St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-27
SALTWATER NEWS.
Log Driving Progressing Fayora-
bly-Events in General.

Nearly all of the tributaries to the
st. CroiX are free of ice, and driving on
all of the streams is progressing salts
factorily. The water is higher this
spring than it has been during the past
two years, and driving on many of the
smaller streams where it has been al
most impossible to work is being done
with comparative ease this spring.
Large crews are at work, and it is eX-
pected that nearly all of the logs will
be brought in. The log market is quiet,
and down river buyers show tendency
to hold off until little later in the sea-
son. Several large lumber sales have
been made during the week, but no ex-
tenslve log sales are reported. A num-
Der of buyers will be III the city during
the coming week, and it is expected
that several log sales will follow.
Many of the RATS which were sold to
down-river lumbermen last fall have
been tOwed down during the past week,
and still larger number will leave this
week.
The school building at South Stillwa-
ter has been deemed inadequate for the
comfort of the scholars. and the board
OF education held a meeting. Saturday
evening and decided to build all addi-
high, the building to be erected On the
same lots that the old building Occu-
pies. Steam-heating apparatus will be
added to both school houses. The board
decided to issue bonds in the sum of
$500, and MeSsrs. Hanks, Lee and
Sullivan were appointed committee to
negotiate the bonds.
Chief of Police Shortall locked up
tramp and little boy, apparently about
thirteen years old, Saturday evening.
The boy gave his name as George Caine,
and says that his parents reside at Chi
cagO. Mr.. Shortall locked him up think
ing that he might have run away from
home, and has telegraphed to the an
thorities at Chicago to notify the boys
parents, who reside at 325 Central ave-
nue. The boy was in company with the
tramp, who sent him out begging as
soon as they reached this city.
This city is promised direct steamboat
transportation between here and Tay-
lor's Falls during the summer Capt.
George Hayes proposes to run the
steamer Mike Davis as daily freight
and passenger packet between the two
points, landing also at Marine, Fran
COMA and OsceOla. He has not definitely
decided when he will make the first
trip, but hopes to some day this week.
William Whalen was brought down
from the drive early Yesterday morning,
having sustained severe injuries by be-
ing struck in the small of the back with
log. Whalen and several others were
breaking a landing. when it gave way,
carrying the logs and Whalen into the
river. He was taken to the home OF
relatives OH North Third street.
Farmers in this vicinity are nearly
through seeding wheat and oats. The
ground III some places has been very
wet, and farmers have been unable to
get TO work OH it until within the past
few days. The acreage of wheat and
oats this year is far in excess of last
year.
The annual meeting OF the Saltwater
Building association, when directors
for the ensuing year will be chosen,
will be held next Saturday evening at
the G. A. r. hall in the new Wolf block
on Main street.
The steamer Isaac Staples was ex-
pected up from La Crosse last evening,
but will probably not arrive until some
time this forenoon.
Judge Williston will preside at a
special term of district court to-day.
Several cases are set for trial.
The opera "Sea Klng,''in all its splen-
dor, will he presented at the Grand
opera house this evening.