St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-21
SALTWATER NEWS.
Events Of q Day in the Bluff
CITY.


The Christmas festivities set afoot by
the people of Ascension parish are to be
of an elaborate character, and Will
occur at Music hall Friday evening.
All children of the city who are not
members of any Sunday school are in
vited. They will be cordially welcomed
and remembered in the matter of dis
tributing Christmas cheer. The pro.
gramme will include a presentation OF
"'rhe Bethlehem STAR" Christmas car
OILS, portion of the eantata, "St. Mich
olas," and an immense Christmas tree.
No admission fee will be charged. Most
of the other churches are arranging
similar Christmas entertainments, that
at the Presbyterian church occurring
Tuesday evening.
Cole Younger, who is, first OF all, a
very shrewd man, as well as a close oo-
server, and knows which way the wind
blows, volunteered to GLOBE re-
porter yesterday the information that
1.-THE management of this prison is
finally taken out of politics altogether,
and it is now simply on the same lines
on which a man would conduct his own
affairs; that is, on business principles,
If the warden was political trimmer
he would not have dismissed any old
oOiQtClo aiIV on many
AAfter being locked up all night the
jury in the case OF Pratt against the
Saltwater Water company were still un-
able to agree, standing ten tor plaintiff
and two for defendant. and were dis
charged. The action of Kwarniewski
against Hanson was dismissed on mo-
ton of defendant after the plaintiff
had put in his testimony. The Jurymen
were excused until Monday and court
adjourned until this morning, when the
delinquent personal property tax cases
will be disposed of.
The schools under the following teach
ers in the Lincoln building will provide
Christmas dinners for various poor fam
lilies of the city: Miss Gillette, Miss
Sarah Smith, Miss Davis, Miss LAM
bert. Miss Mathews. Miss Needs, Miss
Smedley, Miss O'Donnell, Miss Eva
Smith. Miss McComb and Mrs. Doyle.
II is reported that Frank Hall, for
several years hospital steward at the
prison, and still the incumbent of that
position, is soon to be superseded by
medical student from WinOna. But DR..
Merrill, the prison physician, has not
been made aware of any such contem-
plated move.
One feature of the Christmas celebra-
ton at the prison will lie a minstrel per-
furmance, declamations and music, all
by strictly inside talent. and several OF
the colored brethren have already sent
out to borrow tainbourineS and banJos
for the occasion.
Among the public school teachers
who will spend part of the holiday va
cation abroad, Miss Lambert visits
friends in st. Paul, Miss Gillette goes
to Minneapolis. Miss Davis to st. Paul
and Miss Gaylord at Lake City.
The newly elected officers of the
Saltwater Library association are Ii.
K. Murdoch president, Mrs. w. W.
Mcpherson secretary, Mrs. E. A. FL =
som treasurer.
Mrs. Hartman, the divorced wife Cf
Gen. Sam Hartman. died Thursday at
Cottage Grove, aged fifty years.
Louis Searles came home from school
at Owatonna last evening. and George
Long Is expected to arrive from NOtre
Dame university to-day.
The Morris faction was again defeat
ed last night at the Oak Park election,
the vote resulting 14S against an indie
pendent district to liz in favor.