St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-15
TUESDAY AT SALTWATER.
The Jersey Z Bean Lumber Company's
Cut of Lumber.
PRICES SAID TO BE GOOD
A Pleasant Observation-Disclosures to
Make Date for Hon. Thomas
Wilson.

The Hersey & Bean Lumber com
pany, whose mill will run at the same
| rate until Nov. l. had cut IS, 753, 79C feet
OF lumber up to Monday night, the prod
uct of the single mill, which shut
down Oct. l, being 24,634,750 shlng les.
Inc amount of iath manufactured is
6,5l1,000. G. III. Atwood, secretary and
treasurer of the company, reports a
| brisk demand for lumber, the most
active markets being in Iowa, Nebraska,
minnesota and South Dakota, the Kan
SaS trade failing away by reason of the
crop failures in that state. AT the close
OF the season tile company will go into
| winter quarters with lumber stock of
20,O00,000 feet. The season has been
exec, ttionally busy. the sales up to Sept.
! being 3,50O,000 feet in excess of those
| for the corresponding period last year,
| and the August and September bust
responding months i'm the history of the
concern. Prices for lumber are on the
upward grade.
Alex johnson, of the numbering firm
| OF Nelson d johnson, and his wife were
unexpectedly called upon at their home
2l9 west Chestnut street, Monday even
ing by about three score gentlemen and
ladies, who came to congratulate Mr..
and Mrs. johnson OIL the fifteenth ami
versary of their marriage. Many pres
entS appropriate to crystal wedding
were. brought by the guests. and the
evening was spent in the happiest man
| ner. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson were mar
ried here Oct. Ii, 1875. and the wedding
festivities, held on the evening of that
day in the old Concert hall, were of
magnitude never approached in the
valley. the event being to this day
subject of admiring comment.
The Democratic state central commit
tee attempted to make Saltwater ap-
pointment for next Saturday night for
Thomas Wilson. the desire being to
hold the meeting in the Grand opera
house. The latter, however, had been
previously engaged by a theatrical
company for that cate. Manager Durant
wired the committee open dates from
the 2lst to the 29th, and 1t is earnestly
hoped that arrangements can be made
by which the Democratic standard
bearer may be heard from the stump
here at an early day. The Democrats
have already had one good meeting, adj
dressed by Hon. M. S. Wilkinson, while
the Republicans have announced none.
The funeral of Private Thomas G.
Organ was largely attended at st.
Michaels church yesterday, Company X,
n. u. ). M, being present in a body,
and hiring squad, composed of Corp
oral Richardson and PrIvates Chatfield,
Schow. Foster, Nelson, Davis. Cham
bers, Staples and Busse, accompanying
the remains to the South Saltwater
cemetery, where the customary three
v0Ileys were fired over the grave.
The alleged foot race of a mile for
$3.50 side, between Walsh, of STILL
water. and Harkins, of Minneapolis. at
the driving park yesterday, resulted in
the defeat of the former, Harkins walk
ing in about hundred yards ahead of
Walsh. No Saltwater money was up,
and there was practically no race
There was not a cent in it, in any event,
for Walsh, and he made no attempt to
win.
The magnificent new building built
at the corner OF Chestnut and Water
streets. and to be known as the Lumber
mems Exchange, is so near completion
that the painters took possession yester-
day.. The postotfice will occupy the
south portion of the first floor.
The registration of voters proceeded
rather listlessly at the various polling
places Yesterday, the list of names
added being light in each precinct.
Judge Murdoch made two orders YES
terdaY. dismissing the garnishee cases
of Lime against Norton & Ward, de-
PENDANTS. and the st. Paul & Duluth
Railroad company garnishee.