St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-06
FRIDAY IN SALTWATER.
Second Annual Banquet Of Company K
First Regiment.
DISTINGUISHED MEN THERE
Sudden Death from Paralysis of the
Heart--.General News of a
Day.

A very prominent and happy social
affair was the second annual banquet at
the Sawyer house last evening, given
by members of Company K, First regi-
ment n. G. M. S. Among the guests
invited were Hon. E. w. Durant, David
TOzer, A. L. jerks, John McKuslck,
Louis Albenberg, David Bronson, Hon.
E. S. Brown, j. S. O'Brien, Hon. III. r.
Murdock, Hon. w. NJ. McCluer, Hon. j.
n. Castle, Samuel Mathews, Peter Jour
dain, N. H: Clapp, A. E. Mccartney, A.
K. Doe. Hon. &: NJ; Seymour, d.
Ebert Nexen, Capt. ]. S' x. Reed Reed
and Lieutenants 7. c. Clark, W. E.
Cooke and o. E. Lee. After the dis
cussion of an elaborate menu of seven
courses. Capt. U. G. Bronson presided
as POSTMASTER during the following pro-
gramme: The State of Minnesota
response by Hon. E. w. Durant; THE
Regimental Staff,' response by Lieut..
L. G. Clark; ''Our Guests" response
by Hon. j. n. Castle; 1.-The Company"
response by Sergt. G. NJ. McCluer; Our
ex-Members. response by L. E. Eel
lows. This occasion was the anniver-
sary of the mastering in of K Company.
When first organized there were crOak-
ers who said: 20, twill last about as long
as anything got up here-a few months"
But the company still survives with its
complement of men made up of splendid
fellows, who as citizen soldiers reflect
credit upon the city of Saltwater, and
have done us proud on all public occa-
siOns when their services were engaged.
The roster now includes eighty-siX
members, considerably more than at
this date year ago. The original COM
missioned officers were: B. q. Merry,
captain; Ebert NeXsen. first lieuten-
NeXSen afterwards acted as captain.
Capt. Merry resigned and was succeeded
by Capt. w. q. Bronson, still in COM
mand. BarStOW was succeeded by Ira
w. Castle, who IN turn became first lieu
tenant, r. s. Davis coming TO the front
as second lieutenant. Davis was next
moved up to the first lieutenancy, and
Sergeant John Kuhn fills the vacancy
caused by Lieut.. Davis promotion. Of
the first officers, Lieuts. BarstoW and
Castle have died.
Alderman-elect, Hon. R. NJ. Anderson
is of late bringing down everything he
aims at. He Won the handicap badge
at the shoot of the Saltwater Gun club
Thursday afternoon, on which occasion
the following scores were made: Ander-
son, 10: Carli, II; JassOy, IA: Manwar-
ing, 12; Nenquist, II; Whitman, IL;
Hitchcock, IL; Butler, 10.
Mrs.C. H.Browne is the recipient of an
elegant and valuable music rack as
token from Ascension church ladies of
their appreciation of the many cour-
tesies rendered by Mrs. Browne in her
capacity as Organist.
Ole Thompson, employed by the East
Side Lumber company, while repairing
the mill yesterday, suddenly dropped to
the ground and died in less than three
minutes of paralysis of the heart. He
leaves widow and adult children.
The engagement of Coup's eques-
curriculum closes to-day with matinee
and evening performance. The enter
tainment has done remarkably large
and well-deServed business.
E. W. Durant Jr. came home yester-
day from social visit at Chicago
DR.. B. j. Merrill remains severely i'll
with erySipelaS.