St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-16
SALTWATER CONES NEXT.
The Third Town in the State to
Have a Newspaper.

The Third Town in the State to
Have Newspaper.
Saltwater was the third place in the
state to be the home of the EARLY
Journalist" The first paper OF which l
can find any trace in Saltwater was the
St. Croix Union, started in October,
1853, by F. S. Cable and w. NJ. Elston.
1t was seven-column paper, and polit-
ically Democratic. In those days the
regular lines OF boats ran up the st.
Croix from Hastings to Saltwater, and
st. Paul had to rely upon wild boats.
The following item in the issue of the
Union of Oct. %. 1851, illustrates the
method of travel:
'Hon. Henry NJ. Rice and family ar
rived III this city on last Thursday, OH
their way to st. Paul. in fins health an d
spirits. His numerous friends, on hear
ing of his arrival, fastened to welcome
him and prevail upon him to spend a
few days with us, but his business
called him away. We since learn he
has arrived at st. Paul"
The Union was published on Monday
(DrobabIy to enable the editor to put i'll
some extra ticks on Sunday. and the
fact that between Thursday and Mon
day they were able to learn that Mr..
Rice had made the journey of eighteen
miles to st. Paul shows the rapid transit
which then existed.
In its issue of April 3, 1855. it blaZoned
in big black letters at the head OF its
editorial page:
Beware of 3orup & Oaks
This was perhaps the leading banking
firm in ST. Paul, or the state, at that
time. | could find no explanation for
this warning in the paper itself, but L
was amused that they left the e out OF
Cakes name, evidently for the purpose
of getting the name in single line and
using larger type.
On the 18th of May, 1885. Cable re-
tired and NJ. II. Abbott took his place.
He issued SalutatOry which began:
when man mounts the editorial
tripod it is customary for him to an
nounce his views upon the various
questions Of the day."
And then he proceeded to take three
long and wide columns to give those
views, concluding:
"If after fair trial we find that 1t
does not pay as it ought, we shall vacate
our position"
Tie firm was then Abbott & Easton,
but Nov 8, 1855, Easton drew out, and a
notice to delinquent subscribers ap-
pears in the same issue. which indi-
Gated that the era of Mr.. Abbott's pro-
phetic soul when sit did not pay" had
arrived.
The Saltwater Messenger. started in
the fall of 1855 by A. }. Van Voorhees,
and w. NJ. Easton, was the next papsr
in that place. Its motto was, Let All
the Ends Thou Aimest at Be Your Coun-
ry's, Your Gods and Truths" am
glad to say that the paper still survives
the motto, probably because it was
dropped long ago.
In the second year Van VorheeS took
| the paper alone, and, l balieve, con.
| Quoted it until his death, which, hink,
occurred some fifteen years later. The
paper is still published by Mrs. V. G.
Seward. the widow of our highly es-
! eemed brother who was so brutally
murdered short time ago.
The Saltwater Damocrat, with L. P.
| Spaulding and G. 2. Lane as publishers,
| but without smotto. was started Deem
Der, 1858. traced it short time there
after into room on the third floor of the
/ Holcombe block formerly occupied by
the Sons of Malta" and l judge 1t
emulated the example of the former
occupant OF these quarters by retiring
from the public gaze.