St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-11
SALTWATER NEWS.
The Saltwater Merchants Board Of Trade
Fully Organized.
Polo Game To-Night--The Ice Disappear
ing Siow1y--Other News.
Notes About TotCn.

The ice is about gone from the lake north
of the bridge, only little remaining on the
east side.
Miss Grace Comfy and Miss Edith Hope of
st. Paul are visiting with Miss Lois F.
Sprague of this city.
Thomas W. Keene in ''Richard III" at the
Grand opera house on Monday night. The
sale of seats is progressing fayorably. His
support is excellent.
At 7:30 tomorrow evening Rev. Dr. Car
roll will continue his lectures to young men
at the Presbyterian church. These lectures
have been very interesting.
Before Judge Netheway at the municipal
court yesterday morning there were five
plain DRINKS. Three went to the cells for
seven days, one paid S. and costs and the
other was ordered out Of the city.
Several heavy lumbermen have been in
the city the past few days looking at logs
Only one sale of importance has been made,
but several very heavy ones are under nego-
tiations, not only Of logs but of lumber.
Judge Flandrau of St. Paul was in the
city yesterday on business connected with the
Northwestern Manufacturing Car company.
On Wednesday next the application for the
sale Of the works will be argued before Judge
McCluer.
The Rev. Mr.. Marvin of st. Paul will con-
duct services at 1920 a. m to-mor at the
Universali.t church. The congregation has
been very large for several Sundays past and
the trouble with their church debt has worked
to their benefit.
Mr.. Fl. A. Rogers gives another test this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock of bis fire extinguisher
at the same place, the old brick yard, when
the mill owners, steamboat men and the
board of education are expected to be pres
ent, so as to Judge for themselves as to its
efficiency.
The Rev. D. B. Cheney, Jr., will preach
tomorrow morning at the Baptist church
upon The Early Christian Church, more par
ticularly upon the Triumphs Of the Early
Church. The services in the evening will
be sacred concert By the children Of the
Sabbath school.
Yesterday was the time set by the health
inspector 70 have all premises cleaned in the
city, but the time win have 10 be exteuded,s as
the ground is still frozen. Many have done
wen, and the change may be easily seen by
any one going through the city. The street
force is also at work under the superinteDd-
ence Of Street Commissioner Butler, and the
work is being done thoroughly.
This evening there will be game of polo
played at the skating rink between the Clark
club from the Washington Avenue rink,
Minneapolis, and the Saltwater club. The
new patent goals viii be used, when the oc-
cupation Of judges will be gone. The visitors
are charteriDg special train, as large
number Of their friends win come with
them The visitors viii be respectfully en-
tertained.
At the meeting ofthe Saltwater merchants
board Of trade last evening, A. K Doe, pres
ident, in the chair, The constitution and by
laws we're finally adopted, and insurance,
freight and other com ittees we're appointed.
Several new members joined. The feeling
Is unanimous among the merchants that
they must combine in pressing for reduc-
ton In FIRE insurance rates, as well a. TO get
lower freight rates, 50 as not to be discrimi-
mated against for st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The credi. system viii also be taken up by
them and means tried 10 have more prompt
payments, in which the buying public win
have share