St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-26
SALTWATER SIFTINGS.
The Wonderful Demand for the Christmas
Globe.
Great Day for the Sc Newsies" - Who
Won the Prize.
Observance of the Day--General News
and Gossip.

The sale of the Christmas GLOBE in
Saltwater was unprecedented by any other
paper published in this city, or elsewhere,
The sale the day after the assassination of
Garfield, all previous elections and events
of national and local importance were moth
ing compared to that of yesterday. 1t was
simply immense, and was regular picnic
for the newsboys. The paper usually ar
rives in Saltwater about 1880. Owing to
the running of trains yesterday it did not
get here until 10 o'clock, but this made no
difference 1t sold like hot cakes all the
same. Many of the carriers and news
bows were at the office before daylight, all
happy and ready for business. and re-
ceived a handsome treat, consisting OF
choice candies, nuts, apples. etc., as pre-
yiously announced. which they appeared to
eniov. Owing to the delay in the arrival
they became rather impatient, and made
Rome howl, but waited till they came. all
anxious to win the prize offered the boy
selling the largest number OF papers.
About 10 o'clock they arrived on the Omaha,
and were given to the boys at the depot.
Five hundred extra copies were received, all
of which were taken by the boys. Packs
containing extra papers for White Bear
South Saltwater. OSceOla and Marine were
opened and sold to the boys, and still the
demand was IN excess of the supply, con-
sisting of nearly 1000 papers. In ten or
fifteen minutes every boy had sold out. and
some had sold all they had. twenty-five or
thirty papers, in less than five minutes,
people buying them almost as fast as they
could hand them out. All morning there
of 11aOnlQ tO the f1T office for
more papers in numbers of from one to
thirty papers, all of whom were of course
disappointed. A second order of 500 copies
was ordered by telephone, which did not
arrive till 40, and were gobbled up almost
as rapidly as in the morning. Another
order was sent in later. These papers will
arrive this morning, and persons who want
the Christmas number for preservation and
to send to their friends and who were
unable to procure them yesterday, can find
them at the office. 21515 Main street. Call
early in order to get it. The prize offered
to the boy selling the greatest number of
papers was won by Earnest Thompson,
bright boy aged only II years. John Web
Der. regular carrier boy, came next, Ed
ward Savage next, Moran Roney next,
Charley McCluer next and Robert Weber,
a carrier boy, next and so on. Fully 8, 900
copies could have been sold had they
come as early as usual.
HOW THE DAY WAS OBSERVED.
Christmas was quietly observed in Still
water, but more hearts were made happy
than ever before. Business was generally
suspended. In the morning the streets
presented a scene of activity. but were
almost depopulated in the afternoon, pre-
Senting every appearance OF Sunday. The
most amusing scenes of the day were in the
morning, when Sturdevant and Mathews,
Matt Clark A. Mellin, Joe Dahm. Charles
Hoffman, G. G.. Soper, Mr.. Parker, and
other merchants threw large quantities of
candies and nuts to a crowd of fully hun
dred boys. They went from one store to
another and some succeeded in grabbing"
several pounds. Most of them had every
pocket filled and one or two carried ten
pound sacks. Large crowds of spectators
enjoyed this feature of the day.
Services were held in the Episcopal
church by Rev. Langlois at 1890, and in
the different Catholic churches in the morn
ing and afternoon, conducted by their re-
spective pastors.
At the prison the AS convicts were given
splendid dinner and all allowed to visit
each other and tell stories and sing songs
dllu udNC do SO'u llL1C cho pOoo1UlC uuSlC1
the circumstances.
Lake StE Croix, Lilly lake and Nc
Kusick's lake were covered with merry
skaters during the afternoon.
The gun club INDUCED in a chicken and
blackbird shoot in the afternoon.
The only amusement last night was a
dance at Music hall, aud one at South Still
water under the auspices of William PeTo.
Mike Fortin gave an exhibition with his
muscle sleigh on the lake yesterday after
noon and attracted considerable attention.
The Sunday GLOBE will be sold at Oak
Park and South Saltwater hereafter by
Nick Stalkel and Will Reyes, two live boys
of this city. Many persons at these two
places. like here were unable to get the
Christmas number owing to the large sale.
Emery DENNIS. aged years, died yester-
day.
Among the Northwestern men in the city
yesterday were o. L. Berge. NJ. O'Brien
and A. NJ. Silver of ST. Paul. B. W. Eli
colt of Minneapolis. T. W. Butfum of
Muscatine Ben c.. Kator of Moline. W. F.
Harper of Tracy and S. G. Barton of Mag
ara, Oak.
Yesterday Rev. Father Gaughan was
presented with an elegant gold watch and
chain by some admirers.