St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-06
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SALTWATER NEWS.
Doings OF Day in the City cd the
st. CrOiX.


The county commissioners met yes
terday at the court house and will be in
session all of today. Levi Coon was
granted License to operate ferry be-
tween Point Douglass and Prescott,
Wis, for period of eight years. The
reports or the various county officers
were accepted. The report of the reg
lister OF deeds showed that during the
year fees had been collected amounting
to 50, 3l0.2S. Commissioner Staples was
reelected chairman of the board for
the ensuing year. The bridge across
the st. Paul & Duluth railroad tracks at
Browns creek having been completed,
500 was appropriated from the road
and bridge fund with which to pay the
county's share of the cost of the bridge.
The following officers OF Minnesota
lodge, No. /, L. D. o. F., were installed
MONDAY evening; Oscar Ostrom, N
e.; Z. ii. Carli, V. e.; ID. w. Arm
strong, secretary; j. NJ. Schaeffer.
treasurer; q. E. Minkel. K. S. N. O.. !;
}. f. Sullivan, l.. S. n. g.: &. l. Cor
ham, Il. 5. V. IT,; Louis Jarchow, l.. s.
Y. e.; Frank Withrow. W.; George
Jarchow, c.; E. w. Rutherford, r. S.
s.; n. f. Schwartz, L. S. S.; J. L..
Jones, chaplain; George Walters, |. G. {;
Z. n. Welander, 0. q.
The remains of John NJ. Conrad, who
died in ST. Paul early yesterday morn
Ing OF pneumonia, will arrive here at
40 p. m today, and will be conveyed
10 Ascension church. where funeral
services will be held. Deceased was
for many years resident of Saltwater,
and Will be inferred in Fairview eeme-
terry. he was fOurty-four years of age.
and leaves wife and two children to
mourn his sudden demise
In the probate court yesterday in the
| matter of the estate of Katharine Schiel,
deceased, the last will and testament
was found and allowed, and letters tes-
tamentary were granted to Joseph Poi
rier. In the matter of the estate of
Frank Boer, deceased. the final &C.
count of the administrative was par
TALLY examined. and further proceed
lngs were adjourned until Jan. s.
The stockholders of the Lumbermen's
National bank met yesterday and
elected the following directors: Isaac
Staples. r. F. Hersey. David Tozer,
John McKusick, John q. Nelson, David
Bronson, William Sauntry, William e.
Bronson. |: E: Staples. E. w. Durant
and K. 5. Davis. The board of direct
ors will elect officers next week.
The city council at its meeting last
evening decided not to grant the cleo
trIc railway company franchise for
furnishing electric power and heat, in
asmuch as the company failed to meet
the ordinance governing its original
charter.
The semi-annuaI election of officers OF
the M8nnerchor occurred Monday even
ing. and the following officers were
chosen: President. Charles Brenner:
vice president, Herman Luhmann: sec
rotary, John Schultz; treasurer, Igna-
thus Fazendln; manager.N f. Schwartz.
Joseph Wolf was pleasantly surprised
Monday evening by about sixty of his
friends. the occasion being his siXtieth
birthday. A handsome easy chair was
left with Mr.. Wolf as a small token of
friendship.
A committee was appointed to confer
with the chamber of commerce, relat-
I've to inducing congress to appropriate
S2O, 600 for Improvements at the head of
Lake st. Croix.
| 81. c. Fogle, general manager of the
Minnesota Thresher company, returned
yesterday from a short trip to Chicago.
The proposed visit of the Saltwater
| curriers' to st. Paul has been postponed
until next week.
Officers of Saltwater Lodge K. of P.
were Installed last evening
Senator O'Brien is expected home to-
| day from the East