St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24

! river, where they went to look at logs be-
longing to Isaac Staples. Mr.. Wadleigh says
the logs are very good, although not OF
large size. He went with the object of buy
ing, but has not yet determined how many
he will purchase for the Clinton Lumber
company.
Several members OF the st. Paul Lacrosse
club will be in the city to-day, and expect
to meet many of the local club to talk over
lacrosse matters. A letter which one OF
the members has received gives great en-
couragement to this club, as the st. Paul
club, which is the champion of the United
States, wishes to make lacrosse a success
in the Northwest.
Isaac Staples yesterday made the largest
sale of logs that has been made here in some
years, the Clinton Lumber company, through
Mr.. Wadleigh, purchasing the whole OF his
Apple and Straight river logs, amounting
to $1,000 900 feet, making total of ID, 0O0,-
900 sold to the Clinton Lumber company
the past week. The total sale is far ahead
of anything made here in years.
The steamer Cleon Is making a great
change in her sailing. She will leave st.
Paul ON Monday morning at 8 o'clock, ar
riveS at Saltwater at p. m. and at Taylor's
Falls at 6 p. m. Returning she leaves
Taylor's Falls on Tuesday morning, arrives
at Saltwater at p. m. and at st. Paul at
o'clock. She leaves st. Paul ON Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, and Taylor's
Falls on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days.
At memorial services, this evening, at
the Methodist church, Company X will ac-
company Muller Post, No. 1, G. A. r. The
church has been tastely decorated with the
national colors and rare exOtics. Muller
Post and Company X will number con-
siderably over 100. and the church will be
found too small for the number that desire
to pay homage to the heroes of twenty
years ago. The Rev. DIR. Dunn will de-
liver all address to the veterans.
Mr. John Mccarthy is progressing well
with the assessment of city property, as
well as with taking the census. He has the
First ward completed and part of the Sec
Ond, and finds already a population of up
wards of ten thousand. He considers that
the city will show a population OF fully
Is, 900. Should such be the case it will
show that Notwithstanding the hard times
and so many leaving, this city does more
than hold its own.
The j. S. Anderson & Co. mill, which
had just been got ready for work at the
time the fatal accident Defel Anderson, Is
working finely 1t has been considerably
improved. The power has been about
doubled, and flooring, surfacing, moulding
and splitting machines have been erected
there. The mill is cutting IS, 900 feet daily,
and employs large number of men. Mr..
Egaard is superintendent of the whole
works. t.2ht
About 1890 yesterday afternoon the
alarm of fire was sounded from the pontoon
engine, caused by rubbish under the trestle-
work on the Milwaukee tracks taking fire
from passing locomotive. The fire de-
partment was quickly on the spot and the
fire was extinguished with but little dam
age. The ties on the trestle-work had
quite scorching. This is the second or
third fire at the same place. 1t should be
filled up with dirt, as rubbish is always
plentiful at that point, being close to
Rheiner's stables.