The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-27
REFLECTED CHIEF RANGER OF
THE CATHOLIC ORDER OF
FORESTERS.
DISTRICT NOT TO BE DIVIDED.
DAKOTAS AND MANITOBA WILL
REMAIN IN THE MINNESOTA
JURISDICTION.
PRUDEN BACK IN STATE PRISON.
Violated His Parole and Was
Brought Back-GeneraI News
of the Prison City.

The delegates to the third annual
convention of the Catholic Order Of
FCresters completed their work yes
terday afternoon at Saltwater, and
will meet again next year at LIE Sueur.
The meeting held here was a profit
able and enjoyable one, and the dele
gates return to their homes feeling
that they have had a delightful time.
Citizens of Saltwater spared no pains
tC make their stay here q pleasant
one and the universal verdict is that
they succeeded. Owing to a pressure
OF work it was deemed advisable to
hold an evening session on Wednes-
day, and the delegates remained at
the hall until after midnight LIE
Sueur and Austin were candidates for
the next grand lodge meeting, and LIE
Sueur won out after a warm fight.
The question of forming a separate
jurisdiction of the two DakotaS and
Manitoba came up for discussion, and
at the suggestion of the delegates from
that part of the district no change
was made. They prefer to remain a
part of the Minnesota district at
present. Another matter discussed
was that of establishing a reserve
fund, and the Minnesota jurisdiction
went on record as favoring the plan.
The national convention will be held
in Vermont next year and the Mime
sofa delegate will be instructed to
support the esta ablishment of reserve
fund.
Nearly all Of yesterday was devoted
to the election of officers and the
adoption Of resolutions thanking the
press and individuals for kindnesses ex-
tended the delegates during the con-
vention. Three candidates were in the
namely M. c. Egan and J. F. Me
meyer, of st. Paul, and c. c. Belan
ger, Of Minneapolis. Thirteen ballots
were taken and on the last ballot Mr..
Egan was reelected for a third term,
receiving forty of the seventy-fve
votes cast. Alex. Richard, of Still
water, was unanimously elected for
the office of vice chief ranger; George.
w. Stenger, of ST. Paul, was unani-
mously reelected secretary, and G. G.
Belanger, of Minnea polls. was elected
treasurer. The Secretary's salary was
raised from $3.50 to 5000 per annum, and
the salaries of the chief ranger and
treasurer were raised to $100 per an
mum. The following trustees were
u. Il Il.
kiel, st. Paul; Joseph Faubert and Ro-
bert Mcnamara, Minneapolis, and
M. D. Morris, of Jamestown, N D.
After adjourning, carriages were
furnished and the delegates and Of
f1cers enjoyed a trip around the city.
Last evening they embarked on the
steamer Henrietta and barge, and with
large number of friends enjoyed an
excursion down the lake. The evening
was all that could be desired, and
dancing formed a pleasant pastime on
the barge.
State Agent Whittier, of ST. Paul, re-
turned from Hunter, N. D., yesterday,
and brought August Pruden back to
the prison, where he will be required
to remain until June 8, 1898. Pruden
gave a complete account of his travels
since skipping from the officers in the
municipal court room in ST. Paul in
June. He stayed around the cities
day or two and then struck out across
the country. He was recognized by
a boy at Hunter, where he stopped at
a hotel and asked for something to
eat, and the lad informed the marshal
who Immediately placed him under
arrest. Fearing that he would get out
of the little insecure Jail at Hunter,
Mr.. Whittier removed him to the jail
at Castleton, and Pruden subsequently
admitted that he and a pal had formu-
lated a plan for getting out of the
Hunter jail.
The Ravenna departed yesterday
with a raft of logs for the South Mus
catine Lumber company. The Fronte-
nae left Prescott with a raft for Wi
mona.
An excursion party, numbering near
ly 800, came in yesterday from Mime,
apolis on the steamer Henrietta and
barge. They visited the prison and re-
turned home over the Omaha road
One Of the first evidences of better
times noticed here was a raise of
wages at the ST. CroiX boom. The
wages Of experienced men have been
advanced 25 cents per day.
Miss Eva Smith, teacher in the
Saltwater public schools, has resigned
because Of ill health and her resigna-
tion was reluctantly accepted at the
last meeting Of the board Of education.
Miss Smith has taught here for thirty
six years She began in the Schulen-
burg district, and later was transfer ed
to the Lincoln building. At the time of
resigning she was principal of the Lin
cCln school.
John w. Mclaughlin, a valued en-
ploye in the office of Musser-Sauntry
& Co.. was married yesterday at ST.
Michaers church to Miss Nellie Cliff
ford, an estimable young lady.