St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-23
AN ACTION FOR $50, 600,
Edwin st. John Sued in District Court
at Saltwater.
ADVICE OF LITTLE VALUE.
Mrs. David Cover Wants to Donate Land
for Manufacturing En-
terprise.

An action, in which the sum of $1,000
is involved, has been brought in the
district court at Saltwater against Ed
win st. John by the lumber firm of j. S.
Keator & Son. of Moline. The COM
plant alleges four causes of action. the
first three of which relate to alleged
false representations made by the de-
tendant regarding three separate tracts
of pine land on which st. John told
plaintiffs he had an option to buy from
one John Glaspie, and which, on st.
Johns advice. the plaintiffs bought at
the respective sums of $4,000, $4,000
and S1S,50O, but which they afterward
found to be worth far less, and the
amount of pine on which was greatly
exaggerated by defendant. Plaintiffs
state that, connected with each of the
three purchases, defendant represented
he had employed competent person to
examine the timber and estimate the
amount that it would cut and that in
each case plaintiffs paid defendant the
three amounts alleged to have been in
CURED by him in securing the services
of such persons. In the fourth place
the complaint states that plaintiffs paid
defendant 81, 900 for his alleged valua-
BILE services in negotiating the pur-
chaSes. 1t is also set forth in the COM
plant that at the time these alleged
false representations were made lin
1856 defendant stated that he secured
the estimates of the amount of pine on
the land for the Marine Lumber COM
pany, of which he was a prOminen-
employe and in which corporation
plaintiffs were largely interested. The
plaintiffs deduct from the amount paid
GlaSpie, the actual value of the pine. as
shown by an expert examiner of stump
age, and ask judgment against st. John
$21, 243 from Aug. 81, 1886, and on S25,-
915 from Nov. II, 1856. The case of the
z. II. Kelly Mercantile Company
against ]. G. Yorks was argued before
Judge McCluer yesterday and submit
ted on the part of the plaintiff.
Mrs. David Cover. a wealthy lady of
Oak Park, suburb of this city. offers
to donate an eligible tract of land at
Oak Park, between the Omaha and Mil
waukee railroad tracks, to any desirable
manufacturing concern that will there
on establish its plant. To GLOBE re-
porter yesterday Mrs. Cover said that in
her mind factory that would employ
large number of mem, was of more
moment than the character OF the manu-
factory Itself.
BY the request of Archbishop Ireland,
and on account of the crowded condition
of the prison chapel. citizens will not
not be admitted to the religious services
to be held there by the archbishop next
Sunday. Rev. P. A. McCarren, assist
ant pastor of st. Michael'S, is preparing
large class of prisoners for confrma-
ton at the coming Sunday service.
The ladies of the Universalist church
will give supper from 6 to s o'clock
this evening, at the residence of W. p.
Sawyer, and tomorrow evening Ascen-
sion Church guild offer a supper and
apron festival in the McKusick block.
A dime social will be given tomorrow
evening at the Congregational church.
Secretary Hart, of the board of chart
ties and correction, held short session
yesterday with Warden Stordock rela-
tive to the proposed prison legislation,
and will comparing notes to-day at st.
Paul.
The man. st. Louis. injured Monday
at the Hersey & Bean mill, remains in a
semicOnsciOus condition.