St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-12
THURSDAY IN SALTWATER.
August Anderson Charged With Steal
ing s139.
ST. JOHN ESTATE ASSETS.
Muller Post, G. A. R., Votes Relief to
the Fire Sufferers of
Dakota.

await the action of the grand jury yes
terday to answer the charge of robbing
his alleged friend, Charles Johnson, of
S139. A few nights ago, after tour of
the town, Anderson and johnson went
to Johnson'S room at the Merchants
hotel, where the latter undressed him
self and went to bed, Anderson reclin-
ing in chair. When Jonson awoke,
long before daylight, he found his friend
gone, and that from the pantaloons
which johnson had taken off On retir-
ing there had been distracted $50
in cash and Boo 81 McAlpen's
time check calling for $40. John
son, having some idea of what
would be Anderson's movements, at
once started in pursuit, and overlook
him at Saltwater Junction at 5 o'clock
in the morning, when Anderson at once
remarked, ~ heard you had been
robbed" He denied all knowledge of
who the thief might be, and for some
reason the two went on together to st.
Paul, where Anderson eluded hts COM
panion and disappeared. After John
sons return he tardily reported the mat
ter to Chief Shortall, through whose in
strumentality Anderson was arrested at
st. Paul and brought back. On exam
ination boarder at the Merchants tes-
titled that on the night of the robbery
he stepped into Anderson's room mo-
ment for some purpose and saw Ander-
son, dressed, feeling in the pockets of
JohnsQn,s clothes, WEIGH lay on
chair. The prisoner claimed that he
was looking for knife.
Receiver John G. Nelson filed yester-
day schedule of the assets and liabll-
tiles of the st. John estate, showing the
toUal liabilities to be So, 2254 .93, and the
assets 1913, 1899. The indebtedness in
cludeS $4,000 due the First National
Bank of Saltwater, and SIS, 230.6O due
the state OF Minnesota for Stumpage,
the balance being made up of sums due
for labor, bOOmage and merchandise.
The assets are scheduled as pine logs
and lands, commercial paper, horses,
oxen, camp equlpage, etc.
The steamer Henrietta will be sent
out by Durant & Wheeler next week
with raft of logs for Burlington.
Bronson & FolsOm's boats, Menomonie
and Isaac Staples. will leave with logs
for dOWn-river points tomorrow if the
lake becomes, as expected, free of ice.
At the Wednesday evening meeting
of Muller Post, q. A. R., Adjt. Taylor
was appointed to secure speaker for
the memorial day exercises, and as
committee of arrangements there were
selected Adam Marty, Joseph Darling,
Greenleaf Dore, j. r. M. Gaskill and
George w. Bennett. Col. Mason, of the
Third United States infantry, now at
Fort Smelling, has been invited to de-
liver the memorial day address. The
post voted relief for the Miller, OAK,
post whose members are fire sufferers,
and mustered in new member, Conrad
Never, of the Eleventh Wisconsin.
The members of the board of educa-
ton to be elected May are: One men,
Der at large to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of John McKusick,
whose uneXpired term has been filled
~ l.. Sargent; one from the First ward
for four years to succeed A. T. jerks;
one from the Second ward for four
years; one from the Third ward for four
years, and one for two years to succeed
Butts, who is filling the unexpired
term of Bronson, resigned. The same
judges will officiate at the April cleo
ton.
The first ground for the street rail-
way track was broken yesterday at the
corner of Third and Burlington streets.
An additional boat club, in which are
interested E. w. Durant, FL. V. Quack-
inbush, W. e. Cooke, Theodore Con-
verse, Y. NJ. Smith, Will Moffatt, Harry
Richardson, Albert Lehmicke, w. 6.
Bronson Jr., and d. q. Doe, will meet
this evening at Durant & Wheeler's
Office to arrange for procuring four
cared shell.
Ralph Moore, while driving in from
Saltwater junction yesterday, was
thrown from his gig against wire
fence, and so severely hurt that he was
rendered insensible and afterWard be-
came delirious.
Capt. Cowan's team was frigbtene d
by the 'sPostage Stamp company's brass
band yesterday and smashed his buggy.
Manager Sprague, of the Postage
Stamp" hunted up the captain and de-
sired to pay the entire amount of dam
age done. The wagonmaker estimated
the damage at $50. but Capt. Cowan
would accept but half the amount from
Mr.. Sprague.