St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-30
STILL WATER SILAOUETTES
Important Land Case, in Which A. B.
Stickney Is Interested.
LUMBERMEN ARE JUBILANT
Over the Logging Outlook---General
News of the Bluff
City.

District court reconvened yesterday,
and the action of A. b. Stickney VS.. ID.
G. GaSlin, and Jourdain & Mathews as
sureues, occupied the atten ton of the
court during the entire day. The
action is for the recovery of $4,000 on a
promissory note given by Gaslin as part
payment on tract of pine land situate
in Northwestern Wisconsin, which
Stickney sold to defendant several years
ago, and on which he gave warranty
deed. After the deal was consummated
it appeared that Mr.. Stickney owned
only half interest in the land, and he
now sues for the amount agreed upon,
claiming that he was obliged to pay this
sum for the half interest which he had
sold and which belonged to other
parties. When Mr.. Stickney sold the
land he did not know that one-half of it
had been previously sold. Mr.. GaSlin
claims that he went on the land in good
faith, aud that after he had cut the logs
he was again made to pay for half of the
lands. The case was tried before the
late Judge William NJ. McCluer, whose
death occurred without decision be-
ING filed. j. N. Searles appears for
plaintiff, and j. n. Castle and Fayette
Marsh for the defendant.
hCpUI 10 HUH TIC plllSllCS III lllC tICiu-
ity of Gordon, Wis, are to the effect
that about two inches of snow has fallen.
A large quantity of logs has been cut
at nearly all of the camps, and lumber
men are anXiouSly awaiting heavy fall
of snow, so that the work of hauling
can begin in earnest. The log cut so
far this season is nearly up to that of
last winter, but the work of skidding
is little behind owing to the fact that
many camps were started later this sea-
son than last Unless heavy fall of
snow comes within the next ten days
number of crews will be laid off. Lum-
bermen are confident that if the weather
remains favorable the balance of the
season, with plenty of snow, the output
will be nearly as large as that of last
year.
G. H. Smith, who was arrested Satur-
day for stealing a watch and chain from
his landlord, John Boo, pleaded not
guilty to the charge yesterday, and his
case will come up for trial to-day. Since
his arrest he has repeatedly offered Mr..
Boo $40 if he would dismiss the case,
but his offers have not had the desired
effect. Smith is a comparative stranger
in this city.
Peter d. Lott. who has for some time
conducted meat market on Third
street, made an assignment yesterday
for the benefit of his creditors. Luke
B. Castle being named as the assignee.
The chief creditor is George VOllmer,
who has bill against Lott for 5000
which is said to be due as rental. The
cause of the failure is said to be too
liberal credit system and slow collec-
tiOns.
Abner Lowell is seriously i'll at his
home Oh Cherry street. The exact cause
of his trouble cannot be determined.
DR.. johnson, of Hudson, who, with DR..
q. b. Marshall, are the attending physi-
clans. regard his illness as serious and
critical. Mr.. Lowell is a son of Mrs.
Elizabeth Lowell and a nephew Of Hon.
Isaac Staples.
Lewis Meyer, young lad residing in
this city. narrowly escape drowning yes
terday while skating on Lake st. CroiX.
He skated into an open hole in the ice
where the sewer emptieS into the lake,
and was fished out by his companions
with considerable difficulty.
In probate court yesterday Maurice E.
Murphy was appointed administrator of
the estate of the late Maurice Malone:
and the last will and testament of John
III. Appmann, deceased, was admitted
to probate.
Two carloads of machinery to be used
in the binding Irvine factory at the
prison arrived yesterday from Belfast.
Ireland. The balance of the machinery
is under way, and will arrive here ID a
few days.
Timothy Donahue was received at the
prison yesterday from Nicollet county.
He will serve two years and three
months for assaultin the second degree.
John Larson, an old resident of Scan
dia. died Sunday of rheumatism of the
heart. Deceased was seventy-six years
of age.
E. w. Durant Jr. is back from a
weeks visit with friends at Chicago.