The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-14
Saltwater News.

DR.. T. c. Clark, prominent physician
of this city, was married at DEBORAH,
To-, on Wednesday to Miss Mary 1.
Breckenridge, formerly a teacher in the
Saltwater high school. Maj. r. j
! Fitzgerald, of Minneapolis, accompanied
him to DEBORAH and oficated as best
man. After spending a week in Chica-
go Mr. and Mrs. Clark will return to
! Saltwater to reside.
Judge ]. c. Nethaway leaves next Sun
day evening for Milwaukee, where he
will attend a social session given il MS
honor by Milwaukee lodge. B. P. o. Elks,
on Monday. This is done in recognition
of Mr.. Nethaway's efficient labors in Sc
curing the next grand lodge meeting of
that order for Milwaukee.
Tho tug Baby, of the Bronson & Fol-
som line, while assisting in repairing
the damaged raft of the FTontenac, be-
low Prescott; blew out her cylinder head
and had to be toWed to this, CITY by the
tug Edwin c. Repairs will be made by
the last of the week.
The steamer Fred Swain was inspected
Wednesday afternoon by Messrs. Mono
CHAN and Chalk, of Duluth, and the
inspectors. pronounced the boat the finest
they had ever seen on the st. Croix riv-
er. She will be ready to leave for Peo-
ria early next week. The inspectors
will return to Saltwater next week to
inspect the steamer Lora.
The St. CrOiX Power company, at APP
pie River Falls, is putting the finish
ing touches upon the plant, and If moth
ing happens it is expected power will DE
generated tomorrow. Linemen have been
at work this week replacing the wire
stolen near st. Paul a couple of weeks
ago.
Edward O'Brien, a son of Hon. ]. S.
O'Brien, left last evening for Notre
Dame, Ind, where he will attend col
lege.
Messrs. Monaghan & Chalk, of Duluth,
were expected here yesterday afternoon
to inspect the new steamer, Fred Swain,
built on the levee in this city by D. NJ.
Swain for the La Sale and Peoria Pack
ct company, at cost of nearly $40, 000
The new boat is by all odds the finest
ever built on the ST. Croix, and is one
of the finest, If not the finest, on the
Mississippi. She is model of neatness
and elegance and will be an innovation
to patrons of the company on the Illinois
river, her running schedule being daily
trips between Peoria and La Sale. She
is 146 feet long by 46 feet wide and the
depth of hold is feet. She is equipped
with a new style of marine engines,
known as SWANS compound condensing
engines of the oscillating type. She is a
side-Wheeler and her lower deck is so ar
ranged as to give an abundance Of room
for freight, while the cabin is arranged
with fourteen convenient and elegant
state rooms, finished in mahogany. The
door of every state room has mirror
of beveled glass and the interior is
equipped with everything that ia mod
ern. There is washstand in eacn state
room, with hot and cold water, elegant
spring cots and costly furniture A nigh
grade piano graces the ladies' cabin and
the floors of the cabin are covered with
high grade carpets and linoleums. There
is an electric light in each state room
and a large number of lights in the
cabin. The light is supplied by dyna-
mo on the boiler deck and the state rooms
are ventilated by means of fan, which
is constantly in motion, making the state
rooms cool even on a distressingly warm
day. The cabin is finished in light blue,
with many colored windows, and in the
front end of the cabin is a large picture
of d. M. SWANS son, after whom the
boat was named. The kitchens and din
ing rooms are also conveniently arranged
and equipped with everything modern.
and Mr. Swain says it has been his aim
to secure the best for the boat that money
could buy. Capt. Percy Swain, of Peo
ria, arrived here q few days ago and
will take the boat to it's destination some
day next week. She will run as a com
panion boat to the Boreais Rex, also
built here many years ago.
James w. Lawrence, chief clerk at the
prison, has secured a patent on a new
acetylene gas lamp. He claims it fur
nishes stronger and cheaper light than
any heretofore on the market.