St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-10
SALTWATER SILHOUETTES
Fortieth Anniversary Exercises OF the
First Presbyterian Church.
THE SAWYER HOUSE MIDDLE
A Decision Not Expected This Week..
Mrs. Frances Smith
Dead.

by the absence of Rev. DIR. Christie, of
st. Paul, who is i'll, and Rev. A. A.
Kiehle. of Milwaukee, the fOrtieth an
niversary exercises of the First Presby-
terrain church were conducted yester-
day afternoon and evening liz accord
with the programme heretofore pub
lished. The main auditorium, partic-
ularly at the desk and about the plat
form, was beautifully adorned with
Towering plants and trailing vines, ar
ranged by the committee composed of
Mesdames Burlington, Barclay, HyslOp.
Sargent, Clapp, Mccartney, Charles
Foster, Sauntry, Davis and Towns
bend. At the opening ceremonies
the platform was occupied by the sew
eral speakers from abroad and pastors
of local churches. At o'clock. after
the DOxology by the choir and congre-
CATION, and an invocation by Rev.
Maurice d. Edwards, of st. Paul, Elder
T. G. Clark, NJ. D., of Saltwater, deliv-
cred a happy and cordial address of
welcome, followed by Rev. E. ID. Neil,
D. D.. of st. Paul. on 1.-The Genesis OF
Christianity in the Valley of the St.
Croix;" Rev. Joseph c. Whitney, Min
neapolis, called the 'Father of this
church organization" on Tine Origin
and Growth eff the Society" Rev. Peter
S ryker, D. d., st. Anthony Park, on
and Rev. Robert NJ. Donaldson,
ID. D., of St. Paul. who took DIR.
Christie's place on the assignment
Those who have united with other
churches" the programme concluding
with prayer by Rev. William Covert, of
st. Paul Park, and singing by the choir
and congregation. At the close of the
afternoon session a reception was held
and refreshments were served in the
lecture room, which was also prettily
decorated. An interesting feature of
the evening session was the reading of
a letter from the venerable Rev. W. L.
Boutwell,, who lives four miles from the
city, but is too intirm to leave his home.
His commission as a missionary to the
region north of Saltwater dates back to
1881, and in 1874 he preached, in Still
water at the house of John McKusick.
This was the first sermon preached at
Saltwater. He gave an Interesting
account of his early days on the
St. CroiX and related: From those
missions never received one penny.
They gave me brick of pork, piece of
bacon and such things as their means
afforded. Men rode four miles with
their families in the dead of winter to
hear me preach. My two boys yOked
I'D the oxen and took their mother to
hear Brother Whitney. Those two boys
went to the wal, and would have given
ten had | had so many" The evening
attendance was exceedingly large, and
the exercises included addresses by
Rev. John NJ. Bull, of the Methodist
church, Saltwater; Rev. ID. j. BuTrell,
Minneapolis; Hon. S. J. R. Mcmillan,
St. Paul, and Rev. w. 81. Albright,
pastor of the church: the closing prayer
and benedictiOn being given by Rev.
Plato T. Jones, Red Wing, and Rev.
William r. Reynolds, Minneapolis, re-
spectively.
The hearing of the application for the
appointment of o receiver for the Saw
yer house property, was in progress
Yesterday afternoon at chambers before
Judge McCIuer, Searles and Gail ap-
pearing for plaintiff, and j. n. Castle
and G.. p. Gregory for the defense. The
defense makes the point that the mort
gagor has the right of possession for a
year after the mortgage foreclosure pro-
eeedings are begun. and that there are
no facts in this case tending to show
that the appointment of a receiver is
necessary to the welfare of the property
or preservation of the plaintiffs rights.
A decision in this matter is not expected
under four or five days.
In the matter of the claim of the State
of Minnesota against the Edwin st.
John estate for stumpage, Judge Nc
Cluer made an order yesterday authOri-
zing the receiver to compromise and set
tie the claim at $4,000, Attorney Gen
eral Clapp being in court on behalf of
the state.
Capt. A. J. jerks, who has returned
from Southern Minnesota, reports that
| he sold his lumber yard at Lester Prai-
RE, during his visit to that place.
A telegram was received yesterd az
stating that the body of Walter Bloc mer
was shipped from Seattle, WASH. yes,
| terday. Instructions to send the bod Y
were wired from here Dec. 8, and, until
yesterday, three or four kilograms failed
| to elicit any response.
| Mrs. Frances Smith, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. j. e. Rhodes, of Saltwater,
and wife of II. E. Smith, of the Lum.
bermen's National bank, died last even.
| ing. Mrs. Smith, who was forty-One
| years of age, submitted something over
| a year ago to the removal of a cancer
| from her breast, which fastened hel
| death.
Albert Lee. for some time express
| messenger for the Adams Express com
pany, is succeeded in that position by
| Mr.. Fitzgerald, of st. Paul, who will re
move to this city.