St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-12
SALTWATER NEWS.
Events Of Day in the City on the
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MeSsrS. j. r. Lane and A. F. Cutter,
representing Il company of Davenport,
To-, capitalists. were in the city yester-
day negotiating for the purchase of the
Saltwater electric street railway, and
the deal viii be consummated if the
new company is successful in securing
franchise from the city allowing
1t to engage in the business of
furnishing electric light and power Mr..
Lane stated yesterday that he had met
with much encouragement from the
aldermen with whom he had spoken in
reference to the franchise, and me felt
confident that their request would DE
granted. Ii the sale is made, the street
railway tracks Will be extended and
more cars will be put on. One needed
improvement will be the laying of tracks
in the western part of the city, where
residents now receive no benefit from
the street railway whatever. The COM
pany also proposes to furnish power
where steam is not desirable, and Will
for this reason put in more dynamoS at
the power house. The Saltwater Gas
and Electric Light company, now doing
business here. has TO exclusive fran
chlse, and the new company will ask
for the same rights accorded the Still
water Electric Light company. Messrs.
last evening, but will return here with
in few days. The matter of a fran
chise will be presented to the city coun-
Gil by Hon. e. Z. Gregory next Tuesday
evening.
Capt. John Briggs was released from
custody yesterday morning, bail having
been furnished i'll the sum of $1,000 by
Frank Z. Nicoll and II. A. Bennett, of
Minneapolis. The chaIgO under which
he was arrested will be dismissed, it ap-
pearing that he was wrongfully charged
with striking Albert Seeker with a
Ratchet. Briggs. when arrested, claimed
that the Ratchet did not strike Seeker,
but that he was struck with a stick with
which he Briggs was defending him.
self when the gang of boys of which
Seeker was a member assaulted him.
His story is now corroborated by sew
eral who witnessed the affair, and new
charge, that of assaulting Seeker with
stick, will be brought against him. The
case will come up for trial next Monday
AFTERNOON.
Members of Company K contemplate
organizing two or more indoor base
ball mines for series of games this
winter. At the company meeting
Thursday evening SergeantS Prince
and EastOn and Private Maunsell were
Instructed to secure the necessary balls
and bats and to organize the mines.
Officer Dan Reardon arrested Will
lam SwitZer last evening at the North
western hotel on the charge of defraud-
ing hotelkeeper at Mora, Mimi. Sher-
ltf Norum, of Kanabec county, was nOti-
fed by wire and will be down today
after his man.
In the probate court yesterday Joseph
Poirer applied for letters teStamentary
in the matter of the estate of Katherine
Scbieb, and Henrietta KrenZ applied
for letters of administration in the mat
ter of the estate of Frederick KreHz, de-
ceased.
The officers of the Saltwater Library
association elected for the issuing year
areas follows: President, G. NJ. Me-
Cluer; secretary, Mrs. w. W. McPher-
son; treasurer, Mrs. E. A. Folsom;
librarian, Mrs. E. J. Treat
Michael Dalton, who has served many
terms in the city Jail for drunkenness.
was again arraigned in the municipal
court yesterday. and was give a forty
days term in the lookup.
The annual meeting of the chamber
of commerce and the first election of
officers will be held at Grand Army hall
next Tuesday evening.
The dinner and sale given by the la
dies of the Presbyterian church in
Grand Army hall Thursday evening
melted over $3.50.
John p. Cumpson will present his
new comedy. ''Lieber Franz" at the
Grand opera house next Monday
evening.
w. T. Goodhue, of Chicago, formerly
secretary of the Minnesota Thresher
company in this city, Is here on short
visit.
The funeral of Miss Stella Yorks will
occur tomorrow afternoon from the
family residence OH South Fifth street.
The Kings Daughters will meet today
at the Sawyer house.