Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
SALTWATER.

Bridge recei pts last week SS7.
! United States Senator S. j. r. Mcmillan was
J in the city yesterday.
| Temperance lecture at the Methodist Epis-
copal church tonight by DR.. Tanner.
c. III. Jellison's wedge factory shut down
| Yesterday, having manufactured 1900 900
wedges.
Mr. Robert Brand returned yesterday from a.
business trip through southern Iowa via CEN
trail Illinois.
Mrs John Sahi1 and Mrs G. W. Haskell Of
Lewiston, Maine, arrived in the city yesterday
on visit to their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
| ward.
| L. D. Taylor, of the LetDabernsa7l, will oecu-
| py the lecture platform at the Alton academy
next Tuesday night. Subject: DO Your Own
| Thinkipg.''
| D. NJ. Swain is manufacturing fifty twelve
| horse power straw burning portable engines for
Seymour, Sabin & Co. The engines are to be
| used in the Red river valley.
An invitation is extended to the young
ladies and gentlemen to meet at the NJ. E.
church to day for the purpose OF organizing a
| bible class. The class will be conducted by
| VIM. f. Gorrle.
J. A. johnson, 0. T. Lee, Charles Jack and
George +. Sabin, applicants for admission to
| the bar, were examined Friday evening by the
| committee appointed for that purpose. The
! gentlemen all passed highly creditable exami-
! nations. The committee will present their re-
! port to the court tomorrow morning.
| Mr.. Jake Fisher has kindly presented the
library association with the loan of the follow
ing books: Ten volumes Chambers Encyclo-
pa,dia Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary, the
complete works of Thomas Paine, Stanley's
Through the Dark Continent System of Ma
ture by De HoIbach, Ingersolls Lectures and
Webstcr's Unabridged Dictionary,
Seymour, Sabin Il Co. have transferred their
hardwood lumber business to the upper St.
Croix. Yesterday they made a contract with
to furnish 100000 feet They
propose, by the erection Of q derrick, to rem
der the facilities for unloading lumber from
bsrges as good as unloading from the cars.
DISTRICT COURT.
The St. Paul & Duluth railway company VS..
James Welsh, August Sexton, and David Tozer;
action to recover $4,000 feet of pine logs,
claimed to have been cut by defendants on
railroad land in the winter of 1876, value
| $3.50. The jury returned q verdict emitting
defendants to the possession Of the personal
property mentioned in the complaint.
The grand jury came into court and pre-
| sented indictments against Robert Sinclair,
for the crime of murder, and Charles John
son, larceny. They also reported that of the
persons committed to Jail to await their action,
they had failed to find indictments against
John Sullivan, Patrick Levi and Joseph Lewis.
Andrew HoltZheimer VS.. +. Carrie. Con-
tinued.
William Sullivan VS. James Matthews. Set
tied.
Schmidt & Graf appellants vs.. Z. S. Pitt
| man, respondent. Continued.
Boyer, Rox, Hoff & Co. vs. S. Selleck Set
tied.
II. Pearce & Co. vs.. S. Selleck. Settled.
Haines Bros. VS.. Nels Nelson. Referred to
c. E. Flandrau to hear and determine.
D. NJ. Osborne Il Co. vs.. John Sheehan
Continued.
Peter HyIand VS.. John Gillespie. Settled.
A. r. Guider VS.. Townshend & Proctor.
Continued with permission granted to plain
till to have referred.
The grand jury submitted the following re-
port:
To the Hon. f. NJ Crosby, Judge of the dis
trict court, county of Washington:
We, the grand jury empanneled and now in
| session, respectfully report that they have con-
| sidered all cases returned to this court await
ing their action, and such other business as has
| come before them. That Of the persons COM
mitted to Jail awaiting their action, they have
failed to find indictments against the follow
ing: John Sullivan, Patrick Levi and Joseph
| Lewis, admitted to bail.
They further report that they have examined
the county JAIL its inmates and apartments,
and find that it is neat, wholesome and orderly
kept and maintained. The sheriff's apartments,
fee. reflects great credit to the efficient watch
fulness and business like qualities of the pres
ent ncumbent, J. A. Johnson, during his term
of office.
SALTWATER, November IA, 1879.
JAMES MIDDLETON,
Foreman of the Grand jury.
VIM. Kelley and Philip Reardon indicted for
| robbery, and Charles johnson, larceny, were
brought into court and pleaded not guilty.
James and Patrick Sullivan pleaded not
guilty to their indictments.
Court djourned to Monday at 10 O. clock A. n.
MUNICIPAL COURT.
Oscar Spencer; drunkenness; $3.50. Paid.
Q. B. Hammond; assault and battery; fined
town.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The board Of education held regular meet
ing Friday night, ajority of the board being
present.
The bill of L. L. Thompson for legal services
in the York's mandamus was referred to R.
Lehmicke, he to report on the bill at the next
meeting.
The board then cancelled and burned 81. 500
! worth of bonds, S4,755 coupons, and $7,612.95
in school orders.
Western Primary school, at an annual salary
| of $50.
Superintendent VIM. F. Gorrie was instructed
to procure charts and maps necessary for the
city schools.
A resolution was adopted levying the sum of
$1,000 ON the taxable property Of the city, to
pay interest on outstanding bonds for the en-
| suing year.
BILLS ALLOWED.
l.. E. TOrlnus, mdse. .................S 6 IS
J. Lowell. mdse. ... 2 Is
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