St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-23
SALTWATER NEWS.
Doings in District Court-General
News of q Day,

Judge WilliStOn disposed of large
number of cases III the district court
yesterday. Judgment was ordered for
amount of taxes, penalties and costs in
the actions of the state VS.. +. Whitman,
Fayette Marsh. Percy b. Smith, the
Excelsior Light company and Charles
WeSteIgreen. The case of the state VS..
G. A. Parker. all action for the recovery
of $4,000 in taxes, was tried by the
court, evidence was taken and the case
was submitted. The case of the state
VS.. Emily Parker was submitted OH the
testimony given in the case of e. A.
Parker. The only testimony taken in
the Mcmillan divorce suit Yesterday was
that of Chief of Police ShOrtall, and the
case was continued until to-day. The
case of the state VS.. the Sawyer house
property was dismissed on motion of
the county attorney. The action of
John Disch ct al VS.. Sophia M. Bristol, a
suit for the redemption of certain prop
erty on Main street, was begun. The
property in question is the Disch block
Oh Main street, valued at about $751;
Word was received in this city yes
terday that Thomas Barney, employed
by the Empire Lumber company, of
Eau Claire, Wis, was drowned on the
drive at Kettle River Falls, Thursday,
by the upsetting of boat. Barney
was an old trapper, and during the sum-
mer months worked on the drive.
Thomas Clancy, who was arrested
Thursday on complaint of Clara Louise
Johnson, who charged him with seduc-
ton under promise of marriage. settled
the matter quickly yesterday morning
by marrying the girl in the PROBATE
court, Judge Lehmicke tying the knot.
Frank Hart, the colOred pedestrian
who figured in race recently OF st.
Paul, with Messier, was in the city
yesterday endeavoring to make arrange
ments for a twenty-four hours go-as-
you-please race in this city.
The Saltwater cornet band has been
reorganiZed, and the following officers
were chosen: President. Charles Eos
ter; leader, Joseph Then; musical di-
rector, William Meyer; business man
ager, Frank Drechsler.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Barney
Waters died early yesterday morning of
pneumonia. The funeral service will
be held at p. m. to-day at st. Michaels
church. The remains will be taken to
st. Paul for interment.
The Charlotte Boeckeler left yester-
day with raft OF lumber for Scnulen-
burg IL Boeckeler, st. Louis, and the }.
X. Graves took out a raft of logs for
Weyerhauser 81 Denckmann, Rock Isl
and.
James Lynch, a second-termer, was
received at the prison Thursday even
ing from Hennepin county, and will
serve year and three months for grand
larceny i'll the second degree.
The series of base ball games which
was to have been played between the
West st. Paul Maroons and the Mas
cots. of this city, has been declared off
by the Maroons.
Owing to the low stage of water, work
at the inside gap at the boom was sus-
pended yesterday. and in order to get
ut any logs at all the outside gap will
have TO be used.
H. Ii. Gilman, of the Cascade Lumber
company, Burlington, TO-, has pur-
chased half raft of logs from David
ToZer and brazil from E. W. Durant Jr.
Parties interested in organizing
Sons of Veterans camp in this city
held meeting last evening.
The hospital board will be reorgan-
lied to-day at the Elliott house.