St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-10
THE DULUTH BUDGET.
Indian Agent Gregory Makes the Annual
Donations to Indians.
THE MAYORS ANNIVERSARY
Large Amount Of Grain in Store--Grad,
ing on the Iron Range
Duluth Notes.
Special TO the Globe

toSIdpncr .. w. bailey ana MeSSrS
Bonnan, Beaser and ROdman, all OF
Ashland, left to-day to make the annual
gift of goods to Bots Forts band of Chip.
pewas at Lake Vermillion. The band
numbers about LOCO men, women and
children, and goods to the value of $500
are distributed among the families by
the government. They include flour,
pork, blankets, cloth, household uten.
sis, axes, Traps and heterogeneous col
lection Of stuff. 1t should be borne in
mind that the obligation of the govern
ment to make this payment ceased three
years ago, and that whatever is done
now is in the way of gratuities to the
lazy beggars who constitute Bots Forts
band. Original payment was given to-
gether with lands at Nett and Pelican
lakes to induce the Indians to move
from their VermiliOn reservation on the
discovery of gold there twenty-five
years ago. Photographer Bailey went
to Tower with the agent, and will take
number of views of the Indian village.
encampment, etc.
MAYOR sUTPHIN's ANNIVERSARY.
Mayor j. B. Sutphin celebrates his
fOrtieth anniversary tomorrow evening
by banquet, at which a number OF
state, county and city officials have been
the ranks, and is one of the most promi-
nent men in this section of the state,
beloved by all fair-minded citizens and
is the best mayor the city ever had. A
Few years ago he was working for a
small salary, to-day he is one of the
wealthlest and largest employers of Ia
Dor in Duluth.
WHEAT N STORE.
There were iii store today 6.640.7lg
bushels of wheat in he Duluth elevat-
orS; not so much as had been expected.
owing to the snow blockade and condi,
ton OF the elevators and yard tracks.
VI the total in store 1861, SAT bushels
were No. l hard and 75S,S90 bushels
were No. Northern, showing the ay-
erage grade of wheat to be higher than
any previous year. Increase for the
week, 62,Sl9 bushels. A year ago there
were In store 9,701 ,735 bushels, and the
week showed an increase of 447.473
bushels. There are to-day in store
211,S bushels of corn. $500 bushels
OF oats, decrease of 600 bushels i'm
oats. OF the total in store more than
one-haif is in the elevators of l.. S. T..
and u. L. companies. The car receipts
this morning were twenty-seyen.
REGULAR TRAINS NEXT SUNDAY.
The st. Paul & Duluth officials here
say the short line from Northern Pacific
junction to Duluth will be used for
regular trains next Sunday.
COURT NOTES.
District court opened TODAY with
Judge Stearns presiding. Ninety-twC
lawyers are in attendance. Eighty-siy
civil and nine criminal cases are on the
calendar, exclusive of what the grand
jury will bring up. The Judge charged
the grand jury and their work will oc-
cupy over week. The West End mat
ter OF the outrage OH woman will be
rlgldly Inquired into and the perpet-
ratorS will be punished.
DULUTH IRON RANGE GRADING.
Grading on the Duluth IL Iron Range
extension has progressed very favor
ably. Over 800 men are at work and il
Will be completed inside of a month
Reports tonight state that the ell
glneerS will be sent out next week to
locate an extension fifteen miles be-
You'd Ely, which will be graded at once.
and officials here say the road will be
pushed to the boundary before fall this
year.
NOTES.
Indian Commissioner Thomas Wall
was in the city Saturday after trip to
'Cloquet and vicinity, where he has been
endeaYoring to arrange for locating the
OA ou 1@dC 1ItuidllS lHuihIuudllf on the
lands recently selected by them on the
reservation near Cloquet. There are
$40 in the tribe, and the movement is
likely to be successful. Mr. Wall has
gone to Ashland to confer with Agent
Gregory.
Grassy Point property is receiving
another boom from the fact that large
rolling mill is said to be about to locate
there.
The contract has been let for the con-
structiOn of Duluth and Iron Range tel
egraph line from Tower to Ely.
Mayor Sutphin has returned from
Mount Clemens, Mich, and has fully re-
covered his health.
The total number of births in st.
Louis county for last year is close on to
5000.
The Produce Exchange holds an an
nual meeting Jan. 10.
The Burns banquet on Jan. % will be
huge affair.
Persons with money 10 invest will do well
TO turn their attention TO Duluth and Supe-
rlor NJ. Il. Harrison. real estate exchange.
Hotel St Louis building, Duluth, has large
list OF property III both places for sale low