St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-04
SALTWATER NEWS.
Election To-Day--ColIins Case Ad-
journed--Steamboa Movements.
Log Sales--Prison Inspectors--Cele-
brattng His Majority.
Notes About Town.


Representative L. H McKusick of Pine
City was in the city yesterday on business.
Civil cases will be tried at the municipal
court this morning before Judge Nethe-
way.
cago on business. He returns in a few
days.
The Aimee Comedy company has can
elled its engagement at the Grand opera
| house here tomorrow night.
Mr.. ST. Lawrence of Chicago is in the
city in connection with business with the
! Northwestern Car company.
Gen. Mark d. Flower of st. Paul was in
the city yesterday testing and granting
certificates for boilers at the car company's
shops
The campers from -Four lakes, formerly
Lake De Montreyille, came into the city yes
terday to enjoy ''SiIver King at the Grand
opera house.
The fracas on Main street, through which
the window OF Moser Bros store was broken
on Saturday evening, cost the participants
each So aud costs yesterday morning.
There will be meeting of the directors
of the city hospital this afternoon at the
residence of Mrs Torinus, North Third
street, when full attendance is requested.
j. j. Robertson sold fer Isaac Staples
yesterday a raft of logs to the Island Mill
Co., Burlington Ia, and half raft to the
! Hershey Lumber Co. Of this city. The
logs were choice ones.
On Friday evening next the Atkinson
company present 'Peck's Bad Boy" at the
| Grand opera house. Having seen it at the
opera house. Duluth, the GLOBE reporter
can testify that it is irst-claSs als1 full of
amusement
Judge McCluer yesterday granted orders
TO Show cause, retumable on Aug. II, In
the cases Of Dent against RicketSon and
Robe against Talnan. BE also granted an
order for the adoption of a child by Helen
Carleton.
The ''Silver King" combination drew
large house last evening at the Grand opera
house, the reduction of the entrance fee to
popular prices tending much to that end.
The play throughout was thoroughly en-
iOyed, as it was put on the boards in the
very best manner.
Julius Duel proprietor and editor of the
st. CroiX Post, was on deck again yesterday
after his severe illness. Julius is far from
well yet, and he would act wisely to stop on
the farm. His friends were pleased to see
him. The Post will suffer nothing so long
|
tOrial pen.
The prison inspectors were in the city
yesterday, accompanied by State Architect
Radcliffe. After attending to routine bust
ness, such as auditing accounts. inspecting
the buildings, etc, they ordered Warden
Reed to advertise for tenders for wing to
the cell-rOom, thus completing the work ac-
cording to the original plan. This will
give the prison a capacity for GOO cOnvictS.
The st. Paul Stone company has supplied
the state prison here with enough of their
octagon stone to lay the pavement in front
of the main entrance TO the prison. The
eastern approach has also been well laid
with block pavement under the able super
intendence of Deputy Warden Hall, and the
whole has been stone curbed. The improve
ment was needed.
The election of an alderman in the Sec
ond ward, in place of the late Il. w. Kerr,
takes place to-day. Messrs. \. L. Lind
holm and George Barrowman are the can
didates, and both are good men, either of
whom would represent his constituents to
the best of his ability. LindhOlm is the Dem
ocratic nominee and BarrOwman the Repub-
lican, although party will take but small
part in the contest.
The excavations fol the new laundry at
the state prison have revealed an extra
: number of springs of excellent water, far
! too much for any use there, and there has
= been some trouble i'm taking care of the eX-
ira water, but the contractor. George 81.
Seymour, has been equal to the occasion,
and tiles have been placed in every portion.
; The foundations are about completed.
! The Washington county fair comes of
: on the Lily Lake Driving park on the Goth.
q 9th, 2Sth and Doth of this month. This
is done so as not to come in collision with
the many other fairs in this region, and
= will also guarantee a good meet of racing
= horses. The prize list viii be out in a few
/ days, and all prizes won are guaranteed to
: be paid. The officers of the society meet
I to-day to make final arrangements.
Mr.. A. l.. Gillespie of Gillespie & Har-
per returned yesterday morning from a
!, successful trip down the river He sold
7 LOCO, 600 feet of logs to the Cascade Lum-
!. Der company OF Burlington. Ia, $50, 00C
= feet TO c. w. Robertson, Dubuque. Ia,
" and $50, 900 feet of lumber to Gilbert.
Hodge & Co., Burlington, Ia. He reports
that the log and lumber interests are look
= ing up, and good fall business may be ex-
pected.
% When the Collins case was called yester-
v day in the municipal court Fayette Marsh
appeared and cited to the court the name:
& o. the authorities whom he proposed tC
quote in support of his position that Collin:
n had committed q criminal offense if he had
re as alleged, willfully and without cause haC
Hayden arrested. Mr.. Marsh, however
T stated that the books lie desired would hav,
K TO be brought from st. Paul, and he there
re fore asked continuance of the case unit
Wednesday, which was granted.
70 The city shows but little in the way O
w flags at half-mast for Gen. Grant. Tn,
e flag at the state prison is at half-mast anC
b. The main front draped, and also the fir
IS halls. The columns at Senator Sabn'
residence and Mr.. George NJ. Seymour
'. residence are appropriately draped. Som,
v few others nave also shown respect 10 tn
er dead hero. 1t is hoped that before Satur
le day, and during that day, which is to b.
observed by proclamation. the citizens vii
la show themselves worthy of being Amer
a leans. s1SS.
I'd The steamer Jennie Hayes arrived las
$. evening and leaves with a raft Of logs 70
n the South TO-DAY. The steamers ISaa
n Staples is at Wabasha having some repair
ne made to her, and leaves LynXyille with
e. raft of logs to-day for Burlington. Ia. Tn
rs steamer David Bronson left yesterday wit
be a raft of logs for Burlington. Ia. half o
which was for the Cascade Lumber com
pany and the other half for the Island Mi
company. The steamer j. K. Graves. tn
ly new boat for the Matt Clark TranspOTtatio
:" company, is still in port, and is being viste
h. by large numbers, who are much please
with her. 1t is not yet decided TO whic
er port she will take her first raft of logs.
ed Last evening very pleasant time wa
ali had at tha residence Of Hon = w Duranf