St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
STILLWATE.. NEWS.
Lake st. Cro;x Very Far Above
Low Water Mark.

SALTWATER NEWS.
Lake st. Cro:x Very Far Above
Low Water Mark.
Lake st. Croix is now large body of
| water, a sudden rise Friday night and
| yesterday having brought the lake up to
! nearly twelve feet above low water
| mark. At Z O'Clock yesterday morning
| the lake had risen just foot in twelve
| hours. and some of the steamers that
| had been lying at the levee close to
shore were far out in the water. The
engine room Of Drews Bros elevator
was partially under water. ana Manager
Drews says that if the rise continues
they will be compelled 10 suspend oper-
otions for a few days. The city pumps
were started yesterday afternoon. and
will be run night and day to keep the
sewers clear. Reports from the upper
country indicate that there is lots of
| water there, and thar all OF the gates at
the small dams have been hoisted. If
these reports are true the lake will rise
higher yet, and will probably go above
the high-water mark Of last spring.
Members of the Royal Arcanum in
this city gave very pleasant dancing
party In Music hall Friday evening.
which was attended by Ileariy one hum
| dred couples of Stillwater'S society peo-
| pie. Dancing continued until midnight.
and ali spent very pleasant evening.
| Much credit for the success of the affair
is due the members of the arrangement
committee, who labored hard TO make it
| one of the leading events OF the season.
The annual inspection of Company K
will be held at the armOry next Tuesday
evening, and the boys have been drill
| ing nightly in order TO be proficient
when the inspecting officer arrives.
| Considerable recruiting has been done
since Jan. l, and now Company K is one
of the largest companies In the regi-
ment.
Rev. j. A. Brown went to River Falls.
| Wis, on Tuesday. where he 0fficiated
at the marriage of Miss Winnifred Fin
ley to Harry B. Middleton. The bride
| was until recently popular teacher III
the Central public school.
| The Ruth departed yesterday with a
| full raft of logs for the Empire Lumber
| company mona; the Joe Long cleared
with raft for Davenport, and the Ra-
VIENNA came up after raft, but will not
leave until today.
c. N. Nelson and family returned
| Tuesday from Florida, where they spent
! the winter. George Nelson. who has
been i'll for more than year, is no " in
! sanitarium at Battle Creek, Mich, but
| Is dot improving.
J.E. Joy, a prominent St. Louis lum-
herman, was in the city Yesterday look
| ing over the log market. Mr.. Joy is
| transporting lumber TO St. Louis in
barges. and will soon begin towing from
| this city.
The last party to be given by the
| Saltwater club this season will occur
| IN the club rooms tomorrow evening,
| and indications are that it will prove
brilliant affair.
A number of Saltwater members of
the Order of Elks went to Minneapolis
Thursday to attend the annual benefit
of the Minneapolis lodge.
| 8 Mrs. Helen NJ. Torinus and daughter
returned yesterday from Hot Springs,
Ark, where they spent few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jung, of Milwaukee,
were guests of their daughter. Mrs.
Frank Apple. part Of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. Hiram Thayer. of
Nashua, To-, were guests of their son,
Thomas Fhayer, the past week.
Capt. Roman, of Comanche, To-. is in
the city getting the steamer Isaac
Staples ready for departure.
Mrs. Clara GiSh. who spent several
| weeks with her sister in Quincy, ILL.,,
returned home yesterday.
H. c. Fogle. of the Minnesota Thresh-
er company, was in the East during the
week on business.
Miss Alice Reardon was pleasantly
surprised by party of her friends
Tuesday evening.
Among the prominent river men in
the city yesterday was Capt. Kratka, OF
La Crosse.
Mrs. Belle Armstrong left for her
future home in Chicago the first Of the
week.
Miss Clewitt. of White Bear, was
guest of Mrs. John s. May during the
week.
Miss Melvina Lefurgey is spending a
few weeks with friends in Eau Claire,
Wis.
The Columbian Athletic club gave
dance i'll the club rooms Tuesday even
ing.
Joseph Zimmerman, of Gutenberg,
To-. was in the city part of the week.
Robert Girvin and family removed to
Mankato the first OF the week.
Joseph Gannaway, OF Lindstrom, was
| in the city during the week.
Dr.. Z. A. LenoX returned TIL ursday
| from short trip to Chicago.
Ben Lyman and family removed to
| Minneapolis a few days ago.
"Four.Treck Series" Etchings.
The Passenger Department of the
New York Central has just issued
series of eight beautiful etchings. which
artistically outrank anything of the
| kind ever issued by railroad company,
while the absence of any Objectionable
advertising feature renders them suit
able for hanging III your Office. library
or home. The titles are washington
Bridge" "Rock of Ages, Niagara Falls"
Odd Spring at West Point "Round.