St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-11
SALTWATER NEWS.
Events of Day in the City ON the
st. Croix.

Lumber shipments from this city this
season promise to be greater than dur
ing any previous year. The mills are
all running with full crews, and the
amount sawed so far this season is
greater than it was last year at this
time. The cuts at the Hersey q Bean
mill last month alone aggregated 5, 100
600 feet of lumber, 1,2l4,000 lath and
5,265,00 shingles. During the month
they shipped 295 cars of lumber, con-
tanning 100000 feet The demand for
lumber is steady, there being no rush of
orders. The Hers9y d Bean Lumber
company is figuring on large bills for
the worlds fair buildings at Chicago,
but 1t is hardly probable that any large
supply of lumber will come from this
state, as the facilities for securing lum-
Der from Michigan are much better and
the freight rates are much less by water
to Chicago than they would be from here
by rail. Secretary Atwood, of the Her
sey d Bean Lumber company, was in
terrOgated yesterday as to the prospects
for the remainder of the season, and re-
piled that although he did not expect to
see any material rise in prices, he be-
lIeved that the demand for lumber
would continue good, basing his predic-
tons on the tiattering crop reports from
different sections of the country.
County Auditor Masterman has pre-
pared a table from the reports
of the assessors in all of tie
towns of this county showing the total
number of acres under cultivation this
year. The report shows an increased
acreage in every article with the eX-
ception OF rye over that of 1890. The
total acreage under cultivation is 10
233, an increase of over 5.S27 acres over
that of last year. The appOrtioned
acreage is as follows: Wheat, 1851
acres; oats, 1861 acres; corn, 1861
acres; barley, 1904 acres; rye, 3,246
acres; buckwheat, "a acres: potatoes,
2,310 acres; hay, 1880 acres; other
grains and vegetables, 22,90l. The as
SCISSORS reports show that in 1890 there
was raised in the county 170,639 bushels
wheat, 520,40l bushels oats, 403, 762
bushels corn, 1882 bushels barley, 3d.
954 bushels rye, 1.7S2 bushels buck
wheat and 1874 tons hay. The greatest
increase in acreage is in wheat. Last
year there was some 14.319 acres, this
year the report shows 1851 acres.
The steamer Cyclone" owned by
Durant e. Wheeler, will leave for her
first trip down the river this morning,
taking an excursion party to Camp
L@dhCNlCN anu lClulI
A case was tried IN the municipal
court yesterday before Judge Nethaway
and a Jury. III which T.. A. Rutherford is
the plaintiff and Robert W. Deakin ct al
are the defendants. 1t appears that the
defendants rented a farm from the
plaintiff, together with thirty-siX cows,
agreeing TO pay $500 for the use of the
same six months. The plaintiff alleges
that the cows have been improperly
cared for, and that they have been dam
aged at least $40 each. He also sold the
defendants quantity of nay and other
articles. for which he has received no
pay. lie claims damages in the sum of
$500
John Sauer. sentenced from Ramsey
county about two years go to serve
three years for assault, has had his SEN
tence committed by Gov. Merriam.
Several bicycle races have been ar
ranged for to occur at the new athletic
park this evening and tomorrow even
ing. The leading events will be five
mile race between John S. Prince and
T. W. Eek. There will also be a race
between Mr.. Prince and Miss frankie
Nelson.
H. H. Gilman. prominent lumber
man of Burlington, To-, was in the city
yesterday.
The Moline left yesterday with raft
of logs for DimOck, Gould Il Co., Mo
line, ILL.,; the Musser cleared with raft
for the Empire Lumber company, Wi
mona. and the Volunteer took out raft
for w. j. Young, Clinton, 10.