The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-21
Saltwater News.


Clapp & Mccartney, of st. Paul, who
withheld S12,5OO of a judgment obtain
ed by Washington county against the
estate of S. M. Bristol for delinquent
personal property taxes claiming that
the amount held back was due them for
attorneys fees, failed to comply with
a demand made upon them to cove all
of the money into the treasury of this
county, and City Attorney Nethaway,
who is acting for the county In this
matter, went to st. Paul yesterday to
serve papers upon them in an action
brought by the county in the United
States circuit court. The complaint al
leges that they had no right to with
hold any of the money, and asks that
they be compelled to turn over the
money and make out a claim against the
county for any money that may be due
them for attorneys fees.
The complaint made by w. S. Con
rad, of st. Paul, against John Peterson,
who was charged with embezzlement,
was withdrawn in the municipal court
yesterday, and Mr.. Peterson was dis
charged. He will be given another op-
pOrtunity upon promise to do better
in the future. The action of Mr. Con-
rad in the matter meets with commen-
dation from everybody.
Farmers throughout the country are
very much discouraged over crop pros
poets, and they are unable to see where
they viii get anything like an average
yield. Wheat is thin and weak, and rain
will be necessary within a day or two
to insure any kind of a crop. Rye is
a total failure, and many fields have
been turned into pasture for stock.
J. c. Nethaway has been granted
leave of absence as city attorney until
July -, and will leave next Saturday for
Atlantic City, to attend the grand lodge
meeting of the B. P. o, Elks
D. M. Swain is getting his steamboat
On the levee ready for launching and
expects to launch it next Saturday or
Monday.
The commissioners appointed to as
sess damages and benefits in the matter
of grading and opening South Second
street have completed their work, but
have not yet made a report to the coun-
ell. 1t is understood the cost of the
Improvement will be about $4,000.
A conference of German Lutheran min
listers is being held at Salem's German
Lutheran church, on South Fourth
street and nearly 100 ministers and lay
delegates are present from all parts
of the state
The committees appointed recently to
arrange for a celebration of the Fourth
of July will hold a meeting at the city
hall this evening to determine upon
y
money has been raised for the celebra-
ton.
The funeral Of M A. Thon will be
held from the family residence, on
Laurel street, this afternoon, and will
be under the auspices of the Knights of
Pythias and other secret societies, of
which deceased was a member. Services
will be conducted at the house by Rev.
Philip Thelander.
A delegation of members of Saltwater
lodge, Knights of Pythias, will go to
North st. Paul this evening on a visit
to the lodge in that village.
Thomas Burns, of Graceville, MINI,
is in the city on a short business and
pleasure trip.
The city council met Tuesday even
ing, but transacted no business of i'm
portance. The meeting was one of the
shortest of the year
Eugene Searles, son of Mr. and Mrs
j: n. ,SearIes, this city, was quietly mar
ried here yesterday afternoon to Miss
Gertrude ,Koontz, a popular young lady
They Will reside at Casselton, N D.,
where Mr.. Searles is employed as a civil
engineer by the Northern Pacific.