St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-16
SALTWATER SILAOUETTES
John Krona Said to Have Deserted His
Family.
HIS FINANCES ALL RIGHT.
Log Driving Discontinued Owing to
Cold Weather---General News
Of Day.

John KrOna, who has been a resident
of the city for the past eleven years,
during the last six Of which he has been
the local agent Of the Singer Sewing
Machine company, deserted his wife and
four children Tuesday evening and left
for unknown parts, declaring he should
never return Before going he decided
the homestead on North Martha street
to his wife and gave her 500 in cash, to-
gether with the assurance that she
would never see him again. The theory
entertained by one or two of his ac-
quaintances that his conduct is owing to
the wlles of some woman other than his
wife is not very generally credited. His
younger brother. who remains here,
acknowledges that KrOna and his wife
have lived together unhappily of late
and that the husband proposed to his
wife not long ago that an amicable
action for divorce be instituted. The
lady refused to entertain the proposition
and her husband then announced that
he should within mont h leave her for
good and all. krOna was reputable
citizen and left his financial affairs in
proper shape. He Informed his brother
that he had no idea where he was going,
but would write in the course of time.
William Sauntry, manager of the
boom company, was at home yesterday
and announced that log driving on the
rear, this side of the Nevers dam, was
discontinued Tuesday night owing to
the cold weather. The logs are now be-
low Taylor's Falls and comprise, Mr..
Sauntry says, about 5o,ooo,oo0 feet. Il
promised the boys" he added, ''that we
uonlH kppr NJ If until cnou fall WoH
it showed up at Fergus and l thought it
was time to quit" Mr.. Sauntry will go
at the drive again the first thing in the
spring and make clean sweep of the
logs into the boom before the new crop
begins to run. He reports a heavy
natural rise in the river owing to the
late rains.
Mrs. F. A. Brown, who in theatrical
life is known as Miss Jane CoombS. is
stopping with her husband, f. A.
Brown. at the Sawyer house, and will
remain until after her opera house en-
gagement Monday evening, when she
appears in "Bleak House."
Frank Daniels, supported by Miss
Bessie Samson and a strong company,
appears at the opera house tonight in
the pronounced comedy success, Little
Puck"
The LIE Claire Belle took out log
raft yesterday, half for the Winona
Lumber company and half for John
Robinson, of Lansing. The Daisy left
with logs for Tabor Il Co., Keokuk, and
the Meta Durant with logs for the
Clinton Lumber company. The Ra-
VIENNA takes raft for John Douglas,
Fort Madison.
The Republicans have at length
n ~
terSOn, of Iowa, will make a campaign
speech here on the evening of Oct. 20,
either at Music hall or B. 81 l.. hall. S.
III. Owen, the Alliance gubernatorial
candidate, will speak III the Grand opera
house. Monday evening, Nov. l.
Henry Elk. Grant township farmer.
will be asked by the Saltwater Water
company to pay bill of damages said
to have been incurred through his neg
ligence. Mr.. Elk left his team unhitched
on Second street yesterday, and the
horses ran away, colliding with and
breaking off one of the companv's hy-
drantS on lower South Main street, near
Staples shop.
II. f. LOgee, who has for eleven
years been with the hresher company
and its predecessors at the prison, re-
signs soon to take the position of head
HSiueci dt biio power mouse OF the MIN
neapolis electric street railway.
The board of education. at regular
meeting held Tuesday evening. audited
bills to the amount of S403.20 and au-
thoriZed the president and secretary to
borrow 5000 at percent interest, in
anticipation of the tax levy.
The M@nnerchor will give a select
ball at Music hall this evening, none
but members and their families being
expected TO attend.