St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-19
SALTWATER NEWS.
Events of a Day in the City on the
St, CroiX.

There have been but few social events
during the past week, and the summer
months seem to have put stop to the
many pleasant social gatherings which
were so frequent during the winter
months. The only thing to shake the
dull mOnOtOny now is to go to the neigh
boring lakes for few days, and large
number have awaited themselves of the
opportunity. Some are stopping at
Lakes Elmo and Carnelian, while others
are at White Bear and MinnetOnka.
The scheme of building an electric
street railway line between this city
and st. Paul has not been dropped. and
parties interested in the venture are
examining a storage battery system
which they propose to use. providing
everything works satisfactorily. A
storage battery system would reduce
the expense of constructing the line
almost $1,000 a mile.
The Mascot base ball nine Of this city
has been greatly strengthened, apd will
play game of base ball this afternoon
at the new Athletic park with the Mas
cots of Minneapolis. The advance sale
of tickets is large, and good attend
ance is assured. Maunsell and Wiley
will be the battery for the locals.
There are very few arrivals at the
prison now, none of the courts through
out the state being in session. The
number of cOnvicts in the institution is
decreasing, and now numbers 322. This
number will be decreased still more be-
fore new arrivals begin coming again.
The funeral of DR.. o. A. Waiter Oc-
Cured yesterday forenoon. and was one
of the largest ever held in this city.
Over seventy carriages were in the pro-
ceSsiOn escOrting the remains to the
Catholic cemetery at South Saltwater,
where the iuterment occurred.
Annie Abbott, the Georgia magnet,
closed two nights engagement at the
Grand opera house last evening. She
surprised many powerful men of this
city by her Superhuman strength.
Ice shipments from this city to st.
Louis and other Southern points have
been quite extensive this summer.
Fully fifty carloads have been shipped
to st. Louis.
The Albright Band of the Presby-
terrain Church will give a lawn social
next Tuesday evening at the home of
the Misses Millett on South Second
street.
The Baldwin-Melville Dramatic COM
pany begin weeks engagement at the
Grand opera house tomorrow evening,
opening in the Galley Slave.'
Frank Elliott returned yesterday from
indianapolis, Ind, where he has been
receiving treatment at a surgical insti-
tute, much improved in health.
The F. G. A. Denckmann cleared
early yesterday morning with a raft of
logs for WeyerhauSer & Denckman,
Rock Island, Ill.
Miss Helen Edwards, OF La Crosse.
Wis, was a guest of Miss Mabel Merrl-
am, at the Sawyer house, during the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Schaeffer. of Mar
tins Ferry, o., were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. II. Prince the first of the week.
Mrs. Louis Moffatt, of this city, and
Mrs. c. w. French, of st. Paul. have re-
turned from visit at Galena, Ill.
Mrs. NJ. A. ShoIes, of Boston. Mass,
was guest of Mrs. j. A. O'Shaugh-
messy few days the past week.
Misses DruciIla and Eva Smithson
were at Toronto during the week, at
tending the teachers convention.
Misses Louisa GribbIe and Florence
Cutler, of Lawrence. Kan, are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. James Gribbie.
The maennerchor will give an ex-
cursion to-day on the steamer Cyclone,
going to Hastings and return.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John COvell and chill
dren have returned from a few weeks
sojourn at White Bear. "a
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Barnum, of Sank
Center.are visiting friends and relatives
in this city. Io
Rev. L. ii. Morey and family have
taken up their summers abode at Cen
tire City
c. H. Cannon and Edward Cannon
left last evening for visit at Chippewa
Falls.
James Mathews and family start early
next week for an extensive Eastern
trip. h,
A large party of youEg folks enjoyed
a bus ride to Lakeland Friday evening.
Mrs. L. Sargent has returned from st.
Paul, where she visited Mrs. f. Sprague.
John Lyons left Wednesday oil a visit
to Fredericton. n. B.
Mrs. NJ. +. Butler is visiting friends
at Clearwater, Mimi.
d. NJ. SaDin returned Friday from a
trip to Boston, Mass.
David Tozer left last Monday evening
for a trip East.