St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-24
SALTWATER IN BRIEF.
Peter Jiqnac Drowned of the Drive at
Pfsh Trap.
CLEARING THE BIG LOG JAM.
No Lasting Difficulty Anticipated Work
for the Commissioners--.CIty
Officers.

Word was received yesterday Of the
death on the drive of Peter Jignac, one
of Musser, Sauntry & Co.'s Eau Claire
lakes driving crew. He was engaged
in polling logs out of the eddy at Fish
Trap. on the st. Croix river, when be
fell into the water, and being unable to
swim, disappeared Immediately and
was seen no more. An unsuccessful
search was made for the body. and as
the drive moved ON William Barnard
was left at Fish Trap to keep lookout
and find the remains, If possible. Jignac
had lived TN Saltwater for the last three
years. his only relative here being Mrs.
Abner BrOtherton. He was about
twenty-five years of age and was un-
married. His home Is near the bay Of
Chaluer in Lower Canada. He has a
large number of French Canadian
friends in Saltwater, who will, if neces-
sary, assist in providing means for the
recovery of his body.
No word was received direct yester-
day from the big log jam at Rock ISL
and above FrancOnia, but during the
afternoon telephone message from Ar
cola announced that logs were running
by that place at tremendous rate,
which fact shows that if the jam is not
completely broken, the boys are at least
blockade. There have been 10 fears
whatever, that this jam would prove a
lasting OF serious matter.
An application was made yesterday
to the county commissioners bv William
Munkelwitz, asking that $500 be apprO-
priated for the improvement of the
Saltwater and st. Paul public road near
the Half Way house. The matter was
referred to Commissioners MOffatt and
Neuhauer, who will meet next Tuesday
at Oakdale station and proceed hence to
examine the road III question. The in
dividuaI who brings the Sunday morn
ing papers from st. Paul to Saltwater
might be a valuable advocate in favor of
the appropriation.
After struggling over the contested
corporation questions of st. Paul Park
and Newport. the county commissioners
yesterday referred the matter to the at
torney general. The board will meet in
special session next Wednesday, when
some decision from the attorney on the
legal points involved will probably be
received.
A large party of friends called upon
Miller Al bert Drews at his South First
residence Wednesday evening and pre-
sented him with gold-headed walking
stick in honor of his fOrtieth anniver-
sary. The presentation remarks were
worked off by F. G. Neumeier, the
facetious editor of the st. Croix Post.
DR.. and Mrs. Fl. M. Reid, of Minne-
apolis. were at the opera house Wednes-
day to see their son Hal in his play
can Ex-Convict." which was given a
10Sf II fgrnf
audiences were present at each per
fOrmance.
General Manager Dudley and General
Freight and Passenger Agent A. B.
Plough, of the st. Paul & Duluth road,
arrived in special car yesterday, and
after looking over the yards hurriedly,
pulled cut for East Minneapolis.
The boat r. j. Wheeler. owned by
Durant s. Wheeler, will to-day take out
raft containing more than million
feet of logs consigned by Sauntry &
Tozer to Tabor & Co., Keokuk.
Rev. Fl. Albright was called by tele-
gram to Prescott, Wis. to-day to officiate
at the funeral of the late Mrs. w. F..
McGray, whose husband is foreman of
the St. CrOix boom al Saltwater.
Postmaster Mccarthy, Chief of Police
Shortall, ex-Ald. John Lyons and A. e..
Schuttinger are enjoying a season of
fishing at Chisago lakes, with head
quarters at Lindstrom.
On account of the unexpected length
of the Keator- Glaspie trial, Judge Nc
Cluer yesterday still further postponed
until June 3, the time when the petit
jury must report.
Agnes Herndon. Hal Reid and the
rest of the s.EX-COnvict" company,
chartered the steam launch LIE Roy for
a ride down Lake st. Cr0ix yesterday
afternoon.
This evening at the Presbyterian
church occurs the May festival. con-
sisting of singing, recitatiOns, crowning
of the May queen, and refreshments.
A heavy storm of rain, hail and cleo
tricity visited the city early Yesterday
morning doing much good and no 'dam-
age.
Mrs. W. F. COME, her daughter, Miss
Jessie, and son Frank have returned to
their home at Watertown, S. D.
The High school commencement ex-
ercises will be held at the opera house
Monday evening, June 8.
Mrs. DR.. W. HI. Caine and children re-
turned Yesterday faOm their winters
visit in Texas.
Mulvey & Carmichael Yesterday sent
I'D fifteen men to their Snake river
drive.
BALLAST