St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-30
SALTWATER NEWS.
A Big Lot OF Binding Twine to Be
On Hand July f.


Warden Garvin estimates that by July the
prison binding twine factory will have on
hand about 125, 900 pounds of manufactured
twine, which viii be sold throughout the
state at actual cost. No small lots Of twine
will be sold to individuals, but where farm
ers club together they can purchase direct
from the factory half carload or more. A
of the machinery is running in satisfactory
manner, and as high as 1920 pounds has
been turned out in one day. Nearly all of
the hemp used is from Kentucky. There is,
however a small quantity of Minnesota
hemp on hand, which is also being manu-
factured into twine. The only drawback in
the Minnesota fiDer is that it has not been
rotted sufficiently. The capacity of the fac
tory is 100000 pounds year, and the warden
hopes 10 have nearly that amount manu-
factured and ready for the farmers of the
state in 1892.
Andrew Fridays residence on Greeley
street rear Lily lake, caught fire during the
heavy wind yesterday, and before the fire ce-
partment arrived the building was totally de-
stroyed, ONLY u small portion of the furniture
being saved. Had the fire occurred in
densely populated part of the city. there
wo uld certainly have followed most disas-
trous conflagration. Fridays adjoining ice
houses narrowly escaped destruction.
Gus Sexton sold 3,500.000 feet of his Sand
creek logs Tuesday to the lie Sueur Lumber
company, Dubuque, 10. The logs are small,
but very fine. Business in the log market
was al standStill yesterday, the high water
on the lake precluding all possibility of ven
turing out on the RATS The market has be-
gun TO show considerable activity, and
number of down river lumbermen are look
ing over the logs, among them Joseph Zim-
mermann, of Gutlenburg, 10.
Before the city council adjourned Tuesday
evening the bids for city printing were
opened The contract, however, was not
awarded several of the bids being compli-
Gated. They were referred 10 the printing
flDr
ing of the council. The Messengers bid for
city printing is apparently the lowest and the
Gazette company will probably secure the
job printing, their bids being considered low
er than the others.
A crew of men will begin operations this
morning preparing the site for the new st:
Paul Duluth freight depot. The ground
was staked out yesterday. Mr.. Berglund, the
contractor, will employ as large force OF
men as he conveniently can. and the build
ing will be completed as soon as possible.
saltwater brick will be used in the building.
The steamer Bun Hersey left yesterday
with raft of logs for the Empire Lumber
company at La Crosse, but was obliged to
hang up al the point about mile below the
city. The heavy wind did considerable dam
age yesterday in breaking RATS and booms.
Several survivors of the old First Mime
sofa regiment went to Minneapolis yesterday
morning TO attend a reunion of the regiment.
Among those who attended were Sheriff
Marty, City Treasurer Hospes, i. L. Nc
Kusjck ana Myron Shepard.
Barney Widmayer will be tried again to-
day for cruelty to animals, in twisting a cows
tail off nearly a week ago. He will now be
tried under the state law.
The gun club was to have held its regular
badge shoot yesterday, but only few mem
bers appearing at the grounds the shoot was
postponed until May -.
James H. Newman received bounty Of
s. each Tuesday on seven young wolves,
which he had captured near Staples farm a
few miles from the city
AT a meeting of the school board Tuesday
evening H. c. Fogle was chosen a member Of
the board to succeed w. S. Goodhue. who has
removed to Chicago.
Beginning with tomorrow morning the
Saltwater headquarters of the GLOBE will be
at L. A. Phinney's book store.
Owing to the high head of water several of
the smaller dams on the upper streams are
reported to have gone out.