St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-29
SALTWATER SILH06ETTES
Death Of Martin Mower, a Pioneer and
Prominent Lumberman.
MURDERER PRICE IN JAIL.
Misinterpretation Of Senator Durant's
Remarks---Pris0n City
Pickings.

Martin Mower, who for forty-seven
years has been both prominent and a
BEAUTIFULLY influential citizen and lum-
herman of the valley, died yesterday, at
the age of seventy-one years, at shis
home, Arcola, six miles above Still
water. He remained in comparatively
active life until last spring when a
growing physical weakness compelled
him to abondon his daily business visits
to the city, and since that time his de-
cline has been steady. The funeral
services will be conducted at his late
home by Rev. A. d. Stowe, of Ascension
church, tomorrow at o'clock. Mr..
Mower was born at Stark, Me-, March
20, 1919. He came to this valley in 1913.
and by his fine business ability and en-
ergy had accumulated competence
estimated at about 100000 large part
of which is in the stock of the st.
Croix Boom corporation. He owned
the controlling interest in that
concern, but had latterly leased his
holdings and retired from active par
ticipation in it's affairs. Mr.. Mower re-
NAMED bachelor through life and his
only immediate relatives are his nieceS,
Mrs. Fl. M. Torinus and Mrs. III. c.
Van Worries. of Saltwater, and Mrs. W.
II. Richardson, of st. Paul, and his
nephews, S. P. Richardson and w. II.
Richardson, of Saltwater and st. Paul,
respectively.
The central police station at st. Paul
seEt a telephone message here at 3
o'clock yesterday morning. notifying the
local authorities of the murder of Mac
alleSter by Price near North st. Paul,in
this county. Sheriff HOlcOmbe, in re-
spouse. left for st. Paul on morning
train and returned at 5:35 p. m. with
both the murderer and the victims
bodya Price was taken to the county
Jail and the dead body was taken in
charge by Coroner T. G. Clark. A jury
was impaneled last evening and the
inquest adjourned. The body Will be
buried early this morning.
Witnesses from out of town to appear
before the coroner at 10 o'clock to-day
are Calvin, Marshal Stroupe, Ed Lee,
John New and William Warden. New
and Lee were with Manchester and
Price early on the evening of the muir
der, and Price told New he intended
to do up and rob Manchester. At the
post-mortem last evening the doctors
found evidence that Manchester had
first been struck ON the head with a
blunt instrument from behind.
The remarks credited to Senator Du-
rant in the SUNDAY GLORE appear to
have been misinterpreted by some
whose sensitiveneSs leads them to see
in the language dIsparagemenJ of G..
P. HolcOmbe's candidacy for clerk of
the supreme court. The IDEA which
Senator Durant wishes to impress is
that the Republican party has at length
seen tine necessity or the propriety of
recognizing this great and populOus
county in making up their state ticket.
He recognizes that Mr.. Holcombe'S
name gives strength to that ticket, and
in common with all Democrats and Re-
publicans alike in this vicinity, testifies
to the great personal popularity of the
candidate in question. There is prob
ably no voter in Saltwater but feels a
county and the compliment paid a
cheney has been proved through years
of faithful and intelligent service.
The contract for the erection of the
Wolf building OH South Main street was
awarded yesterday to Begging &, Smith,
who agree to complete the structure by
| Sept. Is. The building will be 100 by %
feet and is to cost Sc, 400.
| In the district court yesterday Judge
McCluer filed decision in the case of
Wallace Kelsey against Keyes A. Oar
ling, establishing in plaintiff title to GER
tain lands. The cases of John Dudley
against George r. Huff ct al. and of j..
P. Miller against the same defendants
are on trial.
Members of the state board of chart
| ties and correction including Secretary
| Hart and Messrs. Williston, Bracket
and Willis, visited the prison yesterday
and made an official examination of the
yard and buildings.
The Presbyterian and Baptist Sunday
| for picnic at White Bear.
The Clyde and May Libby left with
RATS Yesterday.