St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-18
SALTWATER NEWS.
Fall Term of Court Opened-Other
Matters of Interest.

Matters OF interest.
The administrative or the estate of
Judge Ii. r. Murdoch, deceased, has
made application in the probate court
for final settlement OF the estate.
Judge WillistOn convened the fall
term of the district court yesterday, and
the day was spent in going through the
calendar. The following cases were
disposed of: William ii. Morse and
Charles S. Webster VS.. Mortimer Web
ster ct al; settled. Oscar l.. American
VS.. B. Zohn; stricken from calendar. JO-
seph Wolf VS.. John r. Wickman
VS.. City of Saltwater; dismissed.
State vs.. James Mathews. and State vs..
St. CrOlX Boom Corporation; stricken
from calendar. w. II. Pratt VS.. Still
water Water Company; settled. Adolf
Lando VS.. Moritz Bergstein; settled.
State VS.. John Callopy; settled. A. j..
Orff VS.. w. II. Pratt; continued. Rose
Ann ShOrtall VS.. David Baker ct al. !;
continued. State VS.. Anderson 81
O'BrienS; stricken from calendar.
Wesley Archer, next friend for Am
brose Monahan, a minor, VS.. ID. A.
Kemp: stricken from calendar. State
VS.. S. L. StombS; dismissed. The grand
jury returned an indictment against
W. % ullOW lOI lOISlllG
the third degree who, when
arraigned pleaded guilty to the charge,
and was sentenced TO serve one year in
the state prison at hard labor. Furlow
was employed by MessrS. Sauntry I&
Co., and his crime consisted of raising n
time check. The grand jury was dis
charged until ordered to recOnvene. and
the sheriff was ordered to notify the
petit jurors to be present Dec. Z.
A lumber deal of considerable mag
nitude was recently made in this city,
George ii. Atwood purchasing the en-
tire lumber stock of the HerSey IL Bean
Lumber company, one of the largest
concerns III the st. CrOiX valley. The
stock consists of 100000 feet of lum-
Der, 100000 shingles and $500, 900 lath.
Mr.. Atwood has for number of years
been the secretary of the Hersey q
Bean Lumber company, and the deal is
one OF the largest in lumber made in
this city for several years. The large
saw mill and the yards remain the prop
erty of the Hersey 81 Bean Lumber COM
pany.
Judge Williston filed a decision yes
terday in the case of Lynn NJ. Comstock
and Sarah l.. COmStock rs. Anderson d
OBrienS. brought to recover $1,000 for
alleged treSpaSS on pine lands in North
ern Wisconsin. The judge orders judg-
ment for the defendants for their costs
and disbursements, and finds that the
plaintiffs are not entitled 10 recover.
The board of county commissioners
was in session yesterday and consider
able time was spent examining petitions
for abatement of taxes and penalties.
The new steam heating plant i'll the
court house and Jail was accepted. After
auditing the bills aud tranSacting other
business of minor importance the board
adjourned.
David Bailey felt the effects of the
Schetfer law yesterday, being sentenced
to sixty days in jail for drunkenness by
Judge Nethaway.
Yesterday was the coolest day so far
this fall. the thermometer registering /
degree below zero at : a. IN.
DOnnelly and Girard appear at the
Grand opera house tomorrow evening in
Natural Gas"
An ice skating rink has been started
on Lake st. Crolx just below the Don
toon bridge.
A valuable overcoat was stolen from
Samuel Mathews a few days ago.