St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-27
STILLWATER NEWS.
The O'Brien -Searles Contest Is
Dragging Along.

The O'Brien-Searles senatorial cleo
ton contest was taken up again yester-
day at the city hall. and a number of
witnesses from Marine ave their testi-
mOny. Charles Lund testified that the
ballot which he placed in the ballot box
on election day was no among the bal
lots which are now deposited in the
box. When asked by Mr.. Marsh, at
torney for O'Brien, if a certain ticket
which he (Marsh) had shown him was
not the ticket which he voted, he
answered that ne could not say that it
was not. Mr.. Lund claims to have voted
for Mr.. Searles, but on election day told
MIR. O'Brien that he had voted for him.
There are a number of witnesses who
are summoned 10 appear to-day, and the
contest will, probably, be closed on both
sides by this evening.
The judges and clerks of election in
the first precinct of the First ward were
called upon to testify yesterday in the
Durant-Daly legislative contest in re-
gard to the manner in which the ballots
were taken to the city hall. Each of
the officials swore that they did not
carry the ballots from the polling place
to the hall and it is a mystery how the
ballots reached there. where they were
found by City Clerk Hopkins hanging
to the gas fixtures. Some of the officials
claim that the original figures as re-
turned by them on the day after the
election are correct, while others claim
that a mistake has been made. The
evidence on both sides will all be in to-
day and the contest will be closed.
Ben S~chellenberger. a resident of this
city, employed at Anderson u O'Brien's
camp on Hay creek, came down from
the woods Thursday evening, having
sustained serious injuries through be-
ing struck on the heal by a falling limb.
He was attended by DIR. Freleigh, who
Sewed up the large scalp wound.
Maj. Bracket, of Minneapolis, deputy
United States marshal, was in the city
yesterday SummOning witnesses to APP
pear before the United States grand
jury at st. Paul Jan. Ii, in the matter
of E. A. Bryant, who was arrested here
a few weeks ago on the charge of pass
ing counterfeit money.
Testimony was taken Yesterday be-
fore Judge Murdoch in the matter of
the application made by creditors of the
insOlvent firm of Lustig Il Mucken-
hauser to be allowed to participate in
the distribution of assets without filing
releases. The matter was argued and
submitted.
Judge H. R. Murdoch left last even
Ah6 " NhNIS hc ~ RlS0tNO
at the hearing of a number of eases
to-day.
w. A. Martin, a guard at the prison,
was married a few days z at Cordova,
lie Sueur county, to Miss Flora A.
Green. eslIstse
Beginning with Monday evening the
dry goods stores will close at $50, eX-
cepting on Saturday evenings.
Interesting Christmas exercises for
the children were held last evening at
the Presbyterian church.
Myron McKusick, of West Superior.
Wis, is in the city visiting relatives and
friends.
Ii. s. Yeomans. of WinOna Mimi, ar
rived Yesterday for a brief visit with
friends.
The funeral of Richard Sutton will be
held at 8 a. m. to-day from st. Michaeps
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. William sSauntry left
las evening for a visit at Denver. Col.
Granville Smith returned yesterday
from Bangor, Me