St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-17
so MOTE IT Be"
Ceremonious Laying Of the
Corner Stone Of the New
Court House.
Masons, Police and Citizens
We're in Line, and Frank
Davis Spoke.
To-Day the United Singers
Will Make Music for All
Minneapolitans.
Plymouth Church Extends a
Call to DR.. Wells, Of
Montreal.
The country is safe.

The country is safe.
The mind of the court house commits
sion is easy.
The corner stone of the mammoth
structure has been laid and the work
pronounced well done.
With all the pomp and circumstance
Of peace and prosperity, with all the
ceremony and impresslveness that could
be thrown around it by epitOme of cere-
ISoniousness, the Masonic order with
all the oratory of Minneapolis, foremost
orator, the gigantic granite block which
does duty as the cornerstone of the big
building which will one day be occupied
by all the high dIgnitaries of the city and
county has been lowered into place,
there to remain until unnumbered ages
have rolled by and some great convul-
sion of nature displaceS it. And all the
city was there to see.
At 1:30 yesterday AFTERNOON Mayor
Winston, attended by the aldermen and
the city and county officers, appeared at
the West hotel to meet the dignitarles
from other cities. First to arrive was
Gov. Merriam, in the inevitable tall
white hat with broad black band. State
officials. Mayor Il. A. Smith, of st. Paul,
members of the st. Paul city
council and officials of Ramsey
county soon followed. Even Will
lam Pitt Murray so far forgot the
troubles of one little year ago as TO make
his appearance among the people who
had sworn to lynch him. A few min
utes were passed i'll handshaklng and
discussion of the probability OF ram
disturbing the ceremonies of the day.
Then the procession formed and swung
off up Hennepin avenue.
First came a mounted squad OF police
officers. followed by $50 patrolmen on
foot. They marched like old veterans.
Masonic lodges, visitors in carriages
and the members of the granite cutters
union made up the procession. Damas-
Gus commandery Knights Templar, of
st. Paul, had fifty swords in line; Da-
RUS. of Minneapolis. also had fifty;
Palladium, of St. Paul. had thirty-twO,
and Zion commandery, of Minneapolis,
had forty-four Then came Sid
Wells band, the court house COM
mission and their official guests, includ-
ing the Judges and city officials of the
two cities, the various city boards and
the commercial and trade organizations.
The Granite Cutters National union,
sixty strong, formed feature OF the
parade. They were In their shirt sleeves
and wore their working aprons. The
Masonic blue lodge fell in next, every
loyal Mason being on hand with his
white apron, white gloves and blue badge
The grand lodge, led by ex-Lieut.
Gov. BartO, carried the cOlOred wax
tapers. the Bible. the pillars, and globe
and other insignia. Minneapolis lodge,
under Master II. NJ. Myers, had $50
men; Khurum, under James Edwin,
100; Hennepin, under John Randall,
100, and Ark, under &. H. BrinsmaId,
70. The Sons of Veterans band ana
several drum corps made the Masons
step lively.
The procession moved up Hennepin
avenue to Tenth street, over to Nlcollet
avenue, down NicOllet to Fifth street,
thence to Third avenue south and the
court house block. No attempt had
been made to decorate the structure.
An inclined plane led the paraders to
the ton of the walls. An awning of tent
canvas protected them from the sun.
Lieut.. Nelson and detail of police kept
the entrances clear ana preserved order.
All along the somewhat extended line
of march thousands lined the streets,
peered from the windows and gaZed
from hOusetOps. Apparently all OF them
followed the band;' to the court house.
Fourth street and Third avenue, even
Fifth street and Fourth avenue, were
packed with spectators, The top of the
uncompleted building was crowded
with other than Masons who had
climbed up no one knew how. They
remained until every detail of the i'm
posing ceremony had been completed.