Nolan,
D. J. Harris and others. They will be able
to show as fine a company as there is in the
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