St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-30
SALTWATER NEWS.
Interesting Budget From
Bnstling Prison City.
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Reports from the northern drives in
dicate that considerable trouble is be-
ing experienced with log jam four
miles long at the Kettle river rapids.
The water is so shallow that very little
progress is being made i'll breaking the
jam, and as result work all along the
river is seriously hampered. A few
logs are running into the Neyers dam,
aud about 100000 feet were sluiced
Sunday. The boom started up again
yesterday morning, and the corporation
hopes to have logs enough to keep rum
ming fIom now on. A drive or about
4O,OO0,OoO feet is expected III the dam
some day this week.
Wing yesterday. and was to have pre-
sided at a special term of district court.
He was uEwell, however, and adjourned
court until July 13.
Simon WeStway. who has spent nearly
fifteen years behind prison walls for
various crimes, was received at the
+ prison yesterday from Clay county, and
Will serve five years for burglary in the
second degree.
The City of Winona took out raft of
logs yesterday for Yeomans Bros, at
Winona; the Lady Grace left with a
raft for c. Lamb & Sons, Clinton, To-;
the G. j. Caffrey took a raft to the Rock
Island Lumber company, Rock Island,
ILL.,, and the Bun Hersey left with raft
for S. q J. c. Atlee, Fort Madison. 10.
A large number of cases were brought
before Judge Lehmicke in the probate
court yesterday. They were: In the
matter of the estate of Otto Lippert, a
minor. the guardian was granted a
license to sell certain real estate. In
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Lippert, deceased, the admin;stra. .or's
final account was examined and al
lowed, and estate was assigned to heirs.
In the estate of Frederick Nemann, de-
ceased, the widow of deceased made
application for monthly allowance dur
ing settlement of estate, and the court
allowed her $50 per month from April
81. In the matter of the estate of Carl
Schlomber, Louis G. Elfeldt and Martin
Moner, deceased. petitions for final set
tlement aud final accounts were filed,
and the petitions will be heard July 81.
Judge WilIiston filed decisions yes
terday in the cases of john Dudley VS..
George r. Huff ct al. j. p. Miller VS..
George R. Huff. The two actions
were tried together. one being to re-
cover on bill of lumber and the other
mechanics lien. In the former case
the plaintiff is granted judgment in
the sum of S770.SS. and in the latter the
plaintiff is granted a judgment in the
sum of 1862 so. The Judge further
orders that such judgments be declared
liens in favor of each plaintiff on prop
erty situate in North st. Paul, in which
the defendants are interested.
The libel case of The State VS.. August
Coppen was on trial before Judge Meth
away and jury in the municipal court
yesterday. Martin Sherin, the COM
planning witness in the case, was
charged by the defendant with stealing
quantity of ties and other property be-
longing to the c., st. P. M. Il o. rail-
road at Lake Elmo. The court room
was crowded with interested specta-
tors and large amount of testimony
was taken. The case will probably not
be finished until noon to-day.
John Murphy was fined si5 and costs
in the police court yesterday for assault
Ing a sewing machine agent.
Mrs. Margaret P. Smith. residing at
los School street, died Sunday evening
of consumption. Deceased was seventy
two years of age, and has been resi-
dent of this city since 1856. The fu-
neral will be held from the family resi-
dence this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
A pleasant gathering occurred at the
home of G. Ii. Carli last evening, the
occasion being surprise on Mis-. Lydia
A. Carli on her fiftieth anniversary as
resident of this city. A large number
of pioneer settlers were present, and
many "reminiscences of early days in
Saltwater were discussed.
The Saltwater headquarters of the
GLOBE will after to-day be at Alf
Roney's store on Chestnut street.