St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
Notes About Town.

Mr.. j. c. O'Gorman has returned from
his trip East.
The Evansville arrived last night and left
with a raft of logs for Reeds Landing.
Janauschek at the Grand opera house to-
night in ''Zilla the Hebrew Mother" A
fnll house is assured.
The steamer r. j. Wheeler will arrive
to-day and leave at once with a raft Of logs
for down river points.
Matt Clark's little son Isaac has been
seriously i'll for the past couple of days.
He was slightly improved last evening.
Tomorrow evening the officers elect of
Saltwater Temple, No. 4, Patriarchal Cir
Gle, will be installed at Odd Fellows hall.
The Ceon brought down last evening
from Osceola large quantity of wheat and
other grain, and is unloading at the ele-
vator.
The st. Croix has risen upwards of a
foot at Taylors Falls the past twenty
four hours. The water here is at stand
still at feet inch.
Mrs. Betsey Hayes of Osceola, mother of
Capt. George Hayes, government inspector
of steamboats, and boilers, died yesterday
afternoon, after long and painful illness.
There were two arrivals at the state
prison yesterday, both from Houston county.
James Smith, larceny, one year and six
months, and Stuart G. Pierce, larceny,
two years.
A building is to be erected at the corner
of Third and Pine streets, and at the same
time the break-neck sidewalk will be re-
built. The new edifice will contain store
and residence.
The steamer Dave Bronson left yesterday
afternoon with a raft of logs from Isaac
Staples for Knapp, Stout d Co., st. Louis.
She takes the raft to Alton slough, some
twenty-five miles this side of ST. Louis.
This morning the steamer Cleon leaves at
s o'clock, having to take picnic party
from Marine to, Franconia and back in the
evening, as the Swedish Lutheran church
has concert at Marine in the evening.
Miss Nellie McGrath has been appointed
to fill Miss Brodgett's place in the high
school, The latter has to be in St. Paul
owing to the serious illness of her mother.
Miss McGrath entered on her duties yester
day.
The lacrosse boys are having practice a
couple of times weekly at the base ball
grounds, which are excellently suited for
the purpose. There is some very good ma
terial among them, with several old play
erS.
At meeting of the city council and
merchants board of trade railway commit
tee, Mr.. Myron Shepard was engaged to
make surveys of routes leading east and
west from the city, showing grades and
cuts. He will begin operations at once.
The committees who have in hand the fair
at the roller skating rink on June Is, in aid
of the new school building for the Sisters of
ST. Joseph, are getting everything in order.
The object is popular, not only among the
members of St. Michael'S parish but the cit
liens generally.
The health officer is certainly not aware
that Fourth street, between Olive and Oak
streets. has been made a dumping ground
for sometime. 1t may be said that the
parties have authority to fill the ravine, but
if they have the filth should be covered with
earth, as the residents complain of the
strong effluvia arising from the offal de-
posted.
Owing to new logs not arriving at the
boom in sufficient quantities to work to adj
vantage, it will be shut down for short
time. The new logs arriving are generally
small. Many of the upper streams appear
to have an abundance of water for floating
pun pOSCS, ttllu SCNOIdl VI tIl6 StlcttulS uesfC
had the cut ON them driven into the ST.
Croix. On some, however, the logs are
hung up. and will remain until rains come
to raise the streams.
At the municipal court yesterday morn
ing before Judge Netheway, Charles Bren-
ner and John Kaplin were up for violation
of the health ordinance, but as the parties
said they had done the required work since
the warrants were served, the cases were
laid over until this morning, so the health
officer might examine their premises. The
case of the Maennerchor society was tried
for selling liquor at their dance last week
without paying license. The charge was
proved and they paid the costs of the
action.
The firemen at yesterday mornings fire,
which destroyed George W. SWANS old
foundry, worked with will, and handled
the fire equal to that of any large city. The
heat was intense but they never flinched.
The pressure from the waterworks was all
that could be desired, indeed it was so
great as to burst one section of hose, which
a few days ago stood a test of ITO pounds.
Swain had an insurance of $1,000 on the
foundry in the North American. He lost a
number of valuable patterns. The origin
of the fire is unknown, but supposed to be
incendiary. Mr.. McLaughlin's daughters
were awakened by the heat breaking in
their windows, as they were only few
feet from the flames. Company K removed
their property from the armory. Had there
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