St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-29
COUNTY SHEitiFFS.
Seventh Annual Meeting of the
State Association.

Seventh Annual Meeting Of the
State association.
The seventh annual meeting of the
State Sheriffs' association was held yes
terday afternoon. in the new court room
| OF the county court house. There were
forty-two members present. including
the following: William Wichman, Rem
Vile: p. l.. Weimerskirch, Wabasha;
}. S. Billings, Otter Tail; j. G. Thorn,
Mobiles; z. N. Stewart, Rice; }: E. Get
man. Dodge; George w. Forsy tn.
Watonwan; j. L.. Barncard. Steele;
l.. NJ. Jenswold, yellow Medicine;
A. Grundysen. Polk; T. F. Morltz,
Polk county. Wis; Charles An.
drews. Chicago; Nj. j. Glynn, Blue
Earth: c. Blethen, Redwood; A. Marty,
Washington; q. w. Maynard, Todd: w.
w. Barlow. Cottonwood; q. III. Munro.
Stevens; James Lowe Jr.. Murray; II.
Wolter, warden, Saltwater; J. II. Block,
Nicollet; A. w. De Frate, Douglass; j.
L. Gay. WinOna: James I'll. Eye. Hen
nepin; Secretary Hart, st. Paul; eX
| Sheriff SwenSen. Hennepin.
EX-Sheriff Ed Bean, of st. Paul, pres
| iden; OF the association, called the meet
ing to order at 2:30, ana Sheriff Eye, the
secretary of the association. planted
himself in chair and proceeded to
take notes on the meeting. Among the
questions discussed was the matter of
wages of court officers, who had been
! getting & day. Sheriff Eye stated
that he had succeeded in securing the
passage of il bill, and that it was now a
state law, allowing 50 a day for the
men. The matter of mileage in
| the collecting Of tax claims was
discussed at some length. There
! appeared to be sentiment against the
present system of mileage for tax
warrants, One sheriff stated that he
| had paid out 500 in one year from his
own pocket, and only received back
5000. 1t was finally brought out that IN
the case of Smith VS.. sheriff of Brown
| county the supreme court had decided
that the sheriff was entitled to his
separate mileage, The decision wa,
looked up anS il was found that the
case in question was not passed OH in
the decision. A decision was found,
however, which gave the sheriff his fees
in all cases of personal tax matters. A
case is before the supreme court at the
| present time to decide the matter, aud
| the meeting decided 20 employ associate
counsel to assist Attorney Wilson in the
case.
! At this point of the meeting the as.
| ISOLATION began to discuss political mat
tiers and 1t was decided that for the
peace or mind of those who were from
out of town it would suit all purposes
best TO go into executive session So
the reporters were asked to leave the
room. At the conclusion of the meeting
| the association marched in a body to
Barge's place and enjoyed u dinner with
all kinds OF refreshments on the side.
| The old officers of the association
were reelected. They were Edward
Bean, of st. Paul, president: Sheriff
| Block, of st. Peter, treasurer. and
Sheriff Eye, of Minneapolis. secretary.
Sheriff Charles E. Chapel, of Ramsey
county, WAS elected vice president. The
executive committee will consist of the
president and vice president. ex-otficio
members, and Sheriff Hammered, of
Stearns county: Sheriff Chapel, OF
ramsey county. anu Sheriff Gay. Of
| WinOna.