St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-08
SALTWATER NEWS.
Mayor Durant Makes Some FL
nance Recommendation

At the regular meeting of the city
council Tuesday evening communica-
ton from Mayor Durant was read, in
which he recommended that legislative
authority be at once obtained to enable
the city to issue bonds to replace OF pay
the indebtedness Of the city. He stated
that, as the credit of the city demanded
a settlement of bonds and other indebt-
edness, amounting to $4,000, which is
now due, he would recommend that the
matter be attended to at once. 1t is
stated that bill will be introduced in
the legislature this year for several
amendments to the city charter.
Simonet Bros. are contemplating the
erection of furniture factory on the
site opposite Joseph VOLTS brewery.
Louis Simonet, when seen yesterday by
a GLOBE representative, stated that it
was fact, and that he was correspond
ing with several practical furniture
in the new enterprise. The factory, if
erected, will cost about s25, 900, and Will
employ from fifty to one hundred men
the entire year. 1t is desired to form
the company with capital stock of
$4,000. Nothing but cheap furniture
will be manufactured and the new en-
terprise will no doubt prove a paying
one.
Edward Devine and Ed Meagher were
brought down from Hinckley yesterday
by the village marshal and lodged in
the county Jail here for safe keeping.
Devine and Meagher burglarized the
Brennan Lumber company's store at
Hinckley Oh the night of Jan. 4, and
carried off about $500 worth OF merchan-
disc and $25 in cash. A description of
one of the culprits was telegraphed to
the authorities at Minneapolis, and they
were unprecedented, large amount of
the stolen property being found upon
their person. They were taken back to
Hinckley and were bound over to the
grand jury, and were sent to this city
for safe keeping.
The board of county commissioners
remained i'll executive session yester-
day, but nothing of special Importance
was done, except auditing bills and
transacting other routine business. The
recommendation presented to the board
by the last grand jury, relative to the
erection of room adjoining the county
Jail for the separate confinement of
women and children, and also for the
construction of closets in the court
house, was tabled until some future
day. The board will meet again to-day.
The following officers of Saltwater
lodge, Knights of Pythias, were in
stalled Tuesday evening by DR.. G. E.
Clark, district deputy: a. F. Wing, G.
c.: Luke V. Castle, V. c.; Fred Scott,
p: Aug. Ryer. X. r. and S.; E. OBJ.
Freleigh, M. F.; W. o. Castle, M. E.; l..
Bergeson, M. A.; James Nelson, /. g.,
and Aug. Hawkinson, o. G.
Frank Elliott left last evening for
indianapolis, where he is to receive
surgical treatment. Several years ago
he was severely ill with hip disease, and
his left leg became somewhat shorter
than the right, and, thinking that he
would be benefited by surgical treat
ment, he was taken to Indianapolis.
ADner Lowell, a nephew of Isaac Sta
piles, who has been seriously ill with.
cerebral meningitis during the past
two weeks, was falling rapidly last
evening and was Dot expected to live
through the night.
The annual reportsof Poor Commits
sioner Dr.. T. c. Clark shows that total
number of 327 persons have been as
sisted by the county this year, at cost
of $3,712.
The new freight train. which was to
have been put on by the Wisconsin Cen
trail road between this city and st. Paul
OH Jan. l, will be put OH within day or
two.
When the change of officials takes
place at the prison, Deputy Warden
Langum will return to his newspaper
duties at Preston, MINI.
d. M. Sabin and j. G. German re-
turned Tuesday from Washington, DC.