St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-21
SALTWATER NEWS.
The Kettle River Jam Said to
Have Been Broken

1t was reported in this city yesterday
that good haul had been made in the
log jam at Kettle river rapids in the ST.
Croix, and that large number of logs
were running in the river above New
ers' dam. The recent rains have i'll
creased the volume of water in the
creeks tributary to the st. CrOiX, and it
is feared that several OF the dams will
60 out if the water continues to rise.
OF the 15.0O0.C00 feet of logs estimated
to be in the jam. fully one-half has
moved, and little trouble will be expeL
rienced in breaking the remainder.
Your correspondent Interviewed several
loggers Yesterday in regard to the stu
alton, and all were of the opinion that
if the jam has really been broken, il
will be great blessing TO lOggerS and
mill men, who have been tnXiOuSly
awaiting the arrival of theSS logs in the
lake. 5&f
In the district court yesterday the
action of MauritZ Schelin VS.. Frances
j. Patterson, administrative of the
estatate of s. H. Patterson, was on trial.
In 1888 the plaintiff gave Mr.. Patterson.
as he supposed, a mortgage upon a
small tract of land, situate III the town
of Alton. TO secure an Indebtedness of a
little more than 800. The instrument
proved to be deed. and. Mr.. Patterson
sold the land for 1850. The plaintiff
claims that the land was worth $1,000,
and has brought suit TO recover in the
neighborhOod of S900H The action OF
Thomas OConnor VS.. The c.. Nj. & st.
p. Railroad Company was settled and
dismissed. OCOnnor is a convict at the
prison, who brought suit to recover the
value of 104 canes lost in transit. The
action was settled by the payment of
$104. Court cases will be set for trial
next Monday at 10 a. m.
The Cyclone, owned by r. j. Wheeler
& Co., OF this city, is tied up at the
lcvee, and will not leave with raft
until the waters in the Mississippi river
recede. The Henrietta will arrive. in
port this morning, and will also be de-
tanned here for few days-at least it
is considered unsafe for boats to venture
out with RATS, as several RATS have
been broken in the river below WinOna.
and steamboat traffic is virtually sus-
pended.
Warden Garvin, when spoken to yes
terday i'll regard to his being a possible
applicant for the position of chief of
police of st. Paul, stated that he had
not been rendered the position, neither
Ildu UC ever COllSlueEcU Iilc matter Ill
the least. When asked if he would ac-
cept the position ii rendered him he
WAS non-committal.
Warden Garvin stated yesterday that
the parole and grading systems would
go into effect at the prison Oh the 1St
day of June: and that large majority
of the cOnvictS would he entitled to the
distinction of trst-grade men. The ex-
act number of men entitled to parole
will not be given until June1.
A heavy snowfall is reported all along
the st. Croix, and III the woods it is said
that SNOW fell to depth of eight Inches
Thursday night. Snow was nearly two
inches deep i'll this city at daybreak
yesterday.
The advance sale of seats for the
Limited Mail" at the Grand opera
house this evening is unusually large,
aud Manager Durant expects one of the
largest audiences of the season.
George II. Atwood, lessee of the Her
sey & Bean mill, contemplates starting
his mill early next week. Mr.. Atwood
has been seriously Inconvenience by
the scarcity of logs.
The Stillwaters and the Red Wing
Crescents play ball tomorrow at Ath-
letic park.