St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-06
Notes About Town.

Notes About Town.
Senator Sabin is expected home to-day
from his business trip East.
SchuSter " Freeman have removed their
insurance Office from Matt Clarl's office to
the one formerly occupied by Assignee A.
7. jerks.
At well-attended meeting of Muller
Post, held last night, it was decided to go
to st. Paul next Saturday. About forty
members will go.
In the case against Collins for illegal ar
rest of bIr. II. L. Hayden, the defendant,
was discharged, the complaint not having
been properly prepared.
Yesterday afternoon a brute was arrested
near SchulenbergS mill pursuing some
young girls, and this morning will appear
before Judge Netheway.
The steamer Evansville of the Clark
Transportation company left yesterday aft
ernOOn with a raft of logs for the Stand
ard Lumber company, Dubuque, la.
The steamer Tiber arrived last evening,
and Will leave to-day with half a raft of
logs, from Durant & Wheeler, for Quincy,
ILL.,, and the balance Of her raft from Beef
Slough.
Judge Lehmicke, of the school board, was
in st. Paul yesterday, where he received
the deeds for the lots upon which the First
ward primary school is being built. He
paid Judge Wilkin in full for the lots.
Mr.. A. A. CaprOn has removed his hard
ware store next door to the GLOBE Office,
and Birmingham I5 Wilson and Mr.. f. c.
Cutler will occupy the vacated store in q
few days.
The Atkinson Comedy company present
''Peck's Bad Boy at the Grand opera house
this morning. The play is decidedly anus
ing, and popular prices prevail
\ sawyer at the st. Croix Lumber COM
pany's mill, South Saltwater. named Robert
Forsyth lost two of the fingers of his right
hand yesterday morning by contact with
saw. DR.. Willard dressed the wounds.
A game of lacrosse will be played here in
a few days between the WinOna and Still
water teams, the latter holding the cham
piOn cup for the state. The home team
practices regularly, and intends to hold the
cup against all Corners.
The Gun club organization failed to ma
terialiZe on Tuesday evening, and an adj
jOurned meeting will be held at DR.. Gaines
Office tonight to try and fully organize.
Those interested will do well to attend.
At one time the saltwater Gun club held
the championship of the state.
Lumbermen from down river were plen-
tiful here yesterday. Among others seen
were L. 3. Wadleigh of the Clinton Lum-
her company, Clinton, Ia; W. ID. Gilbert
of Gilbert, Hedge & Co., Burlington, Ia;
J. 5. Randall, Dubuque, Ia, and n. B.
HOlway and r. Fahey, La Crosse, Wis.
Mr.. George f. Sabin, wife and son re-
turned yesterday morning from Maine,
where they went in June. Their son has
fully recovered, which will be pleasant
news to Mr.. and Mrs. Sabin's large circle of
friends.
Capt. Cavanaugh of Faribault was in the
city yesterday. He is an enthusiastic dis
ciple of Isaak Walton, and his fishing eX-
ploits In the neighbOrhood of Faribault
exceed anything ever dreamt of in the state
of Minnesota. OF course his Imagination
had nothing to do with the big fish.
So far this year Isl dog licenses have
been granted, but there must be some 200
dogs yet that have no tags on them. 1t is
not learned that the police have begun to
thin them out. Those whose duty it is to
do the work of determination should attend
to it. There are too many dogs for safety
during the dog days.
4 letter was received yesterday morning
from the mother Of the young lad who
was brought from New Richmond, Quebec,
by the late 4. w. Kerr. When the letter
was written they had heard of his death,
the news prostrating his wife and the MEM
bers of the family. She stated that he had
received two kilograms while at bis fathers
at Caplin River, and on receipt Of the second
one he was much depressed, and deter
mined to start for Saltwater at once. AS
if foreseeing what was to happen, he took
OF his ring and gave it to his little girl, Ha-
Eel. and babe all an aifeetionate goodbye.
He did not appear to be more lavish with
money than lie usually was when at his old
home.
At meeting of the city council on Tues
day evening" in addition to the proceedings
in yesterday mornings GLOBE, the council
I ceived a most elaborate report from the
c ty engineer relative 10 grading Myrtle
street. from Fifth street to the lake, with
estimates for both concave and cOnve paw
ing with wood or stone, but the amounts
were so high that a special committee was
appointed to consider the matter, consisting
of AID. COvell Burns and KeltZ and Mayor
Murdoch and MeSsrS. John McKusick,
Isaac Staples. Z. S. Brown and William
Willine. The cost would be in the neigh
borhood of S25. 600. A bridge was ordered
TO be built across Browns creek, and the
engineer was requested to have plans and
specifications ready for an adjourned meet
ing on Saturday evening.
The county board of equalization as
sembled yesterday morning at the court
house with all its members present. Mrs.
Dorothy Rudolf was allowed So monthly
from the poor fund, Mrs. Bergstrom 81,
William EichOrn, So extra for keeping his
father; the Little Sisters S25, for Mrs.
Hagan, and other small amounts for other
parties. A liquor license was granted John
J. Frank for the six-mile-house on
the st. Paul road. Judge Lehmicke,
superintendent of the court house,
was ordered to appropriately drape
the county buildings as token of respect
for Gen. Grant, and on motion the offices
in the comfy buildings were ordered closed
on Saturday next, the day of Gen. Grants
funeral. The st. CrOix Lumber Co. asked to
have their assessment lowered upon their
mills and lumber, but the three country
members outvoted the two city ones and it
was refused. The equalizing of the rolls
was proceeded with. but was not finished
last evening. All the rolls were in.
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