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St. Joseph Herald
Saturday, October 13, 1888

[extracts of marine news]


              Will Martin, formerly of this place, was drowned lately
            from the steamer ROANOKE, between Grand Haven and Milwaukee.
            
              The three-masted schooner NORTH CAPE arrived Sunday with
            9,000 ties from the North for the Wabash R. R. She lost some
            of her load on the way by reason of the heavy sea.
            
              On the trip this way, last Friday night, a burning lamp
            to one of the chandeliers on the LORA fell, about 4 a.m.
            Fortunately a Miss Ruggles, of Illinois, whose room door
            was partially open, heard it strike the floor and jumping
            from her berth she seized the lamp and though compelled to
            drop it several times, finally succeeded in throwing the
            dangerous thing overboard. It was a fortunate as well as a
            prompt and heroic act for which the young lady is highly
            commended.
            
              George W. Brown left here yesterday for Grand Haven to
            fit out the steam dredge and take her to St. Joseph to
            finish some dredging there. This also calls from their
            houses here James Cummings, Jerome Hale, Levi and Adam
            Schnooberger. Levi having for some time been at Che-
            boygan. - South Haven Sentinel.
            
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St. Joseph Herald
Saturday, October 20, 1888

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              The ferry BELLE has laid up for the season.
              
              Lieut. Kahn, of Grand Rapids, in the U.S. service,
            has been in St. Joseph this week on a tour of inspection
            of the harbor and river and to learn how the government's
            appropriation for this section can be placed to the best
            advantage. The sum of $2,500 is now available for our
            harbor and river improvement and it is thought that a
            good share of it will be expended on the channel several
            miles up the river. A force of men are already at work
            fixing up the south pier and refilling it with stone.
            The government tug and dredge is expected here soon from
            Grand Haven.
            
              The Chicago Tribune thinks the city ought to force
            excursion and fruit steamers to the lake front. It deems
            it certain that the authorities will not permit the big
            steamer  CITY OF DETROIT - to be re-christened CITY OF
            ST. JOSEPH - with her sixty-five feet beam; to obstruct
            the north draw of Rush street bridge several hours a day,
            and another location must be selected. It says no better
            place than the foot of Randolph street can be found for
            the entire excursion business out of the city, and the
            steamers JOHN A. DIX and IVANHOE should also be forced 
            to go there. The same point, it adds, is the proper place
            for fruit boats also. - Palladium
            
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St. Joseph Herald
Saturday, October 27, 1888

[extracts of marine news] 


              The PURITAN is laid up for the season and the LORA is
            now making tri-weekly trips, leaving here Mondays, Wed-
            nesdays and Fridays, as near usual time as weather will
            permit.
            
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