St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-06
GATHERED IN SALTWATER.
The Result Of a Days Work In the
Bluff City.
Numerous Happenings Written Up
Into Readable shape.

Theannual meeting of the Minnesota Bap-
list School convention will be held here next
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The
first day will be taken up by the appointment
of committees and discussion and the second
and third days by discussions. The services
will be opened by j. II. Scott.
The Mennerchor society will hold a fair
this summer to raise money toward erecting
a building, for which over $1,000 has been
raised. A meeting will be held tomorrow
night to make arrangements. The annual
meeting of this large and prosperous society
will be held in July.
Driving will be suspended on Snake river
as soon as the logs are all sluiced through the
Chenguatra dam and the entire drive, amount
ing to over $500, 900, feet, will be hung up ON
account of low water. The men employed on
this drive will be laid off until there Is rise.
The Only case in the district court yester-
day was the suit of David ToZer VS.. The
County Commissioners for damages alleged
to have been sustained by the opening of q
roadway. The jury brought in a sealed YER
dict, which will be announced Tomorrow.
Abe Rohrbach, owner of Mike Wilkes, is
receiving entry programs of horse races from
all over the country. From every indication
Johnston and Mike Wilkes will pace here in
the special races, beginning June % continu-
ing till June 25.
Thus far this season less than one-1fth of
the logs have passed here that usually do up
to this time, but prices are somewhat better
than they were last season.
Twenty-Five dollars will be paid anyone
standing before E. w. Miller, the unknown,
for four rounds at the Saltwater theater next
Saturday night.
Last night the Menominee left with raft
for Gutenberg and Dubuque. The Graves
will take one from Beef Slough to Prairie
du CHEN to-day.
Yesterday Isaac Staples solo 1000, 600 feet
c. o. TT
& Nelson one raft to the Keator Lumber COM
pany.
The laboratory in the Saltwater high school
is the finest in the state. Prof. Wilson, who
has charge of it, deserves much credit.
Rev. Mr.. Jordan will conduct the meeting
at the Y. NJ. G. A. this afternoon, 10 which
both ladies and gentlemen are invited.
The divorce suit by Sarah E. Staples VS..
Winslow Staples, is set for next Tuesday in
the district court.
Saltwater is to have cheap theater, which
will shew nightly, to be opened at the rink
next Saturday night.
The closing exercises of the st. MichaePs
schools will be held in the Music hall on
Tuesday afternoon.
The annual school meeting to be held June
20. promises to be one of the most exciting
ever held here.
Rev. ]. H. Albest of Iowa will occupy the
1880 and 7:45.
A force of men, with spite driver, are at
work improving the Duluth trestle work near
the prison.
The funeral of Mrs. Edward St John at Ma
rine was largely attended. Rev. A. D. Roe
officiated.
Rev. Benson Of Minneapolis will preach in
the Presbyterian church this morning and
evening.
The buildings on the county poor farm are
being nicely reprinted by James Van Bus
kirk.
The Young Mems Christian association will
move into its new quarters the coming week
Ike first lady to cross the new bridge at
Point Douglas was Miss Ida Whitaker.
Nellie Olson, aged II months, residence
Second and Olive, died yesterday.
Yesterday William Miller fired his first
brick kiln of 100000.
Mrs. Gen. Birge is still very low and can
not recover