The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-01
MYoterfOue.

The sudden and unexpected resignation
of A. L. Cramb as clerk OF the court, and
departure from St. Cloud has been
source of establishment and wonder to
his St. Cloud friends. The Times of Sat
urday evening says:
Since the day that A. L. Cramb left the
city, and it became known that he had
resigned his position as clerk of the dis
trict court. there has been much specula-
ton as to the causes which led to this,
to the public at least, sudden step. At
first it was thought he had gone off on
business, BUTT soon became known that
his most intimate friends were unad
vised ofthe step, ar d that his action was
not due to business matters. 1t is evil
dent that Mr.. Cramb contemplated the
step he took for long time. For, as
early as last July. he informed Judge
Baxter, OF this district, that he intended
to resign after the election. This, how
eyer, he kept a secret from his most
trusted friends, and those who stood
closest to him in business and social re-
lations had not even an intimation until
he had virtually disappeared. What
prompted Mr.. Cramb to discard the as
sociations of almost life time, is
mystery. That he has done so there is
little doubt. It is understood that he
has written his wife informing her chat
he did not intend to again max. his
home in St. Cloud.
He settled all his accounts, paid every
obligation to the last cent, and collected
what was due him. Mr.. Cramb was
possessed of large amount OF property.
This included the tenement houses in
Cramb's addition. On last Monday,
the 21st inst. he executed quit claim
deed conveying fifteen of the lots in that
addition and one in Lake Park to his
i've children. He also obligated himself
in the deed to pay all outstanding indebt-
edness against the property. This deed
he enclosed in an envelope addressed to
"Mrs. A. L. Cramb. St. Cloud, Mimi, ;"
and the postmark shows that it was
mailed in St. Paul on the 22nd, the same
day he lett St. Cloud.
A mortgage of $4,000 running to
George Urquhart, ST., of st. Louis, M o.,
upon other property owned by Mr..
Cramb has also been filed. This proper
ty is worth several times the amount of
the mortgage. Whether Mr. Cramb
took this money with HIM or used it in
paying debts is not known. No one
knows where he has gone. He lett St.
Cloud early Tuesday morning, the 22nd
inst. That day he spent in St. Paul, and
wrote two letters, one to his wife and
another to c. S. Benson. He was seen in
st. Paul during the day by Mayor
Bruckart, Col. Westerman and E. H.
Jerrard. Col. Westerman was the last
of his intimate friends that he saw, and
he told him that he was going shooting.
There was nothing definite in the state
ment. He had his faithful dog, a very
valuable animal, and his gun with him
and also several travelling bags.
Mr.. Cramb was highly esteemed by his
hosts of St. Cloud and Stearns county,
friends. He was most genial and pleas
ant gentleman, one who never excited
contentious, nor had disputes with any
one. In fact, no one eyer had an unkind
word for Len" Cramb. He was we'll
TODD, and held one of the best Offices in
the county. So far as the public are
aware, his family relations were pleas
ant. In tact, he was the last man in the
city from whom such step might be ex-
pecred. Therefore, the complete surprise
caused by his depart ire. In common
with his hosts of friends, the Times hopes
that he may yet return.
A CORE spondent, signing himself B.. in
the Journal-Press, has the following very
sensible remarks to make relative to the
above item:
''Now without presuming to know
anything OF Me-. Cramb's purposes or
private business, is it not proper in
qui whether on so short notice, and
from such admitted ignorance of facts,
that article, which the Times withheld