St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-12
SALTWATER SILHOUETTES
John Ellis Suddenly Turns Up Again at
Tacoma.
HE SAYS HE WAS INSANE.
Union Meeting Of the Churches Talk
of Opening the Sawyer v
House. ~

of Opening the Sawyer v
House. q
John Ellis, for quite time resident
of this city, very suddenly and mysteri-
ously disappeared on July "a, 1889, at
Tacoma, to which place he and his wife
had then but recently removed from
Saltwater. The pair were well-to-do,
happy and devoted to each other, and
no possible solution of the mystery
YVES suggested beyond accident or foul
play. After long search aud waiting,
the distracted wife gave up her husband
as dead. and returned, utterly broken
IN spirit, to this city, whence she soon
lett for her early home at Chatham,
Canada, accompanied by her father and
uncle, who came on from the East to
comfort and assist her. Ellis now as
suddenly appears at Tacoma, alive and
well, as is reported i'll letter received
Thomas McCollon. The writer states
that on Saturday, Dec. IS, Ellis appeared
there at the home of Dan Day, recently
of this city, but was unable to render a
satisfactory account of himself. lie
said he must have wandered away in
fit of insanity. He knew not where he
had been, but when he ''came to him.
self" was i'll Port Townsend, where he
lad been working for two months, as he
was informed. He at once started for
Tacoma, and, on learning of his wife'S
whereabouts, Immediately communicate
ed with her. She will rejoin him at
once.
Interest among church-going people
will largely center to-day in the mass
meeting or union meeting TO be held
this evening at the First Presbyterian
church, when addresses will be made
by delegates from the st. Paul Y. NJ. G.
A. by two young men who were mis-
sionaries to the SOudan and by the va
riouS city pastors. In the afternoon at
3o'clOck the visiting Z. Nj. G. A. meu
will also address meetings to be held at
Grace Congregational and the First Bap
fist churches. In the morning the pas
tors theme at the First Presbyterian
church will be Hidden Treasures"
The usual morning services will be
held at the Methodist, Congregational
and Baptist churches, and at Ascension
church Rev. Andrew j. Graham, dean
of the central convocatiOn and rector of
Holy Trinity church, Minneapolis, will
preach morning and evening.
A decision in the matter of the appli-
cation of Gilmore Lowell for the APP
pOintment of a receiver for the Sawyer
house property, pending the mortgage
foreclosure proceedings, will undoubt
edly be announced tomorrow by Judge
McCluer. The matter has been before
the court for several weeks. but a great
pressure of other business, including
term OF court, has prevented an early
consideration. The Sawyer house has
been closed since Nov. so, greatly to
the discomfort of the travelling public
and to the injury of the city, but if re-
ceiver is allowed the house will be at
once reopened.
McIntire Bros. announced yesterday
that so far as they were concerned as
publishers the Saltwater Democrat is
defunct, the determination to suspend
publication being suddenly reached,
though the paper has at no time been
paying investment. 1t is uncertain
whether or not the paper will be re-
Viyed, or; in case it is not, what will be-
come of the plant.
A mass meeting, to be addressed by
George w. Sprague, president of the
State Farmers alliance, VIII be held at
the court house in Saltwater at 2
o'clock next Saturday afternoon. On
the preceding day Mr.. Sprague will
speak at Marine Mills.
1t is probable that Daniel Day will be
obliged to come from Tacoma to st.
Paul for the purpose of having an oper-
alton performed on his leg, which was
injured in a runaway accident several
months ago.
The funeral of Hans Peterson will be
held to-day at 2 o'clock, under the di
rectiOn of the Society DANA, from Spin:
dies undertaking rooms.
The police force is bereft of Officer
Costello's services, the grip having
claimed him yesterday.
Gov. Merriam yesterday granted
pardon to an Aitkin county convict,
whose name is not obtained.
Mrs. Mary Taylor died at South Still
water yesterday at the age of twenty
five years.
SOCIAL. SALTWATER.
Social circles were QuieScent during
the week, only few minor events Oc-
curing to show that society was stirring.
The prevailing epidemic of influenza
disarranged many plans and is largely
responsible for the social stagnation.
On Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs. l..
G. Proctor, of Willard street. enter
tanned large party of friends on the
occasion OF Mr.. Proctor's thirty-fourth
birthday anniversary. The evening
was largely devoted to the seductions of
drive whist, at which Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Hospes won the head prizes, the foot
prizes being taken by w. c. Masterman
and Mrs. r. S. Davis. Friday evening
dances was very pleasantly given at
Grand opera house hall. Yes
terday afternoon the residence of
DIR. and Mrs. w. H. Caine. South Third
street, was merry with the voices of lit
tie people, invited by Mrs. Game to eel
citrate the eighth birthday anniversary
of her son Matt. Tomorrow evening
a pleasant social affair will be the pub
lie installation of the officers of Still
water lodge. l. o. F. On Wednesday
evening a grand ball will be given at
Music hall by the Knights of Honor.
Palmer's Jim the Penman" company
evening to very poor business. Next
Friday the opera house will be opened
for the production of George Hoey's
farce-comedy, Keep 1t Dark"
Mrs. George Swain was called to Bos-
ton Monday by telegram announcing
the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Bick-
nell Hall.
Miss Eta Fay has recovered from her
illness sufficiently to be able to resume
her duties in the public Schools.
Miss Maggie Smith goes soon with her
parents to live at Ellsworth, Wis.
j. S. O'Brien arrived yesterday from
an absence at Hannibal, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Staples, after a
season in the city, have returned to their
Maple Island home. a.
On Wednesday Mrs. j. Fl. Bromley.
of White Bear, visited ner Saltwater
friends. a.
Miss Ollie Hospes has returned to
school at Mount Auburn seminary, Gin