St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-18
SALTWATER NEWS.
Annual Meeting Of the Stockhold.
erS of the ThreSher Company.


ers Of the Thresher Company.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of The Minnesota Thresher company
was held here yesterday, and a num-
Der of stockholders from the East were
present. The following were elected
directors for the ensuing yeaI: Henry
d. Hyde. Boston, Mass; d. B. Dewey,
Chicago, ILL.,; H. J. Crippen, Concord,
n. H.; F. A. Osborn, Boston, Mass; j.
II. Parks, Plymouth, Mass; Amasa
NorcrOss, Fitchburg, Mass. ID. n.
Morgan, Bridgeport, Conn.,; Ii. G.
Fogle and E. ID. Burlington, Saltwater.
Shortly after the stockholders meeting
the directors chosen organized and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Henry d. Hyde, Boston, Mass.
general manager, Ii. G. Fogle: Secre-
Superinte ndent, r. II. Dixon. The last
business year of the company was a
successful one, and the demand for
Minnesota Chief' machinery was
largely in excess of the supply. This
year the company has had larger
number of men employed and the pro-
duction Will be % per cent greater.
Martin Sherin, section foreman en-
ployed On the Omaha railroad at Oak
dale, has brought suit against August
Cappen, a laborer, for malicious libel.
Some time ago CapDen was employed
on the road as section labOrer, and
was discharged by Sherin. A few days
after his discharge he wrote letter to
the superintendent of the road stating
that Sherin was thief and had stolen
a large amount of ties and other timber
from the company. Sherin denies that
he is guilty of any acts of this kind, and
therefore asks that Cappen be arrested
for libel. A warrant has been issued
for his arrest.
An experiment was made at the priS-
on binding twine factory yesterday with
a mixture of Kentucky and Minnesota
hemp, and an excellent quality of twine
was produced. Minnesota hemp, when
worked separately, produces twine
equal to Kentucky hemp in strength,
but it is coarser and more weedy. This
is ascribed to its beng insutficiently
retted. A goodly portion OF the twine
hereafter manufactured at the factory
will be mixture of Minnesota and
Kentucky hemp. This is done 10 en-
courage the raising OF hemp in this
state.
Robert Elschlepp and Charles John
son were received at the prison yeSter-
day from Hennepin county. The former
will serve three years and six months
for burglary in the third degree, and the
latter will serve three years and three
months for larceny in the second de-
gree. Elschlepp figured in the courts
in this county about seven months ago,
and was indicted by the grand jury for
larceny from dwelling. He was tried
and acquitted, the evidence being insult
ficient in the minds of the petit jurors
to convict him.
Seven more of the small boys belong
ing to the gang that lately burglariZed
A. Mellin'S grocery store have been ar
rested and were to have been tried yes
terday, but the court room was so torn
up that Judge Nethaway decided to
allow them to go until this morning.
Five of the gang have already been SEN
fenced to the reform school. This
makes twelve arrests so far, with posi-
bly, more to follow.
Considerable excitement was created
here yesterday by telegram asking if
the John Mccarthy killed at Coon Rap
ids, To-. Tuesday night, was Postmaster
Mccarthy of this city, who is at present
absent from the city. Dan, son of
Postmaster Mccarthy, telegraphed to
Coon Rapids, and was happily surprised
when he aScertained that it was not his
father, but a resident of Dunkirk, NY.
The Ben Hershey cleared yesterday
with raft of lumber for the Hershey
Lumber company, Muscatine, To-; the
Thistle left with raft of lumber for
the Burlington Lumber company, Bur
lington, To-; the Glenmont took a raft
OF logs to Laird. Norton IL Co., Winona,
and the Isaac Staples took out a raft
consigned to John Paul, La Crosse.
The boom closed down Tuesday even
ing, owing to lack of logs, There are
no logs at the boom and none at the
Nevers dam. Foreman McGray stated
yesterday that he had no idea how long
the boom would be obliged to remain
Shut down.
The city council met at the city hall
Tuesday evening, but. owing to the
fact shat the building was in state of
disorder as result of the repairs which
are being made, they adjourned until
tomorrow evening.
Mulvey & Carmichael sold 1900, 900
feet Of logs yesterday to the Standard
Lumber company, of Dubuque.
The steamer Mike Davis took an eX-
cursion party yesterday to Alton.