The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-22
Saltwater News.

The state board of control and Warden
Wolfer, of the state prison, nave cV gt
pleted the duty assigned to them OF liA-
ing Irvine prices for the coming IWlile
season at the prison, and 1t VIII pc no
ticed that prices are considerably hlgher
than they were last year, which, accord
ing to a statement made by WARDEN
Wolfer yesterday afternoon Is Que %
the high price of the hber USED IN lhe
manufacture of twine. For TINS season l
the state will dispose OF It's stanoaIo
Irvine at ga cents per pound, ana oniy
one grade of Irvine will be mace. 1ile
factory is now turning out $4,000 pounds
of Irvine daily and will continue at lts
full capacity as long as the demand TOT
Irvine continues From now on small
cash orders and club orders VIII pc re-
ceived from farmers, and if there is any
Irvine left May l orders will be recelV-
eli from dealers. The law, however, pro-
vides that 100000 pounds of twine must
be retained at the factory for small cash
orders, so that farmers sendlng IN their
orders will be sure of getting tWlne-
Bertram Johnson, who was received
from Polk county some months ago 10
serve five years for crime against ma
ture, has been sued for divorce by ms
wife Nettie Johnson, papers having been
served upon him yesterday.
Charles Fairchild and others will en-
terrain the convictS at the prison thus
morning. Chapel exercises will be he'd
and later the inmates will be permitted
to spend a couple of hours in the corrl-
doris of the cell room. An extra dinner
will be granted.
A. M. Short captain of the steamer Liz
zie Gardner who has been a resident Of
Dakota, Winona county, has decided TO
remove his family to Saltwater, and yes
terday purchased the James Hefernan
property on Broadway. His family Will
arrive here on Monday.
The complaint against William Starke
a we'll known Oakdale farmer, charging
him with having abused and assaulted his
wife, has been Withdrawn, the difficulty
lcfzri 1asc cd hW
Starke agreeing to-a divorce. He will also
give his wife part of the property stu
ated near Lake Elmo.
The KegeI Spieers took three games
from the BonS Amis in the bowling tour
nament for the Molander & McCuish
trophy Thursday. night Very poor
scores were made by both teams, but the
Kegel sSpielers bowled the steadiest game.
Frank w. Temple, of Blue Earth City,
and e. w. Wing, of Breckenridge, who
were members of the board of prison
managers when the board was in exist
ence, arrived last evening and will spend
today at the prison as guests Of Warden
Alex. Richard has been called to Cathay
n D., by the death of his grandfather.
Yawps From YanktOn
Special to The Globe.
YANKTON, S. D., Feb. 21-The six
teenth annual meeting of the Western
Masons' Mutual Life association took
place here Wednesday afternoon. The
following are the officers elected: Presi-
dent, Hon. Daniel H. Wheeler. Omaha
Neb.; vice president, W., H Edmunds,
Yankton; second vice president Hon. c.
w Pendleton, Los Angeles CAL; secre-
tary, Gilbert Stevenson, Yankton; tras-
urer, w. H McVay Yankton; medical
director, H. f. Livingston. NJ. D., Yank-
ton; assistant medical director, H. F.
Orme NJ D.
The Yankton Gun club organized Tues
day evening and elected the following Of
ficers: o. w. Roberts, president; FIR
Myn wee fo pff Raue Gnfster wynn
Higbee, captain. On the executive board
are: o. w. Roberts, C. Wynn. j. Roger,
FIR. Day, w. Wagner and Joe Smith. The