St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-16
SALTWATER NEWS.
Events of Day in the City on the
CT CrOiv

Events of a Day in the City on the
st. Croix.
All of the members of the Washing
ton county bar now in the city met at
the city hall yesterday at 10 a. m. and
made proper arrangements for the
burial of their president, Judge n. R.
Murdoch. Mrs. Murdoch requested
that the pail bearers who are to accom-
pany the remains 10 the First PreSby-
terrain church be chosen from among
the members of the bar: and Messrs. E.
q. Butts, Fayette Marsh, G. z. Gregory,
J. w. Searles, n. I'll. Clapp and II. II.
Gillen were selected, they being the
oldest members of the bar in the city.
Special invitations were extended to
Senator S. j. r. Mcmillan, the judges
of the supreme court aud members of
the bar to take part in the funeral serv-
ices, and Judge Nethaway was APP
pointed a committee of one to re-
ceive the visiting brethren upon
their arrival. Funeral services
of private character will be
held at his late residence at 2 p. m. to-
day. which will be participated in by
none but relatives and intimate friends
of the deceased. The remains will then
be conveyed to the church, where Rev.
J.. H. Morey will hold brief religious
services. The pail bearers from the
church TO the cemetery are chosen from
among past grand masters OF st: johns
lodge, a. f. q A. M, and are as follows:
Messrs. E. w. Durant. j. n. Castle, u.
A. Folsom, A. K. Doe, p. B. Smith and
Il. E. Fellows. Hon. j. n. Castle is at
present at Denver, Col, but is expected
home in time to attend the funeral. st.
Johns lodge, A. f. 81 A. NJ. of which
deceased was trustee, and Company
Il, N. Il. S. NJ, of which he was an hon
orary member, will accompany the re-
mains to Fairview cemetery in connec-
ton with the bar of this county and
visiting friends.
The following newly elected officers
of Mueller Post No. !, &. A. r., were
installed Tuesday evening by DR.. b. q.
Merry; Post commander, X. e..
Rhoades; senior vice commander. John
Lyons; adjutant, James Sibbetts; quar-
termaster, Samuel BlOomer; surgeon,
J. r. M. Gaskill; chaplain. Myron
Shepard; officer OF the day, Greenleaf
Dore; officer of the guard, Eugene Saw
age: sergeant major, Eben Foster; quar-
termaster sergeant, W. Nj. Woodruff.
Chief of Police Shortall and other
witnesses in the case of E. A. Bryant,
the counterfeiter, who was arrested here
in December, will testify before the
United States grand jury at st. Paul
today. The same parties were sum-
moned to appear at st. Paul OIL Tues
day, but the case was adjourned until
to-day.
Miss Selma Nordstrom, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Wordstrom, re.
siding on North Martha street, died
Wednesday evening Of consumption.
Deceased was thirteen years OF age.
The funeral will he held from the Swed-
ish Methodist church tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
Samuel BeliSle received telegram
yesterday from Fred Pennington at
Hinckley, stating that his uncle, Gustave
Belisle, had been killed while employed
in the woods. The remains arrived in
this city last evening on the 7:10 st.
Paul & Duluth train.
Out of respect to the late Judge II. X.
Murdoch, the various county offices at
the court house will be closed this aft
ernoon, as will also the First National
bank, of which the deceased was a dl-
rector.
w. f. Walsh, the Saltwater mail car
rier who 1t was announced would take
part in the six-days go-as-you-pleast
pedestrian contest at Minneapolis, has
finally decided not to enter the race.
A joint committee from Crook and
Mueller posts, q. A. r., Will meet this
evening to make arrangements for the
camp fire which is to be held here the
latter part OF the month.
The total population at the prison is
given as 1923. of which number 1871 are
employed by the state, 1863 for the Min
nesota Thresher company, and II are
sick or infirm.
Roger Monahan, bachelor aged
fifty-two years of age, residing IN Oak
dale township. died Tuesday of con
sumption and was buried yesterday.
The Albright band of the Presbyteri
an church will give dinner and supper
tomorrow in the old postoffice block or
Second street.
j. S. Vandiver, editor of the Demo
crat, left last evening for a prief visit al
st. Louis, Mo.
The officers of Rebecca lodge were
publicly installed last evening at Odd
Fellows hall.
Capt. w. g. Bronson is at Hot Springs
Ark, on business.