St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-26
SATURDAY AT STILL WATER.
One Of the Liveliest Runawa7s Ever
Seen in the City.
SOME LIVELY EVOLUTIONS.
Vick to Be in the City Next Week to
Discuss the Floral
Farm.

OlSCuSS Iuo k1OIdl
Farm.
One of the liveliest ranaways and
most threatening that ever occurred on
Saltwater thOroughfare. swept Main
street yesterday afternoon. Farmer
Tom Downs heavy team of horses, at
tached to lumber wagon, broke loose
from hitchipg post at Dahm's store,
on lower main, and went up the street
with frightful momentum. At the cor
ner Of Myrtle the wagon mounted the
high sidewalk of the McKusick block
and was next dashed against a tele-
phone pole, clearing the horses i'll an
instant. The frenzied animals flew on
to the corner of Commercial avenue,
where each, attempting to pass on op-
posite sides of telephone pole, the
/ horses were brought up with shock
that stunned and heOred them. The
street at the time was thronged with
vehicles and pedestrians, but no dam
age was inflicted, except to William
Kenneman's carriage, which was badly
wrecked by a collision with the run
aways. Some of the most rapid evolu-
tions ever performed in public were
effected by teams and sidewalk pedes-
trans in an effort to get out OF the
way. #
Little Willie Long. whose. illness was
mentioned in the GLOBE, died Tuesday
evening, the funeral occurring yester-
day.
E. c. Wick, whose proposition to en-
gage in the seed-ralslng business in
fsk n
confer with the Sawyer house COM
nittee, appointed at the recent meet
lug. Charles McCluer. who was com
missioned to call. upon Mr.. Wick at
Rochester, writes f. at he interviewed
Wick and informed him of he situation
here, but gives no facts in addition to
those already published. 3
Upwards of fifty7 men came down
Yesterday from O'Neal Bros. Kettle
river drive, which is hung up by low
ateraaabeutwtwenty miles above the
mouth oft1le Kettle. There is a total
Of between eight and nine million feet
in this drive.
The Henrietta delivered her log raft
at Clinton yesterday and is on her re-
turn trip.
There is case of scarlet fever at the
city hospital annex, built for the care of
patients suffering from contagious dis
eases. This is the. first occupation of
this addition, the necessity OF which is
so soon proved.
Switches for the street railway were
yesterday put in on South Third street,
nearly opposite st. Michael's church,
and on North Third. two blocks above
Ascension church.
The jury in the KeatOr-Glaspie case
was charged yesterday morning. and
remained locked up during the day.
Angus Gillis, who fell thirty-five feet
from the Snake river bridge, remains in
the same critical condition as when he
was brought home Friday.
SALTWATER -socIAT.
Monday evening large party of her
young friends surprised Miss Nellie
Long at her home on Pine street, and
we're we're delightfully entertained. On the
same evening, nearly across. the way,
the residence of John O'Brien was
ablaze with light and resonant with
mirth and music on the occasion OF
visit from the st. Paul Crusaders and
about fifty Saltwater friends. A pleas
ing episode was the presentation to Mr..
O'Brien, by the st. Paul visitors, of a
gold-headed cane.
After the concert at the Opera house
Tuesday evening tile Swedish Ladies'
Concert company was elegantly enter
tanned at the residence OF Mr. and Mrs.
j. Caesar, Pine street. Several st. Paul
and Minneapolis gentlemen We're also
included in its party, which whiled the
time with music and dancing. Friday
evening the dining room of the Pitman
house was given over to the. dance, a
twain Of the gentlemen boarders acting
as hosts.
About fifty of the rising gen
down to Lakeland last evening, to sur
prise Master johnnie Lovatt, at his
lakeside home. In the way of theatrical
amusements, the Swedish ladies gave
delightful entertainment Tuesday even
ing, and then for two nights we had
Hal Reid and Agnes Herndon, in IAN
eX-COnvict." Last evening George
Adams and Toma Hanlon showed to
fair business. The May festival at the
Presbyterian church, Friday evening,
was we'll attended and highly enjoya-
BILE.
n. j. Valin, after six months spent in
revisiting his native Sweden, returned
to Saltwater this week.
Mrs. Dr.. w. H. Game and children
returned Tuesday from Texas, where
they spent the winter.
Miss Flora Wilson, accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Deragirch, went to lie
Sueur yesterday, where they will visit
friends during the week.
James B. Smith, who, during his stay
in the city, has made lis home at the
Sawyer house, will be married Mon
day. June 3, at Minneapolis, to Miss
Grace Martin.
Rufus N. Clapp. of New Richmond,
visited Saltwater friends early in the
: week.
H. T. King will hereafter reside at
the corner of Myrtle and Greeley
streets in the house purchased by him
: from W. G. Reed.
Charles M. McCluer is expected home
from his Eastern visit about Thursday
morning.
Phillip Potts and family will this
week go to their future home at San
Jose, Cal.
Dennis Powers, of Smith & Powers.
was married last week in Boston, and is
spending the honeymoon at Bathurst,
Me.
Mrs. George M. Seymour is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Brant, at Savanna, Mo.
Miss Nellie Lovatt, of Lakeland, was
a guest during part of the week Of Still
water friends.
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