St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16
SALTWATER SILHOUETTES
A Girl Mails a Letter at a Fire-Alarm
Box.
THE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS.
Logs Running Fairly Well in the St
Croix---General News Of
Wednesday.

A handmaiden employed by South
hill family kstartled the city yesterday
through the apparently innocent act of
posting letter to her sweetheart, who
lives up in Scandal. The nervous.
young lady mistook district telegraph
fire-alarm box, at the corner of Third
and Churchill streets, for United.
States mail receptacle. such as are To-
Gated on the lamp posts in that neigh
Dorhood, and, unlocking the outer door
with the key that hangs alongside,
found the inner door barred, and think
ing the little protfuding lever to be
latch, worked it, and thereby turned in
vigorous fire alarm. Finding no other
way to deposit her missive the maiden
finally crowded it over the little door
and went calmly homeward, while the
fire bells rang and the fire apparatus
was making the long run and the ire
mendous climb up Third street hill.
Chief Joy found the letter in the box
and put it in the line of transmission to
Mr.. John EngStrOm, to whom it was adj
dressed.
The log jam in the st. Croix boom ex-
tended yesterday some distance above
Arcola, and logs from above were re-
ported as running fairly. The combined
Moose river drive of Sauntry & Tozer,
ChicOg brook drive of Sauntry, Tozer &
Pennington and the Crooked creek and
st. CrOiX drives of MuSSer, Sauntry &
Co., in all 40,O00,0O0, reached Kettle
river rapids in the St. Croix last night
and were coming along in a satisfactory
way. The rear of the Eau Claire lakes
drives, which contains about twenty
four million, is reported as ia the flow
age OF the st. Croix dam, Yesterday
the board of trade drive started, be-
ginning at Taylor's Falls, to bring in
that part left over last season.
Word is received to the effect that D.
j. Burns, an old resident of this city
who recently went to Puyallup, WASH,
as member of lumber firm with j. Fl.
Spencer and John Freeman, lost his eye
last week by being struck with frag-
was working in the saw mill.
occupied with the Keator-G laspie case
during the remainder of the week.
William Smithson Jr. is back from
tWo-years' residence in Colorado, to
which place he will return within the
next two weeks.
o. II. Ingram. the prominent Eau
Clare lumberman, was in the city to-
day as witness in the Keator- Glaspie
law suit.
Albert Bussiere and Miss Agnes
Picord, lately of St. Paul, were married
Tuesday morning at the home of the
BRIDES parents. in New Canada. Mr..
and Mrs. Bussiere returned yesterday
to Saltwater, where Albert modestly
received the congratulations Of many
friends. ~
At the council meeting Tuesday night
the mayor prodded up the aldermen to
square accounts with ex-Treasurer
Clark, so that the latter may obtain
receipt, release his bondsmen, and turn
the office over to his successor, who was
elected last May. Mr.. Clark wants to
quit, but he is forced into position
where he can't let 60. The council
fixed upon Queen Victoria's birthday as
a time for the annual inspection Of the
fire department, and received the APP
plication of G. A. Ludwig for the posi-
ton Of fire department chief.
Beach & Bowers minstrels are at the
opera house tonight.