Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-20
SHAK0PEE ITEMS.

Trade IS picking up this week.
Civil business in court has been pretty
| brisk.
Ths quota of the fire companies are
| nearly all full.
The Common council will hold special
session this week.
The grand jury were discharged after a
| session Of six days.
Three new members we're admitted to
the Engine Co. last Monday.
Eight is the number of indictm snts
brought in by the grand jury.
The fire apparatus has finally arrived
and the general decision is that they are
elegant.
Shakopee ladies are quite busy prepar-
ing for the play for the benefit of the fire
department.
The hottest contested case during the
present term OF court has been that of
John Crockett VS., the Chicago, Milwaukee
e. ST. Paul railroad company, an action
for damages for the loss of service of his
| wife. S. l.. Pierce conducted the case for
tho plaintiff, while w. IL. Nowish rallied
to the support of the railway company.
| The jury brought in verdict of 800 for
plaintiff. The case lasted three days.
"Fll die right here, if tell lie," was
the reply of a little Bohemian boy in an
swer to The Interrogation of Judge Mac
Donald. ''If he understood the nature of
an oath?" The Judge decided that he uI-
derstood the nature of an oath and he was
allowed to testify. It is tho opinion of
your reporter that that boy understands
the sanctity of an oath better than the ma
jority of grown people do, as evidenced by
tho usual contradictory testimony.
The following is the report of the Grand
Jury:
State OF Minnnesota, County CT Scott
| District Court, Eigth Judicial District
| December Term 1883.
| To the Honorable, the District Court of
the Eighth Judicial District, in and for
said county.
We the Grand Jury of said county for
tho general December term of said court
1883 do respectfully report as follows.
| That Wa nave carefully examined the
several county Office, county buildings
| and Poor House within said county: we
find the Poor House neatly kept and sup
piled with comfortable bedding, furniture
and food and the paupers we'll taken
care of, no fault found by the in
mates as to proper treatment.
The Office of the Auditor Clerk of the
Court, Treasurer, Judge of Probate.
Register of Deeds, and Sheriff We tiud all
well furnished and supplied with every
| thing necessary to properly conduct the
| of THAR aaverol OtfIcaa CO far
IS our examination in their several depart
ments extended, found everything done
in accordance with the law under which
the several officers are directed.
AS sanitary measures we recommend to
the Board of Commissioners of said
County that cess pool, tube ct cetera to be
constructed to convey and carry off the
filth naturally accommodating from the
culinary department of the Sheriffs, resid-
snce.
That the heating arrangements in the
Jail is very imperfect and unhealthy, and
sh ould be remedied at the earllst conven-
ienes.
That the etable in the rear of the Court
House should DO removed from the Court
House block at the earliest convenience.
That the closet on occount of its prox-
unity to the Court House should be re-
moved to some place not less than thirty
feet distant anu the vault of suffeiep!
depth that by the usual disenfectaRt ap-
pliances will remove what is now NUS
ance.
That the resent improvements to the
Court House in the construction of vaults
in the offices of Judge of Probate and
clerk of tho District Court for the preser-
vstion of the records of their respective
offices in commendatory, all of which is
respectfully submitted.
JOHN W. CALLENDER, Foreman.