St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-28
SALTWATER NEWS.
Candidates for CongresS--A Large
GriSt nj Gauarol Naxu.

Hon. Fayette Marsh wants Isaac Staples or
John g. Nelson to run for congress in this
district, and says that he will give either of
these gentlemen two weeks of his time if
nominated. Staples ia Democrat and Mel
son "a Republican, but this makes no differ
ence to him Mr. Marsh, who is free trade
Republican, says he will run himself if
neither of the candidates are in accordance
with his views. He says some very important
Legislation is to be done this winter, and he
proposes to see that it is done right. Too
much legislation in favor of the railroads
and other corporations is being done, he
thinks.
Spencer, convict working in the car COM
pany's Office under w. B. Birge, recently
completed perfect models of the GepeSta and
Puritan on scale of an inch to six feet
Spencer worked on tn In at odd times and
was about four months building them. He
loaned them to II. @. Davis and Charles NJ
Tottnan On Thursday evening, DAVIS taking
the Puritan and Tottnan the Geuesta. They
launched them into Lilly lake and had race,
which was won by the Puritan by six lengths.
Several friends witnessed the exciting con-
test. lothian claimed foul and the race
will be run over again to-day.
r. Nj. Coles-'I was offered S34, 600 for one
half Of my Meadowsde farm by L. W. Spear
d Co. of Minneapolis to-day" This farm COM
prises 1,200 acres, and is located on the ST.
Paul Duluth road, twelve miles from Min
neapolis and thirteen miles from Saltwater.
MIR. Coles says he wont sell half of it, and not
less than $4,000 will buy the whole of it, in
Guiding the stock. He thinks the shops of
the $500 road will be located on it, if the
road passes through that country.
The funeral of Mrs. Olive A, wife of W. E.
Thorpe. Esq, took place yesterday afternoon
from the family residence on Chestnut street,
and was largely attended. Rev. DR.. J. II.
Carroll oificiated, and music was furnished
by MesSrs. w. @. Masterman, George o. Has
r he oo11
bearers were John McKusick. H. NJ. Gram
dali, Capt. A. r. Young, j. j. Robertson and
Joseph Schulz.
Yesterday the Northwestern Manufacture
ing and Car company shipped a handsome
portable engine and separator to the state
fair. The engine is a self-steerng, jacketed
one, artisucaly painted and known as the
Giant. The separator is of ash, cherry,
white and other kinds of wood, and is a
beauty. The two, with attachments, are val
ued at 81, 000
The Saltwater ice dealers have plenty of
ice Oren Mower has already sold about
1000 tons and expects to sell 1000 more The
same can be said of E. Rhiner. Andrew Fri
day has sold large quantity and expects to
have some left. He recently shipped car
load to Hastings.
Some base ball enthusiasts Of this city offer
ODDS that the New Yorks will take the pen
nant. Will Prescott will catch for the Win
nlpog club till the close of the season. and re-
turn to Saltwater. The game announced for
Sunday between the Saltwater and Hudson
boys is off.
AS far as can be ascertained, all of tn
mills now i'll operation have logs enough to
keep them busy till the close of the season.
1.-The recent rains have not increased the
supply of logs IN aterially," said a logger last
evening.
In the item in yesterdays GLOBE on logs,
nothing was said about the logs, taken out at
Marine and Franconja, aggregating 100000
feet. which would increase the cut The to-
tai cut according to the surveyor generals
figures, was 2S1 ZOO, 900 feet. Z
Yesterday afternoon boat, in which
Charles Rhodes, Al Cooley and Ed O'Donnel
were riding, capszed in the swells of the
steamer Ida Campbell. The three young men
are splendid swimmers and reached the shore
safely.
'AIcock fight for $50 side will take place
in a couple of weeks or S o." said a sport, yes
terday A colored sport of this city has Just
received a bird from the South which he
thinks will lay them all out. #F
Capt. Charles Mead's boat Maggie win be
used by the government in making the i'm
provements on the ST. Croix, between Still
water and TaYlor's Falls and at Willow river
bar.
Rev. FIR. Eugene Rey, pastor of the st. Jo-
seph's church here, and Rev. FIR. GEMS of St
Paul leave to-day for Marseilles, France, on a
James Crotty came down from north Wis
consin last evening and says a very heavy
rain fell at Turtle Lake, lowering the temper
ature 800.
The fire department was called to the prison
yesterday morning about o'clock by d false
alarm. turned in from box 81 by convict
Matt Clark is mentioned as a Democratic
candidate from the First ward for the lower
house of the legislature.
1t is rumored that Democratic week. v
newspaper will be started here by Percy B.
Smith and others.
A bet of $50 was made that Dan D. would
beat Mike Wilkes at Hamline if the two
horses run.
A fine brood mare belonging to Isaac Sta
pies was killed by snagging herself the other
evening.
The annual meeting of the Washington
county w. G. T. U. Will be held at Langdon
Sept. 1.
A subscription is being taken for John L.
Ryan, who was burned out on Thursday.
There is no truth in the report that Mai.
Staples was sunstruck yesterday.
Charles Peterson of Red Wing was among
the visitors here yesterday.
Charles Mack. aged years, residence North
Owen, died yesterday.
The -four mills of North Second and Main
streets have resumed.
D. L. Birmingham left for Chicago last
night to buy goods.
L. NJ. Wiuler of River Falls was in the city
yesterday.
| The lake measures 1.9.
| E. Rhiner is quite ill.