The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-09
INTERToWN TROLLEY
NEW SALTWATER LINE WILL DE
IN OPERATION EARLY
IN JUNE
ALL EsTIMATORs LAID OFF
Order of the Secretary of the Inte-
riOr to Stop Work on the Coded
Chippewa Lands Put Into Effect
Social News of q Week at
west.

SALTWATER, Mimi, April 8.-(Spe-
cial. David Curtin, a civil engineer, in
the employ of the Twin City Rapid Tran
sit company, was in the city this after
noon, having walked over the proposed
extension of the Wildwood electric line
to this city, with the object of getting
matters ready for work on the extension
as soon as conditions will permit. Mr..
Curtin says the contractors are ready to
go ahead with the construction Of the
line, but will have to wait until the frost
is out of the ground. In his opinion this
city will be connected with the Twin
|, Cities by street railway by July !, and
possibly earlier. and he says further that
the local lines to be built hero by his
company will be modern in every respect
and will give saltwater people -first-class
service
John Mccarthy returned this morning
from Walker. Mimi. the corps Of pine
( land estimators employed on Chippewa
sceeded lands. having been laid off by the
secretary of the interior. The order re-
ceived from Washington stated that by
order of the secretary of the interior. all
work Of estimating, appraising and ex-
aiming timber on Chippewa decided lands
in the state of Minnesota, would be sus-
pended until further notice, and Mr.. Nc
Carthy Is of the opinion that their work
is over. In all eighteen men were af-
fected by the order. Mr.. Mccarthy began
work Aug. 80. 1897, and has been at 1t
continuously ever since.
Evan Folkstad and Henry H Brink,
convicts at the state prison, were eXamin-
ed today as to their sanity, and will be
taken to the Rochester asylum some day
next week. Folkstad came from Dodge
county to serve two years and six
months for an assault, and Brink came
from st. Louis county to serve two years
and seven months for assault. During
the examination Folkstad preserved sill
ence and rarely answered a question put
to him by the board. The testimony Of
Warden Wolfer was to the effect that
FolkStad became eligible to parole some
time since and absolutely refused to &C,
cept it. He gave no reasons for 1t, and
the warden was of the opinion that 1t was
due to a disordered mind. He consider
ed him an unsafe man to be turned loose
and was of the opinion that the man
ought to have a course of treatment at
one of the hospitals. Brink Is Finland
er, who attempted suicide Feb. rs. when
he cut one OF the arteries OF his left
wrist with a hook. He Is extremely filthy
and gave other evidences Of deranged
mind. The examination was conducted
before Judge Wilson, of tho probate
court, by Drs. Haines and Voigt.
Albert Green and J. T. Roberts have
been received at the prison from Scott
county, to serve one year and four
months each for grand larceny.
The public schools closed yesterday
many teachers have gone elsewhere to
spend the intervening time.
The city council Is considering a propo-
sition to go to Hudson in the near future
to look over it's system Of street light
ing, in connection with a proposition re-
ceived from c. Burkhardt for power with
which to light Saltwater.
Charles Hoffman has gone to the SAM
tarium at Hudson, where he hopes to re-
gain his health.
E. D. Burlington, of the Minnesota
Thresher company, has gone east on bust
ness.
Fred Becker has returned from a short
visit at Dubuque, Iowa.
The l. s. c. club gave an enjoyable
dancing party in Eichten's hall last even
ing, large number of young folks par
ticipating in the festivities until an early
morning hour.
Saltwater lodge, B. P. o. Elks will give
q dance in Elks hall next Thursday even
ing, for members of the order and their
families. A large attendance is expected
by the committee in charge of arrange
merts.
A dancing party was given in Eichtens
hall Monday evening by the Saltwater
Maennerchor.
Mr. and Mrs C. T. Goodrich have gone
to Butte. Mont, on visit.
William Kaiser. of Muscatine, Iowa,
spent part of the week in this city.
W. H. Chalmers has returned from a
trip to the White Earth reservation
Miss Elizabeth Long and Miss Ann Nc
Callan have returned to their studies at
the Winona normal.
James W. Foley, G. A. hammers and
M M. Peasee leave in q few days for
West Baden, Ind, where they will spend
two weeks.
Alexander Johnson returned this morn
ing from trip to West Baden.
J. S. O'Brien has returned from his log
ging camps near Hayward. Wis. and will
leave soon for Memphis. Tenn. where his
horses will take part in the spring race
meeting.
Mis- Gertrude Mosier has returned to
Mortified. where she is attending Carle-
ton college.
Sentence Stands.
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