St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-10
IN THE ZENITH CITY. c
Contract Let for Railroad Build
ing---A Divorce Case.


Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, March 81. T. Johnson
and Theodore B. Smith, have taken the
contract for grading five and one-half
miles of the road bed of the Eastern
Railway Company of Minnesota, the
name under which the Manitoba is be-
ing extended to West Superior. They
have also contracted to furnish 100000
ties, 1000 piles, and $500 telegraph
poles.
AN OLD RESIDENT.
J. w. Danielson. of ClOquet, was in
Duluth this morning. Mr.. DanielsOn
proved up the first claim ever settled at
the head of Lake Superior. The date
was 1858, and the One-quarter section
was i'm 22-47-14, now the heart of West
Superior. This quarter section is worth
at least $5OO,000 at this time. Mr.. Dan
ielson farmed it near Tower last year,
making potatoes grow at the rate of $50
bushels to the acre, and planting corn
that got ripe.
THE SMITH DIVORCE CASE.
The divorce case of Amelia VS.. John
A. Smith came to trial this forenoon be-
fore Judge Stearns. A large number of
witnesses have been subp9naed and it
is probable that the case will become
sensationally interesting before the
close.
The case became quite sensational as
it progressed. Mrs. Smith claimed that
Smith had put poison in her coffee. and
chased her with butcherknife, besides
abusing her in other ways. Smith says
he had butcherknife to take his own
life, and bis wife prevented him from
using it. The case is under adyiSement
by Judge Stearns.
SUPERIOR'S NEW BANK.
West SuperiOr's new bank was organ
lied to-day as The Marine and Mercan-
tile bank. 1t will Supersede w. B.
Banks private bank. The capital is
100000. The directors are w. B. Banks,
r. j. Wemyss, S. II. Clough, p. E. Brad
shaw, w. II. Slack. President, w. B.
Banks; vice president, r. j. WemysS;
cashier, w. H. Slack. They have bought
the corner Oh Tower avenue and Winter
street, and will erect three-stOry brick
building Immediately.
CAUGHT on THE CURB.
Signal Officer johnson gave notice at
12o'clOck Thursday night that cold
wave reaching as far as 5 deg. below
zero would reach us within thirty-siX
hours. but it has not materialized, and
there being light fall of snow all day
to-day much colder weather seems
hardly probable.
Cant. Pressnell will attend dinner of
the old Fist Minnesota Volunteers at
Minneapolis March 16.
Orders from the st. Paul & Duluth
headquarters to move Burlington cars
as formerly were received yesterday
afternoon, and engineers made no OBJ
lection to it.
Only two attractions are booked at
the Grand opera house this month.
.'Only WOman's Heart" comes next
week. 1t is difficult to get popular at
fractions to make the long run from st.
Paul or Minneapolis to Duluth for just
the one date. Manager Condor expects
better things when the Duluth, South
Shore & Atlantic is finished. as it will
make comparatively favorable circuit
with Wisconsin and Michigan towns.
A society of the order of Scottish
Clans will shortly be organized here.
This association flouriSheS in many
parts of the United States.
The scheme of an elevator and cable
car for the hillside is again revived ION
paper"
Prof. McLachlan, of St. Paul, is in st.
LOUIS, anu ID I'll y luS w arrange SIcdu
musical festival for Duluth in the sum-
mer. 1t will continue possibly three
days, and Rossini's and Mendelssohn's
master pieces will be heard.
Detective Bennett arrested Alexander
McDermott this afternoon, Minneap-
oils crook, who it is thought robbed
the Omaha passenger depot Monday
night. McDermott has pal, who
skipped the town.
An anonymous circular signed 'Three
Gentlemen" opposing the terminal rail-
way scheme as giant steal, was circu-
lated through the mail to-day, causing
great sensation.
An evening paper publishes story
Hermantown, ten miles from Duluth.
Little attention is paid to it.