St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-24
SALTWATER NEWS.
Events of Day in the City on the
st. CrOiX.

The past week has been the ouietest So
clally OF any during the year and with the
exception of one or two marriages nothing
has occurred. The prospects for The week 70
come are not much brighter. The regular
spring housecleanlng has great deal to do
with society and until that work is over with.
but very little can be expected. Within the
next two weeks many will have moved to
the lakes Tor the summer months Rumor
has 1t that before long one or two swell we'd
dings will occur
The ladies of the hospital board met at the
Ellott house yesterday afternoon and de-
clued 10 accept e-offer made by the city
council at the last meeting, that of giving the
ladies' free use of the grounds and donating
Sl,3JO toward hew hospital. The ladies will
reorganlze at a meeting to be held in the near
future.
Owing to the lack of water AT the boom and
IN the lake logging operations have been
rather slack during the past week and only
seven RATS have been shipped to down river
points. The water in the lake is now at a
standstlll and registers three feet above Jew
water mark.
A new electric street car similar to those in
use at ST. Paul was. put on yesterday ana
worked to perfection. The company now
mas the full quota of cars running. four on
lines.
The steamer Remora and dredge Mogul left
last evening for the Central bridge. a short
distance above the boom, where the channel
VIII be dredged out so that logs can pass
through in shallow water
Ira King returned Thursday from a visit at
chicago. lie was accOmp panied home by his
sister, Mrs. r. w. Camren. who. in COMPANY
with her two children, will visit with friends
and relatives in this city.
Mayor and Mrs. E. W. Durant and daueb-
yer. Mrs ID. r. Barclay, returned Friday even
ing from a flsh1ng trip to Gordon Wis, and
vicinity. The mayor reports excellent luck
with the rod and line.
The Sawyer house property. which has
Deen In litigation about year and a half.
has become the property of Elmore Lowell
by virtue OF a settlement made with A. K.
Doe.
A. G. Schuttinger was the guest of the st.
Paul Rod and Gun club at BaIsam lake, Wis.
last Sunday, and Mr.. Schuttinger said that he
never had more enjoyable time,
George Jarchew,. of this city, and Miss
Amelia Borden. of Marine towdship were
anited in marriage Wednesday, Rev. j. Ii.
Albert officiating.
Ira Stockwell, of Lyons, To-, and C. A. Aims
worth, of Moline, H., two prominent lumber
men were IN the city yesterday looking over
the log market.
Misses Stella and Josephine, daughters of
Supt. Myers, of the ST. Cloud reformatorv.
were guests of Warden and Mrs. Garyin YES.
terday.
The Bun Hersey left yesterday with raft
Oh logs Tor me Empire Lumber company
which she will take as far as Prescott. Wis
w. E. Cooke and L. Molander are home
from three weeks "Trip to the Rainy lakes
region IN the northern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Belknap and Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Rand, of Minneapolis,
were visiting in the city yesterday.
Preparations have been made for a large
attendance at the G. A. r. memorial exercises
to-day at the Grand opera house.
Henry d. Hyde, of Boston, Mass. president
of the Minnesota Thresher company. was in
the city yesterday.
Capt. W. Fl. II. Taylor has gone to White
Bear, where he is employed as clerk at the
Chateaugay hotel.
Mrs. A. S. Merriam and daughter. of Quincy,
ILL.,, were expected last evening Oh visit of
several months.
A party of young folks drove to the home
OF Miss Ottie Walthers at Lake Elmo Friday
evening.
John Brennan has returned from Tacoma.
Wash. John says Minnesota is plenty good
for him.
The tug LIE Roy was pulled up yesterday
for repairs, the shoe on the keel having
broken.
The Mascots will play a game of base bal
today with a South saltwater nine at tha
village.
Mrs. George H. Prince, of st. Paul, was
| guest of relatives in this city during the
week.
Rev. 5. w Powell, of Minneapolis, was {
! guest of Rev. j. NJ. Bull yesterday.
| Miss Edith Bromley is visiting at Rice Lake
| Wis.