St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-06
Notes About Town.

Several parties went to St. Paul last
evening to listen to Fanny Davenport at the
Grand.
Mrs. Baumgarten, Freeport, ILL.,, is in
the city on visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Otto Weber.
Mr.. Charles Horton of the Empire Lum-
Der company, Winona, is in the city look
ing after logs.
Mo-, were yesterday making arrangements
for purchasing logs.
Laird, Norton & Co., Winona, have
bought raft and half of long logs from
Bronson & Folsom.
Julius Duel, publisher of the st. Croix
Post, is getting better very slowly, and is
unable to leave his bed.
The steamer Fisk left yesterday with a
raft of logs from Sauntry & Tozer for the
Muscatine Lumber company. Muscatine.
On Thursday evening the Mannerchor
subscription dance takes place at Music
hall, when large attendance is expected.
Quite number go to-day to White Bear
to attend the drawing of lots at Ramaley
park. Some thirty-five lots were purchased
here.
A little daughter of G. W. French fell
yesterday at the residence of her grand
mother, Mrs. William Lowell, and fractured
her collar bone.
The Saltwater Polo club go to Mime
apolis on Thursday evening where they take
part in club contest at the Washing
ton roller skating rink.
Yesterday Mayor Murdoch ordered the
police to close all gambling houses and to
see that they are kept closed. He intends
to see that the law is enforced.
The steamer R. J. Wheeler left yester-
day for Cat Tail slough with raft of logs
The Glenmont took half raft of logs and
a half raft of lumber to Burlington, la.
Tuesday at 10 o'clock a. m. the books of
the st. Croix Saving and Loan association
open at the Office of the secretary, Mr. A.
c. Hospes. There will be a large demand
for stock.
Associate Judge Ewing presided yester-
day at the municipal court. There were
eighteen cases before the court in civil term,
most of which were laid over till next
term.
To-day the pile driver begins work on the
foundation of the old red warehouse which
Capt. jerks is to have moved close to the
levee. Mr.. Eldred has charge of the altera-
ton.
Janaushek appears at the Grand opera
house here on the 18th, and Rhea, the
beautiful, On the 18th inst. Thus there
will be a double treat in store for the
amusement-loving public.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the Bap-
fist church will hold it's monthly missionary
meeting and tea on Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Fairbairn, corner of Greeley street and
ST. CrOix avenue.
More trouble in the scaling matter An
Injunction has been served on Surveyor
General HospeS from St. Croix county
restraining him from scaling logs cut in
Wisconsin. 1t is uncertain what the next
step will be.
At the meeting of Saltwater Lodge No.
4, Patriarehal Circle on Monday even
ing the following officers were elected: J.
NJ. Kuhn, oracle; Ira W. Castle vice oracle
and commander; Alexander Donald, mar
shall; Richard Daw, secretary; Henry Wei
sci, treasurer. Trustee for three years, r.
Daw; two years, j. A. Douglass; one year.
George Bracket. The officers will be in
stalled at Odd Fellows hall on Friday even.
ing of next week.
While a safe was yesterday being taken
up stairs to the office of Whiting & Wilson,
in the Bazaar block, and when nearly at
the top Of the stairs the rope broke, and
the safe came laundering down, breaking
the floor at the bottom of the stairs. but
bouncing out on the sidewalk and breaking
off one of the feet of the safe. The men
that had been pushing the safe had Just got
out of the way, and were thus saved from
injury.
The board Of county commissioners met
yesterday morning. There were number
of applications for abatement of taxes, as
well as for relief from the poor fund. A
resolution was carried instructing the chair
man, auditor and county attorney to deed
back the fair grounds to Isaac Staples. with
instructions to have Mr. Staples pay the
money into the hands of the county treas
urer. The board will meet agaiu to-day.
The criminal docket at the municipal
court yesterday was somewhat heavy. the
cases being of more than usual importance.
The first case was that of Jacob Sterling.
charged with stealing money from Mrs.
Jansen, who lives at Maple Island. AS
there is another party in the same stealing
who is not yet arrested the case was adj
journed until Thursday. William Munkle,
one of the parties charged with breaking
Eikhorn's windows on Sunday night during
a christening festivity on North Owens
street, was found guilty and had to pay
$18.45 for his sport His companion is vet
to be arrested. The family dispute between
Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Peters resulted in Mrs.
Peters being fined SIS and costs for tapping
the other with a strap.