St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-02
FRIDAY IN SALTWATER.
Death of Mrs. Eliza McKusick, a
Pioneer.
HER DEMISE VERY SUDDEN.
The Proposed Amendments to the City
Charter-.-Assets Of the Miller
Estate.

KuSick, and one of the oldest and most
highly esteemed residents of the city,
died suddenly yesterday of heart
trouble, at the age of eighty years.
Though of such advanced years she was
a lady of comparatively vigorous health,
her only ailment complained of re-
Gently being occasional slighG attacks
of dizziness. During Wednesday she
called upon several neighbors and
dined out, appearing in usual health
and spirits. At 8 o'clock yesterday
morning she went to her bed and, lying
down, at once expired, the end coming
as though she were merely passing
into quiet, natural sleep. 1t
is not known that she felt
i'll, as she made no remark on
passing to her room, though it is sup
posed she felt an approaching attack of
dizziness. The funeral will occur from
the home of her daughter, Mrs. John
Goodrich, North Fourth street, with
whom she had lived. and at whose resi-
dence she died, though the time of the
word is received from her son, j. w.
McKusick, who is absent Oh business in
the pinerieS. The deceased was born
Feb. 81, 1909, in st. Stephens, n. B.. on
the st. CroiX river, opposite Barring,
Me-, and was married in her native
place Dec. 25, 1884, to ROYAL McKusick,
following him with her family to Still
water in the fall of 1858, he coming
ahead to prepare home. The hus-
band for time engaged in numbering
here, and died in October, 1855. The
surviving children, in the order of their
ages, are Mrs. Mary E. Goodrich, Free
man l.. and Judson w. McKusick and
Mrs. Eliza Conrad, wife of w. s. Con-
rad, now in business at st. Paul. Two
other adult children, Augustus and
1860, respectively.
The meeting Thursday evening to
consider proposed amendments to the
city charter providing for the establish
ment of a board of public works re-
solved itself into special meeting of
the city council, the aldermen debating
the question until very late hour, and
finally postpOning definite action in the
matter, it being maintained that, though
the institution of such body would be
desirable on general principles, yet that
the prospect for any extensive public
improvements in the Immediate future
was such that the expense attending
the establishment and operation
of a board of public works was
not at present warranted. At
previous meeting the council
had approved one of the proposed
amendments which created the office of
clerk of the municipal court, fixed its
salary at 81 900 per annum and that of
the city clerk at 81, 900. This action was
resclnded at Thursday nights meeting.
and the salary of the city clerk placed
at 81, 800 and that of the court clerk at
5000. AT present the nominal salary of
the city clerk is $500, and, as eX-officio
clerk of the court, he receives 5000, be-
sides about $500 as clerk hire. The
council also adopted the street railway
service after so modifying it as to give
the right to erect poles OH streets not
less that fifty feet wide. A new voting
precinct was established in the Third
ward. and judges and clerks for the
spring election appointed.
Attorneys for j. III. Miller, insolvent,
and for the objecting creditors, argued
before Judge Mcclure yesterday the
question of whether the assets of Mil
ler's estate may be distributed among
the creditors without releases being
filed On the recent application by the
assignee for an order to make such dis
tributiOn, certain creditors claimed that
Miller had concealed portion of his
estate with the intention of defrauding
his creditors, and thereupOn the court
appointed Fl. r. Murdoch referee to re-
port on the facts. Upon this report the
argument or Yesterday came up and the
decision OF the court was reserved.
Mrs. j. T. SCHNEIDER returned yester-
day from four months visit East and
i'll Iowa.
The prison inspectors yesterday salts
fed themselves that extraordinary good
work is being accomplished by the ex-
cavating crew in the prison yard,
and examined the new solitary. The
matter of tearing away the wooden
buildings at the west end of the cell
room and building school house on the
site was discussed, as was also a plan
to use part of the second story of the
solitary for school purposes if special
building should not be provided. The
board audited large number of bills,
and listened to several convicts who had
complaints to make or requests for the
restoration of g good time lost through
misbehavior.
Dennis Hooley, an old resident of the
city, died yesterday at the age of sew
enty-tive years. His wife died two
weeks ago.
Will Moffatt, D. Fl. Doe, E. J. Giles
pie, w. l.. GOrrie, Michael Moffatt and
Capt. Sam Register were among the
Saltwater people who left last evening
by way of the Northwestern line for
WASHINGTON