St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-25
SALTWATER NEWS.
The Steamer Mike Davis De
strOyed by Fire at Osceola.

! The Steamer Mike Davis De-
stroyed by Fire at Osceola.
The steamer Mike Davis, which has
for number of years been run as q
packet between st. Paul. Saltwater and
Taylor's Falls, was totally destroyed by
fire at Osceola early yesterday morning
The boat was owned by Capt. George
| Hayes and was valued at between 1000
and $1,000. When the flames were dis
covered they spread so rapidly that
Capt. Hayes and his family. together
with the crew, barely escaped from the
burning boat. 1t is said that there was
no insurance on the boat and that it is
total loss.
Ernest Thompson, a young man about
twenty years of age, was arraigned in
the municipal court yesterday, charged
with stealing flowers, etc, from the
graves in Fairview cemetery. The police
have been endeavoring for some time
to ascertain who was committing
these depredations. and it was not until
a day or two ago that the culprit was
discovered. He pleaded guilty to the
charge, saying that he had taken the
flowers from his sisters grave and had
given them to his sweetheart, residing
at Oak Park. Thompson has been con-
victed of several minor OffenSeS in the
municipal court. Nearly year ago he
was convicted of stealing SO bill, but
sentence was suspended pending good
behavior. He was sentenced yesterday
to sixty days in the county jail on the
old charge, and when released he will
be sentenced on the charge of stealing
flowers from the graves.
The ladies of the hospital association
realized S72 from the reception and
dance given Thursday afternoon and
evening. This sum will be added to the
amount already in, and the work of
erecting the new hospital building,
which will when completed be credit
to the city, and to the ladies who have
the matter in charge, will be begun as
soon as the necessary arrangements can
be completed.
1t is stated that the boom at West
Newton, where all of the Chippewa
river logs are RATED. will not be opened
again until Sept. l. Unless there is a
rise of water, logging operations on the
st. Croix and Mississippi rivers will be
slack before the season closes. Many
raft boats are already tied up at down
river points.
The Daisy cleared yesterday with a
raft of logs for Tabor 81 Co., KeOkuk,
To-; the Moline left with a raft for Dim
mock, Gould & Co., Moline, ILL.,, and
the Volunteer took out a raft for the
Clinton Lumber company, Clinton, 10.
The Meta Durant will leave this morn
ing with raft for the Clinton Lumber
company.
The Baldwin-Melville Dramatic COM
pany will close weeks engagement at
the Grand opera house this evening i'll
"a diamond Mystery" The company
well merits the large attendance which
has been accorded it during the week.
A crew of 100 men will be sent up
river next week to break the log jam at
the mouth of Wood river There is
nearly 20,000,000 feet of logs hung up
III this jam. and it is expected that they
will reach the boom this season.
LOggers here expect that the jam at
TaylOr's Falls will be broken some day
the early part of next week.
Gen. J. F. Norri sh, of the board of
prison managers,was in the city yester-
day.
The Kings Daughters will meet this
afternoon at the SAWYER house.