St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-24
Saltwater Mates.

recover them.
Fred. Pennington left for the camps of
Sauntry, Tozer Il Pennington on the Poke
CANA yesterday.
Mrs. James Roney is still improving, and
unless some new complication of the illness
takes place. she is on Il fair way for recovery.
Chief Shortall informed us yesterday that
his son, who was SO sick, appears to be on
the mend, and the doctor says he will get
better.
The repairs to the pontoon are progressing
slowly, the men being unable to stand the
severe weather Yesterday was the only day
they have been able to put in full time.
Married on Tuesday last by the Rev. DR..
Dunn, of the Methodist Episcopal church,
Mr. Horace B. Harding. of Minneapolis. to
Miss Adelaide E. Race, of Washington
county.
The new surveyor general has taken up his
quarters in the office formerly occupied by
Isaac Staples. Mr.. A. c. Hospes and his eff
fcient corps of scalers will be always found
at their post.
The hospital is in need of white ''rags" for
bandage purposes, and if any have
such that they can spare, Mrs John
McKusick or Mrs. A B. Eaton will be happy
to receive them.
The severe weather during the past week
forced the men who were working at the
Wisconsin Central bridge to stop work, but
yesterday, the temperature having moderated
they were on in full force.
The attendance of maskers at the ball
given al Music hall on Thursday evening was
very small, but after the unmasking large
number Joined in tripping the light fantastic.
They kept it up nearly all night.
This evening citizens meeting is call ed
to discuss railway matters, and to endeavor
TO have the Chicago, Freeport IL st. Paul road
pass through the city. If it can be done
without having to give too large bonus, it
would be a big boon to the city.
Michael Moffatt was down town yesterday
for the first time in some months. He looks
as if he had had a hard time of it, and his
many friends were certainly pleased to see
him round again, because, since his retire.
ment from business, there was no figure
more familiar on our streets than Mr.. Moffatt.
He was as pleased to see his friends as they
were to see him.
The young ladies who have charge of the
charity ball, which comes off the first week
in February at the Music hall, are taking
time by the forelock and getting parties to
promise to buy tickets from them, as the
ladies will try which will sell the largest num-
Der. This coming the week after the enter
tain ment given by the Relief society, will do
much to strengthen the hands of those who
are doing so much for the relief of those
needing assistance.
Judge Netheway, when in ST.. Paul on
Thursday, had the amendment TO the city
charter changed so that the Judge who is
elected in 1886 shall have term OF four
years, and each and any judge of the NUM-
cipal court in this city thereafter, shall be
elected for four years. He also had the 81 900
jurisdiction changed to the same as at pres
ent. He is not working in his own interest
but that of the city.
Last evening the high school literary as-
ISOLATION held debate in the high school on
the Tariff" Many of the boys showed
that they not only read, but gave due thought
to what they read. Many of these young
lads will fnd,in future life, that they will owe
much OF their success to the excellent use to
We congratulate the teachers on the credit
able showing their pupils are making.
We do not see why several Of the insur-
ance companies have been cancelling their
policies here, as they cannot say they have
much to pay for the many thousands Of dol
lars they have of income from this point
yearly. We are as well protected from fire as
any other city in the state, and we cannot
see that our risks here should draw a Charger
premium than other places. We think they
are needlessly conservative.
We are pleased to see that Alb. Hall and
Geo. P. Dodd are about to be repaid by the
state for the loss sustained by them during
the burning of the state prison last winner.
In order TO save the state property and guard
the prisoners they left their household goods
which being In the front of the building they
could have easily saved. The bill introduced
we trust will pass the legislature. 1t is sim
ply justice to the men.
Ed. St. John, and W. B. Curtis arrived
from Crooked Greek yesterday morning,
where Mr. Curtis has been taking an inven-
tory Of the property Of the
frmof st. John 81 Co., for
the receiver Mr.. st. John reports that they
have banked so far 800, 600 feet and will
get out the 5000, 600 intended 70 be cut this
year. The work is progressing well, but the
extreme cold Is hard on the men and teams.
Mr. Curtis reports that this was the FIRST time
he has been in a lumber camp and found
things somewhat strange. He was much in
terested in hot mineral spring which is in
the center of a lake there, the water from
which Is brackish. A steam or smoke as
cends from it all the time. Mr.. St. John
will select an officer and install Mr.. Curtis in
charge.
Yesterday while Mr.. Eldred, president Of
the Relief society. was distributing the sup
plies given by the ladies Of the Library assO-
ISOLATION, he was accosted by gentleman
well known in the city and asked
how the society was getting on.
He said they were getting on well but that
there was a good deal Of help required, when
the gentleman remarked. that it must be on
the outskirts Of the city that II was. Mr..
Eldred invited him to jump into the sleigh
and be would see that Main street was not
free from want. He was taken TO a house
where was a woman, widow, with six child
reu. very few Of whom bad shoes. The only
food in the house was what she was cooking,
which consisted of seven potatoes and q
small piece Of bacon. about enough for one
person, and a small piece Of bread. The
gentleman was thunderstruek, and said,
''call on me when you want help" He was
assured there were five other places on that
street equally as needy.
Yesterday a narrow escape from death oc-
CURED in the transfer yard here. It appears
that while switching cars, John Stiuson, yard
master. was standing on a car making fly
ing switch, when one Of the men on the ear
signaled the engineer, which signal Siinson
did not observe, when be vas thrown from