St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-26
Notes About Town.

Prison Inspector Norrish of Hastings was
in the city yesterday on business.
Seventy three civil cases on the calendar
for the May term of the district court.
John w. Spilane was over from Mime
apolis yesterday, visiting his uncle, B. Nc
Sweeney.
Z A littl boy aged years and 6 months,
son Of John Booren, is lying very i'll from
sc lrlet fever.
Stevens county yesterday contributed a
boarder to the state prison-W. A. Suits,
larceny, for two years and six months.
Mr.. Abe Hall has made his daughters a
birthday present in the shape of an excel
lent piano. He lost fine one in the prison
fire.
Senator Spooner was in the city yester-
day in connection with the Wisconsin in
junction case against A. G. HOspes as to
the scaling of logs.
The steamer r. j. Wheeler is expected
to-day, and will leave at once with half a
raft of logs for Muscatine, and the other
half for Davenport.
At the municipal court yesterday morn
ing Dan Healey was up for selling liquor
on Sunday, and the case was continued
until Wednesday morning.
The water is rising slowly in the lake
here but as the Mississippi regulates the
height of water here the ST. CrOix river rise
does not make much difference in the lake.
A ten-year-Old son of ] H. Gebhardt while
using knife on Sunday accidentally cut
himself, severing an artery In the left hand.
He lost considerable blood before physician
could arrive.
In probate court yesterday, before Judge
Lehmicke, in the case of Ebenezer Ayres,
deceased, the executors final account was
examined and allowed, and the residue Of
the estate assigned to the legatees.
The Rev. W. T. Boutwell,, the pioneer
minister of Minnesota. was yesterday much
worse than usual, and was suffering much
pain. His many friends throughout the
State will sympathize with him in his long
illness.
The Young Ladies' club of the Presby-
terrain church will give the first entertain
ment tonight at the church parlors. Al 6
o'clock ice cream and strawberries will be
served, and afterwards literary treat will
be given.
County Treasurer Folsom and two assist
ants have their hands full in raking i'll the
taxes. The farmers on Saturday were in
the city in large numbers while yesterday
the Office was full. Only five days more in
which to pay taxes.
At the meeting of the directors of the St.
Croix Savings & Loan association last
evening, L. Clark was elected president, j.
c. Hening vice president, A. c. Hospes
secretary, and A. Jassoy treasurer. All
the directors were present and loans were
made.
Dr. Carroll on Sunday morning had as
his theme, The Revised Old Testament.
Owing to the rainy morning, the congrega-
ton was not large. 1t is understood that
the reverend gentleman has been requested
to repeat his discourse, as it was careful
resume Of the whole work.
The clothing houses are making a move
in the right direction. Yesterday a petition
was being circulated and which was signed
by nearly all the firms, to keep their estab-
lishments closed on Sundays. 1t is to be
hoped that it will be accomplished, as the
employees of such establishments are as
much entitled to a rest of one day in seven
as those of any other kind of business.
Richard Fitzgerald is one of the most sue
cessful anglers in the city. On Sunday he
went to White Bear lake and caught some
sixty black bass, and they were such beau
ties that he had them transported to Kuhns
photograph gallery when he had good
view of them taken with himself beside
them with rod and line. The unsuccessful
fishers try to insinuate that he used a silver
hook to catch many of them, but this Dick
Indignantly denies.
Yesterday eleven cars arrived by the Mil
waukee road freighted with the saw mill
for Turnbull & Blackman, which they are
having built Immediately south OF the city.
Mr. Blackman also received a handsome
driving pony from Detroit, Mich. The
piledriver will begin work this morning
driving piles for the foundation. Mr.. Turn
bull is expected in day OF two. He is
now in Minneapolis, laid up with crushed
ankle, which was caught in a piece of ma
chinery.
What might have been disastrous acct
dent occurred at the Omaha station last
evening. The transfer engine was shunt-
ing in couple of cars on the track nearest
Main street, making flying switch. The
brakeman was unable to get to the brakes
soon enough. as the down grade is bad, so
he jumped from the car, saving injury.
The two cars struck a car standing on the
track, breaking heavy pieces of timber
which was fastened across the rails. and
the three cars made for the platform. The
employees and others rushed outside for
safety, but the car broke partly through
the platform, which stopped it before it
reached the station. The damage was
slight.
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