St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-27
SALTWATER NEWS.
Tramps Enter an Oak Park Store
Other Events.

A gang of tramps entered Jamieson's gro
Gerry store at Oak Park early yesterday morn
ing, but failed to secure any booty whatever.
The noise made by the gang in entering the
store was heard by parties up stairs, who
rushed down, reaching the store in time to
see the burglars escape. About an hour
after the act was committed three tramps
were arrested here as being implicated In the
crime, and three more were arrested at South
saltwater. Although the tramps arrested
were doubtless the perpetrators of the deed
there is not sufficient evidence to convict
them, and the three confined in the Jail here
will be escorted across the bridge into Wis
consin this morning.
Joseph Strudwick, an employe at Harry
Heisel's tin shop. fell from a door in the
second story of the building yesterday to the
ground a distance of twenty feet, breaking
his right arm above the wrist and also re-
sulting In internal Injuries which may prove
serious. Strudwick was standing in the
doorway when the door was closed by a.
sudden gust of wind. The draft was SO great
that he lost his balance and fell. He was
taken to his home, and suffered intense pain
all yesterday afternoon.
Saltwater lumbermen, who, Us alleged. are
implicated in gross pine steals in Northeast
Wisconsin. are not very much wrought up
over the article sent out from Madison. A
GLOBE representative called on number of
them yesterday, but none of them had con-
sidered the matter very much. as they all
claim that they can secure and have secured
pine enough without stealing it from the
state OF Wisconsin.
Arrangements for the races at the Lily lake
driving park, from July IA TO IL, are progress
ing satisfactorily and good meeting is as
sured. The track is in an excellent condi-
ton. The Driving Park association has
made arrangements whereby parties desiring
to visit the races will be transported to and
from the park at p cents for the round trip
"Reddy'' Hackett was received at the pris-
on Thursday evening from ST. Paul, on a
sentence of two years for grand larceny in
the second degree c. A. Anderson was re-
ceiyed from Brown county and will serve
sixty days for like offense. It is very sell
dom that prisoner is received here for so
short a term.
George White, the Harris rapist who has
been confined in the county Jail here for safe
keeping, pending preliminary hearing. was
taken to Harris yesterday by the marshal of
that village. II bound over to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury, he will probably be
brought back here, as the Harris Jail is IN
safe.
"Kayanka" was presented at the Grand
opera last evening by Miller Bros com pany
The company numbers some very good ar
lists, and the show was very good. The
audience, however. was rather shall. 1t will
be reproduced this evening.
horse belonging to DR.. W. Fl. Pratt ere
ated considerable excitement on Main street
yesterday. The buggy which was attached
to the horse was demolished. Dr. Pratt fell
from the buggy, but was not seriously in
jured:
The Ben Hershey left Yesterday with a
raft of lumber for the Hershey Lumber
company Muscatine To-. and the Ravenna
cleared with a raft of logs for the Cascade
Lumber company. Burlington.
club, styling themselves the 'Tinhorns,"
will try conclusions with the printers in a
game of ball on the Burlington street
grounds tomorrow forenoon.
Albert Mardaus, farmer residing few
miles north of this city, died Thursday of
dropsy. Deceased was ffty-two years of
age.
Otis Staples purchased q raft Of No. logs
yesterday from Jacob Bean.