St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-15
SALTWATER SlLHOUETTES
A Portion Of Chesley Brook Dam Car
ried Away by High Water.
DELAY IN DRIVING LOGS.
The Sale of Stillwater's Electric Light
Plant Consummated---Brev-
tiles.

News was received yesterday or dis.
aster on Chesley brook in the ''blow.
ing" or going out, of the upper dam on
that stream, the pressure of the water
carrying away enough of the structure
to seriously Interfere with and delay
the driving of the 100000 feet of logs
on that tributary. The logs belong to
the Hersey & Bean Lumber company,
but the Snake River Driving company,
composed of Mulvey & Carmichael and
Tozer, Mcclure & Co., had contracted
to drive them. Mulvey 6 Carmichael,
on hearing of the trouble. at once sent
men to-repair the damage. The driv-
ing company has already thirty men on
Chesley brook, and 200 on all the Snake
waters.
Richard Weiss, of the firm of Hepp-
ner q Weiss, was run over by North
Hill Car No. at O'Clock last evening,
the wheels crushing his left leg so
badly near the ankle that amputation
was necessary. The young man was
too hasty and attempted to jump upon
the front platform as the car was cross
ing Main street going west. He slipped,
with the result stated. He was carried
into the Office of DR.. Freligh, close by,
where his leg was found to be terribly
crushed.
1t became apparent yesterday that
the sale of the Saltwater Electric Light
company plant to the Saltwater Gas
and Electric company, as foreshadoWed
in the GLOBE, was practically con-
not be concluded until to-day. The
price paid is $4,000. The purchasers
will probably conclude to-day whether
to remove the dynam0S. engine, ETC., to
the gas cOmpany's station or operate the
newly acquired plant at its present To-
cation.
1t is now believed by her owners, An
derson d O'Briens, that the boat Raven
ma will be able to leave next Monday,
taking raft of logs for Dubuque.
At meeting of the board of govern
ment OF the Catholic Total Abstinence
unions of the archdiocese of st. Paul,
June Is and 10 were fixed upon as the
dates for holding in Saltwater the nine
teenth annual convention of the state
union. Al that time it is expected that
Bishop Cotter, of Winona, will celebrate
solemn high mass at st. Michael'S
church on the 18th, and that the sermon
will be preached by Bishop Stanley, OF
Jamestown. The requiem mass on the
morning of the 10th will be celebrated
by Bishop McGolrick, of Duluth. at
the meeting Sunday the official reports
showed that four new societies had been
admitted into the union during the
year, with an aggregate membership Of
$50, and there was shown a large in
crease in all the societies composing the
union. Those present at the meeting.
including the general officers OF the
union, are of the opinion that the COM
ing convention will be the largest and
most important in the history OF the or
ganiZatiOn.
john Stewart Grossly Jr. and Miss
Elizabeth Sherman Link were married
at the Sawyer house parlors at 2:3O
o'clock yesterday by Rev. A. D. Stowe,
rector of Ascension church. The
grOom's professional name is }. q. Stew
art Jr., and he is business manager OF
1.-THE Fat Mems Club company, of
which his father is proprietor. The
bride is not member of the dramatic
profession. She is a very handsome
young lady, who came direct from her
home in Philadelphia, accompanied by
her mother, and joined Mr.. Grossly III
Minneapolis Saturday in pursuance ola
5 long-Standing arrangements. The mar
rage would have occurred at Philadel-
phia months ago except Tor q sudden
illness of the mother of the bride, who
promised that on her recovery she.
would accompany her daughter to what
ever part of the country the company
happened to be.
The position of operator at the Omaha
depot, vacated by A. w. Kinney, was
filled Yesterday by r. B. Montgomery,
of Neilsville, Wis.
Two thirteen-year-old boys of Oak
Park. Fred Carmichael, son of the prom
inent iumberman, David Carmichael,
and Joe Armstrong, ran away from
home Sunday, bought tickets here for
st. Paul and have not been heard from
since. Carmichael had no money, but
Young Armstrong. before leaving, stole
S13 from his aunt, with whom he lived.
He wore dark tweed suit and dark
blue soft hat, and has dark eyes and
hair. The Carmichael boy wore new
light checked suit and new dark soft
hat. He has blue eyes and dark hair.
The st. Croix Lumber company will
start up their big dimension mill this
morning, and will begin saving at the
other mills just as soon as sufficient
logs are received, intending to make
during the season lumber cut OF from
IS, 900, 900 to 3O,000.OO feet. The COM
pany is in receipt of d Chicago order
for 5000 doors, 1000 sash and quantity
of blinds.
By change of time on the Omaha the
North Wisconsin train will hereafter
leave at 4: 55 y. m, instead of S, and the
late train for st. Paul and Minneapolis
at $40 p. m. instead of $3.50.
The Albright Band of Young Ladies
will give social at the residence of 81,
c. Boyle this evening.
The gates of the great dam at Nevers
were closed Sunday in order to gather
the head of water for the Forthcoming
operations of the company in handling
the millions of logs that will soon come
on for passage towards the boom at
Saltwater.
j. S. Vandiver, editor of the Demo-
crat, is preparing humorous lecture to
be entitled How Entered the Army"
If it is success, as seems probable, he
will follow it with series Of similar
efforts.
The Bun Hersey took down the
lake yesterday several get-ups of logs
for Cowan & Co., this being the frs;
towing of the season.
Change OF Tine.
| Commencing SUNDAY. 18th of April.