St. Paul daily globe., 1886-07-08
GATHERED IN SALTWATER
w. II. Beardsley Acquitted of AS
sauIting Young Shortall.
a Large Crowd of saltwater People
Visit Red Wing.

W. H. Beardsley, charged with assaulting
Will Shortall, son of the chief of police, Matt
Shortall, on the pontoon bridge on Monday,
was acquitted. He was tried before Associ-
ate Judge Mainwaring and a jury. 1t was
proven that Beardsley was getting off the
poutOOu as fast as he could, and that he did
not strike Shortall until after the latter had
struck him several stunning blows with a
cane; that he did not resist arrest and was
taken to the lookup by officer Smaet. Mr..
BeardSley is a StenOgrapher in the employ Of
the Car company. He will have Smailet ar
rested for assault and battery.
On Tuesday evening the Mennerch Or
elected the following officers: President, a.
Drews; vice president, H. Luhman; secre-
tary, Richard WOlfsberg; manager, T. New
meir; usher, Jacob Rhorbach. This society
will give Il steamboat excursion to Red Wing
or Prescott some time in the near future.
About $50 persons from Saltwater took in
the excursion to Red Wing Oh the steamer
Centennial yesterday. The party was II jolly
one and must have had good time. The
boat left about d. m. About 100 persons
got on at Hudson, At Hastings 1000 persons
were on board.
Mr.. A. Frederick is managing the Saltwater
theater. If he manages it permanently he
will make it family resort; admission 10 and
20 cents. He Contemplates getting one of the
museum companies to exhibit ther curiosi-
ties mere one week and give two performances
daily.
Forty members of Company K went into
camp at White Bear yesterday. A number of
citizens went out to see the boys. Many will
go out during the week. Mueller post will
visit the camp on Saturday.
+. II. De Crush says that the goods Z. WIKI
iuud attached were not worth over SO. He
purchased new goods yesterday and will con-
tinua the business.
a. f. Laggerwall of the American Express
will
and st. Peter. He will be succeeded by j. II.
Drake OF St. Paul.
Thomas Wells claims he won second money
in the free-fOr-aii foot race, and viii demand
it. The potato race was decided in Pete
Stader's favor.
Twenty-Five Saltwater people attended the
Loren-Peterson wedding at Marine yesterday,
going in Farmers big bus, drawn by six
horses.
MIR. III. E. Smith and wife leave this week
for New York to spend several weeks They
will return via Montreal and Toronto.
Mrs. Helen M. Torinus and her daughter
Grace left last evening for Duluth to make a
| trip around the big lake.
Roos, lifetime convict, who has servep
twelve years, has been pardoned and will
leave for Sweden soon.
Miss Nellie Chaplin, who has been visiting
Miss Ella McKuSick returned to her homo in
Michigan yesterday.
Hon. William j. Vincent of st. Croix F alls
and Hon. L. III. McKusck of Pine City were
here yesterday.
Yesterday J. J. Robertson sold three brails
of logs to the Lyons Lumber company for
Isaac Staples.
Mr.. w. II. H. Folsom Of Taylor's Falls is
here among his numerous friends.
Mrs. Yarnall and Mrs. J. NJ. Kuhn are visit
ng friends at Dodge Center.
Jacob Lowell and sons of Fargo are the
guests of Albert Lowell.
Yesterday Samuel Mathews sold 800, 900 eet
of logs to Charles Betcher.
There are four or five boats here waiting
for RATS.
w. ii. Shabers little child is dangerously
ILL.,
Edward Durant, Jr., is home from school.