St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-01
THE HEAD OF THE LAKE.
Navigation Does Not Open as Pre-.
dicted---GeneraIN Notes.

Il
dicted--General Notes.
Special to the Globe
DULUTH, April 30.-Although during
the warm and wet weather Of last week
bets were freely offered that boat
would be in from below by May 6, the
opening of navigation seems as far
away now as two weeks ago. Still the
oldest inhabitant says it will take only
two or three days of warm weather to
start the ice moving now. The bay is
open, however, the ferry running be-
tween Duluth and West Superior. The
freight boats ''Swan" and ''Aletia,'
loaded with wheat to-day, however,
to avoid May elevator charges. Capt
McDougall says Duluth harbOr will see
more boats and business from below
this year than ever before. Coal and
| merchandise carriers will make Duluth
busy place this summer.
5Gf DULUTH NOTES.
Common council meeting tonight did
the most important thing which has come
under their notice since election in pass
ing, the railway ordinance by vote of
IL 10 l. The news was received about
town with satisfaction. Alderman
SWanStrom was the only dissenting
voice. George I. Hughes was made as
SiStant city assessor at $3.50 per day.
The council passed resolution re-
queSting the st. Paul & Duluth railroad
TO build bridge across the avenue over
their tracks to make pedestrian travel
less dangerous. Various sewer and
street improvement matters were passed.
District court met to-day and 101 cases
was charged. No important cases tried.
Several minor paGaS Dismissed
CloquetS new dramatic club has these
officers; President. Andrew Gowan;
first vice president, II. L. Ward; second
vice president, III. Curry; third vice
president, ID. Moses; fourth vice presi-
dent, David Freeman; fifth vice preSi-
dent, W. c. Tyndall; secretary, DR..
}: E. McGarvey; treasurer, f. p.
Thompson.
John Birkinbane. of Philadelphia, en-
gineer for the Duluth Iron ~ Steel COM
pany, says the site of the works, having
been graded, work Oh the foundation
for the blast furnace will commence at
once. Arrangements are already being
made by the company for the purchase
of stone and fire brick for use in the
construction.
The Minnesota Iron company has
sold $4,000 tons of iron ore to Troy,
". l. COilCClH. IlC SOIHp GULF
pleted arrangements to list its stock on
the New York stock exchange.
There were S,S75, ,47S bushels of wheat
in store in Duluth elevators this morn
ing, 7.729, ,467 bushels of which is No. l
hard.
President John Fitzgerald, of the
Irish National Land league, and resi-
dent of Lincoln, Neb., is in Duluth to-
day.
j. A. Stockbridge. formerly of Du-
luth, opens the Nicollet house at Su-
perior with ball this evening.
The Metropolitan block will be raised
two stories, making it five instead of
three-story building.
The West End Episcopal mission will
give fair and festival Thursday night
at Seva hall.
William Gomberg has removed his
furniture shop to Is Second avenue
west.
Duluth will have a society for the
protection of cruelty to animals.
Mrs. Nils Hall died yesterday morn
ing after a short illness.
The tug J. II. Upham was launched
this morning.
Fishermen are already setting nets in
the bay.
Person with money to invest will do well
Oturn their attention to Duluth and SuperI
ioT. NJ b. HARRISON, Coz Duluth National
bank building, Duluth, has a large list of
property in bothp laces for sale.