St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
THE SALTWATER CONTEST
Last Witness Examined, and Ballot
Boxes to Be Sent to st. Paul.
WASHINGTON COUNTY LANDS
Their Value and the Taxes Thereon.
Annual Reports and Minor
Gossip.

The only witness examined yesterday
i'll the O'Brien-Searles election contest
was Hon. E. w. Durant, who testified
that he knew nothing in regard to the
Marine ballot box, and that he had not
seen it previous to the day when it was
shown in court. The testimony in the
contest, covering 700 folios, and the eX-
hibitS of ballots, tally sheets and poll
lists, of which there are 116, will be
taken to st. Paul to-day by Judge j. G.
Nethaway, and will be delivered to the
senate at noon. The contest has been
going on for a number of weeks, and
the various attorneys and judges inter-
eSted express themselves very much
pleased that the contest has drawn to
close. Both parties are confident of
success, and the result of the senate
investigation will he eagerly looked for
by residents of this city and county.
The following is an abstract OF fig
ureS showing the volue of lands in
Washington county and taxes thereon,
as taken from the report of County
Auditor MaSterman, a copy of which
has been sent to the state auditor:
Number acres land, except town lots,
242, 209; value of land other than town
lots, including buildings thereon,
s, 255, 4SS; value of town and city lots,
including structures thereon, 81, 456, 719;
value Of taxable property, $2.564, 1922;
total value. $11,276.S96; total taxes
levied, 1898, SS8.S5; state taxes, $780,
552.53; school taxes, state, mill, SILL
276.S1; local, ! mill, Sl1,276.79; special,
state loans, 5000; county taxes, rev.
enue, 1922, $500; poor. S1S.043.53; road
and bridge, $2,255.07; city and town,
city, SS7, 774.90; town, $4,73S.17; delin-
Quent, road, S3,605.16; interest on rail
road bonds, $65S. 10; town. special road
taxes, $6,353.S7; city, special assess
ments, S43, 229.12.
The annual report of health Officer
DR.. 3. j. Merrill, for the year 1890, shows
a smaller number OF deaths than for
any year since 1884, The number of
deaths for the year was 124, of which
number 102 occurred from natural
causes.
The various hardware firms of the city
began the early closing movement last
evening. Hereafter they will close at z
p. m. excepting Saturdays.
The Lights and Shadows" company
gave a creditable entertainment at the
Grand opera house last evening, but the
audience was small.
The board of county commissioners
will meet to-day at the court house, and
the city council will meet this evening
at the city ball
A large crew Of men was sent to the
pineries at Perley, Wis, yesterday in
the employ OF Isaac Staples.
S. and j. G. Atlee, of Fort Madison,
To-, purchased 500, 900 feet of logs yes
terday of Durant & Wheeler.
The city hospital board will hold their
regular monthly meeting this afternoon
at the Elliott house.
The newly elected officers of the
Knights of Pythias lodge will be in
stalled this evening.
George FL. Sullivan qualified as county
attorney yesterday, the term of Orris E.
Lee having expired.
District court will reconvene to-day
for the purpose of setting court cases
for trial.