St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-24
SATURDAY AT SALTWATER.
A Minneapolis Prisoner Tries to Make
His Escape.
HE IS PROMPTLY NABBED
The Old FIGURING Mills May be Con.
veried Into a Starch Fac
tory.


con Wet at the state prison. made an ill
advised attempt at escape yesterday.
While train of ears, which had been
run into the yard to unload Thresher
company material at the boiler shop.
was about to pull out, Douglas, who
was working about the shop, lodged
unnOticed into box car and rode out of
the yard and a mile below the prison
into the Omaha railroad yards. near the
Hersey q Bean mill. The guard at the
gate endeavored to follow his usual Gus
tom of inspecting each car as il passed,
but the train pulled out at such
an unwarranted speed that as
the guard attempted to place
his hands on the open doorway of the
ear he was thrown back against the
prison wall, calling at the same time to
the trainmen, III report this" He
SAYS he had notified the engineer TO al
ways pull out slowly, and that this was
not the first OffenSe. Douglas presence
in the car was discovered by a brake
man. and when the train had reached
down town telephOned the fact to the
warden's office. the convict still iInagin-
ing that he was not detected. Carl Ran
dali, StOrekeeper BrannOn and Chief
Shortall reached the car at nearly the
same time. and found Douglas standing
close up in the corner waiting for de-
velOpmentS. He yielded to circum-
stances and returned to prison. Doug
las was sent here from Hennepin cOun
ty fol fifteen years for robbery i'll the
first degree.
1t is possible that the old Touring mill
ON, Mouth SnanrH ro.att will ha a n N uartnH
into a starch factory through the inStru-
mentality of H. Ii. Kent. of MinneapO-
lis, manager of the Mystic Starch COM
pany. That gentleman has been in
conference with some Of the more enter
prising citizens in reference to eStaU-
fishing such an industry here, and in
ease the Mckusick lake water is found
suitable for the purposes of this manu-
facturp. the Minneapolis company will
endeaVOr to interest Saltwater capital
in securing the mill. 1t is possible that
in case water of purer quality can be
found the factory may be located in
South Saltwater.
Church services and themes an
nOunced for to-day are: First Presby-
terrain Churcb-Preaching by the pas
tor; morning theme. Not Far From
the Kingdom; evening, Religion and
the Body" Methodist church, Rev. j.
NJ. Bull, pastor-Morning theme, IA
Kiss; evening, Repentance" Prof.
Maria l.. Sanford. of the State univer-
sity. will occupy the .pnlpit of the Uni
verSalist church. The usual services
will be held morning and evening at
Grace Congregational and Ascension
churches. Baptist Church-Preaching
by the pastor, Rev. E. n. Chapman. at
1890 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Oak Park
mission school at 3:l5 p. M; preaching
by the poster at AIS p. m.
The Methodist brethren will, on Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday. celebrate
the thirty-siXth anniversary of the
ehurch's establishment IN this city.
The exercises will include sermon by
Rev. c.. S. Ii. Dunn, of Duluth, and by
Rev. Thomas McClary; an old settlers
meeting, led by Rev. Cyrus Brooks and
addressed by Revs. John Stafford and
George III. Hazard; and sermon Sun
day evening 10y Bishop Fitzgerald; also
addresses by various city pastors Sun
day afternoon.
In the district court yesterday, De-
PENDANT Ii. W. Wack defaulted, and
Judgment was ordered for Plaintiff
EIkins. In the case of John Olson
against J. S. O'Brien and others, the de-
murrer of the st. Paul Trust company
to the complaint was argued and sub
miIted. The petit jury is required to
report for duty OH Monday.
The funeral of William Turich. who
died Friday at the aye of siXty-tive
years. will be held at o'clock tO-mOr-
row from the family residence, 90S
Owens street, under the direction of
Muller Post No. l, G. A. R. The relig-
iOus services will be conducted by Rev.
j. NJ. Bull.
The sale by Receiver Joy of the Fens-
termacher furniture stock, and otht +
assets, to Florence Garen. for $1,000.
was confirmed yesterday by the court.
The other bids were: G. P. Gregory,
1868; j. H. Coekburn, $500; F. II.
Lemon. 1850; c. Simonet, $1,000.
ID. L. MagOne came from one of
Sauntry, TOZer 81 PenningtOn's camps
yesterday with his right hand badly
broken and crushed 10y falling tree.
Mrs. T. P. Ramsden, of Saltwater
town, one of the earlier settlers of
Washington county, is reported as sew
erely i'll with pneumonia.
The building which the Transfer or
Union Depot company proposes to erect
and fit up in part for pbstoffice purposes,
will be about S0x50 feet.
SOCIAL SALTWATER.
No especially noteworthy events have oc.
CURED in social life during the week, much
apparently being held in reserve for The
Thanksgiving time, which will be observed
by ball at the SAWYER house Thursday even.
ing. under the auspices of select circle OF
the younger married people; by the York
club with another. in their successful series
of parties at Grand opera house: by social
dances at Music hall and Bro IL Lindhlom S,
and by many more private parties in various
parts of the city. On Friday afternoon, Cbes-
ter McKusick entertained the ladies at pro-
gressive euchre party, at which the
prize winners were Frank Berry, Frank
Judd are Mrs. W. G. Bronson. Last evsning
a most enjoyable affair was the musicale
given BY the pupils of Mrs. DR.. Frank Van
Waters at the residence of that lady. Two
of The best enjoyed and most meritOrious en-
tertainments given in saltwater for long
time were ''Tbe Old Homestead" by the
Denman Thompson company, at the opera
house. end the st. Paul MendelSsohn quar-.
tette concert at the First Presbyterian church
on Thursday evening. Tomorrow night
Leavitt's company in 1.-THE Spider ana the
Fly" appears at the opera house.
Mrs. C. n. Nelson and her daughter Miss
Kate left yesterday for New York. whence
they will sail for Europe, expecting to make
an extended tour of the continent.
Will F. Redmon, son-in-law of W. r.
Gates. of Saltwater has been appointed to a
clerkship in the North Dakota legislature.
r. Fl. Prendergast, of Duluth, will spend
to-day in saltwater with his daughter, Miss
Prendergast of Searles d Calls Office.
John McKusick expeets to start about Dec.
for California, where he expects TO remain
during the winter.
Mrs. Agnes Green Foster, of Aberdeen, s.
D.. visited her former Saltwater home dur
inn the week.
W. A. Chambers went last evening to Des
MONIES on a few days visit at the home OF
his parents.
Warden Randall returned yesterday from
attendance at the national prison congress al
Nashville.
John j. Walsh arrived last evening from
Minneapolis to spend Sunday with saltwater
friends.
Miss Mae Murphy. of St. Paul. was the
guest Of Mrs. c. L. Eastou Thursday and
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. s. Murdoch, of St Paul
are visiting the formers sister, Mrs. DR.. j. e.
Rhodes.
Mrs. Amanda Moffatt returned yesterday
from q visit with Mrs Q. W. French, ST.
Paul.
Mrs W. P. Brown. Of La Crosse, is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Shepard.
Harry Eschleman. of ST. Paul, succeeds v.
M. smith as cashier at the Duluth depot.