St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-01
STILL WATER WINNOWlNGS
Dynamite Is Used on the Taylor Falls
Log Jam.
TWAS CRUEL AND INHUMAN.
An Invention Which Will Supply
Universal
Want.

James Mulvey arrived from Taylor's
Falls yesterday morning. ard reports
that work. at breaking the log jam on
the upper falls was begun Sunday
morning and continued during the fore
noon with but little effect, explosions OF
dynamite being the only force en-
ployed. During the afternoon teams
and crew of men were substituted for
the explosive, and three fairly good
hauls were made. lOOSening about 2,000.-
600 feet, and leaving hole about hun
bred feet wide and extending back half
through the Jam. The water was from
the st. CrOiX dam, and was let ON for
twenty-four hours only, at the end OF
which limit the gates were closed, in
order to reserve water for the Snake
river drive. Mr.. Mulvey says that
Chingwat0nna dam will be opened this
morning and the sluicing of the Snake
river logs be begun. With the advent
of this water at the falls another at
tempt will be made at clearing out the
jam.
Mrs. Charles Mcmillan yesterday be-
gan an action against her husband ask
ing absolute divorce and alimOny, no
amount as to alimOny being specified.
The complaint states that the parties
were married in 1869, and alleges faith
fulness and dutifulness on plaintiff S
part during that period. and cruel and
inhuman treatment on the part of de
PENDANT towards plaintiff. She alleges
that on several occasions the defendant
has accused her before her children and
others of martial intdelity; that on
Sept. %, 1869, the plaintiff assaulted
hnV hxrc fri l. lSt
OH her eye and once on her mouth, and
driving her violently across the loom
against the table with such force that
the shock threw her to the floor. Mrs.
Mcmillan has retained SearleS & Gail
as her attorneys. and is now with friends
In another county. The defendant is a
well-knOwn logger.
Charles ShOgren, the lumberman, was
in court yesterday charged with having
two years ago sold to kirchOf Il WeiSel
lot of logs upon which he had given
mortgage to Newton & McKuSick. the
latter assigning the mortgage to III. k.
Murdoch. The complaint charges ShO-
gren with selling mOrtgaged property
with intent to defraud. The matter. 1t
is said, has been allowed to rest so long
on the promise that Nh. ShOgren would
make good Kirchof 4 WeiSefs loss.
ShOgren now again promises to adjust
the matter, and if he does, the prOSecu-
ton will be dropped. The preliminary
examination was continued to Oct. 8.
Mrs. Hugh Hall yesterday received
letters of patent on her self-threading
sewing machine needle. an invention
which is declared by machine users VINO
have seen it to fill a universal want.
The chief local Importance of the in
ic fhn Taa tI1r nf
needle may possibly be carried on in
Saltwater by a stock company of Still
water men, Jacob Bean. the wealthy
lumberman, being one to favor such a
project. There is said TO be sixty diff
ferent makes Of sewing machines in the
market, and it is computed that there
are in use in the United States mill
ion individual machines, each of which
must be supplied with more or less of
these self-threading needles.
A series of Sunday evening lectures
In Ancient Cities and Their Relation
to ScriptWal Prophecy" will soon be
inaugurated at the First Presbyterian
church by Rev. w. II. Albright. the
subject matter including such cities as
Damascus, Babylon, Ninevah, Alexan-
dria, Tyre, Jerusalem, Ephesus, Ath-
ems. COrinth and Rome.
Judge McClueT, Clerk OF the Court
Bennett, Auditor Masterman, and the
chairman of the board of county COM
missioners were engaged yesterday in
selecting the list from which the regu-
lar jury panel for the November term
will be drawn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W. Gail, the latter
formerly being Miss Mary E. Smith,
started yesterday by steamer from st.
Paul on their bridal trip. to st. Louis,
the marriage having occurred Sunday
evening.
The regular meeting of the city hos
pital board will be held at the Sawyer
house this afternoon, when important
matters of business will come up for
consideration.
The seventy-five-elect at the state
prison still have their grips packed fol
the st. Cloud excursion. ready to start
at word from the refOrmatoTy man.
agement.
The steamer Lafayette Lamb arrived
after logs last evening, and the Staples
cleared with a raft during the after
noon.
The total enrolment in the public
schools for September was 1,50S, as
against 1,422 for the same month last
year.