St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-01
SALTWATER NEWS.
Sudden Death of Heart Disease of
Robert II. Dixon.


Robert II. Dixon.
Residents of this city were surprised
yesterday afternoon when it was re.
ported that Robert II. Dixon, superin-
tendent of the Minnesota Thresher
company's plant had died suddenly OF
paralysis of the heart. Mr.. Dixon had
been ill nearly two years with an or.
ganic heart trouble, but was not consid
cred IN imminent danger. About two
weeks ago he was taken i'll with indi-
gestion and jaundice, but had improved
sufficiently to take drive yesterday fore
noon. lie told his many friends whom lie
met on the streets that he had not been
as we'll for months, and would soon be
able to resume his duties at the shops.
Sh0afly after dinner he spent few min
uteS In the open air on the porch of his
residence on South Third street, and
then went back into the sitting room.
he complained of pain in his heart,
and in an instant fell to the floor, where
he expired in 4 very few seconds. Rob
ert II. Dixon was born near Ottawa,
Canada, July 81, 1912. and came to Still.
water in February, 1888, from Canton,
D. Previously to living in Canton he
resided in Chicago. H., and waS,the Su.
perintendent of William behring's har-
veSter works seventeen years. The eX-
act time of the funeral has not yet been
fixed. but it will probably occur from
the Presbyterian church Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
SearleS & Gail, of this city, attorneys
for the ST. Louis Car company, of st.
Louis, Mo-, will, at the next special term
of the district court, to be held April IL,
mo M nj
of a second receiver of the Saltwater
Street Railway company, under Chapter
rs of the revised statutes, to protect un-
secured creditors under theory that tine
present receivership, being made in
foreclosure suit, cannot be expanded
so as to protect other creditors than the
bOndholderS. The plaintiff secured
Judgment against the company March
% for $925.32. The judgment has not
been satisfied, and therefore the plain
tiff prayS that a decree of the
court be made, sequeStrdtiug all
the stock, property, things in ac-
ton and effects of the defendant
corpora ton, and appoint some suitable
person a receiver OF the same, with all
the usual powers of receiver in equity,
and direct all the officers, agents and
employees or said corporation and all
OliGl pei cOuo " pay ONCA anu AtCliNCl u
said receiver the property and assets of
every kind and nature wherever the
same may be situated belonging to
said defendant, and such other and
further relief as the court may seem
just, and the plantiff may show it is
entitled TO. The credi tors apparently
have no objection to W. NJ. Hewitt as
the receiver. but they are anxious tC
secure their claims, better than il can
be done under the present receiver
ship.
Phil Med 1rmott's drive on the South
Fork of the GrOundhOuse was started
yesterday by q crew of twenty-five men.
The GroundhOuse drive is always the
first to start, but others will soon fol-
low. There will not be any large amount
of logs at the boom, however, until
May l.
''The Danger Signap' drew large
audience at the Grand opera house last
evening, The play is one of the best
ever seen in this city, the scenery and
mechanical effects being especially fine.
The board of prison managers Will
meet at the prison next Tuesday, when
all arrangements incidental TO adopting
the parole and conditional pardon sys-
TEN will be completed.
Frank /. Freyne Jr. and company APP
pears at the Grand tomorrow evening in
The Boy Ranger"