The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-03
EX-CONCRESSMAN
CASTLE DEAD
Body Found Cold and Rigid
i'm Chicken Yard at
saltwater.

James N. Castle, one of the leading
attorneys of Minnesota, was found dead
shortly after noon yesterday in the chick
en- yard at his home on South Third
street, Saltwater. The condition Of the
body indicated that death had occurred
several hours previously. He had not
been in the best of health for some time
but had not been confined to his room
Yesterday morning he started out to feed
his chickens, Mr. Castle having devoted
much of his leisure time lately to the
raising of high grade poultry. From that
time on no one saw him until his nephew
Jay Castle. found Mr.. Castle lying cold
in death. DR.. Clark was summoned, and
pronounced him dead. and said that death
was Internationally due to heart failure
The superstition is that death occurred
early in the forenoon
Mr.. Castle was siXty-f1ve years of age
and was born in Shefford, Canada He
received a common school education. and
after reading law for a few years came
to Minnesota in 1882. He taught school
in Alton, Washington county, and later
studied law with Smith & Gilman in St.
Paul. He was elected county attorney
OF Washington county in 1865 and in 1868
he was elected to the state senate. serv-
ing two years. He was again elected to
the state senate in 1878 and served four
years. He was elected member of con-
gresS to succeed the late Edmund Rice
and was nominated for second term
but was defeated by S. P. Snider. of Min
neapolis. Deceased was always an ardent
Democrat, and was his party'S nominee
Tor county attorney in the last campaign
6eing defeated by j. c. Nethaway, of
He was president of the washington
County Bar association, and was held in
high esteem. He was an able LAWYER. and
at the time of his death had important
law cases pending in the district and
supreme courts. He was a widower, his
survived by a half-brother, Luke B. Cas-
tie, of Saltwater. He was a member of
81 johns lodge. A. F. and A. M. and
was also a Knight Templar. The funeral
will probably be held Sunday afternoon.
Deceased had very wide acquaintance
in Minnesota and aso had large number
OF intimate personal friends at Wash
ington, D c.
Saltwater Miscellany.
George A. hammers has returned from
a tTipsto Eau Claire Lakes, Wis, where
ne is largely interested in logging opera
lions. Mr.. hammers says that they have
begun hauling in his camps, but that the
roads are not in the best of condition.
and that only small loads can be hauled
William Marston is the latest arrival at
the prison. He came from OlmStead
county, to serve one year and six months
for assault in the second degree.
The prison population continues over
the $50 mark, and several of the older
prisoners are sleeping on cots in the cell
room corridors, all of the cells being full.
John Burns left Thursday night for New
O'Brien's running horses He doesn't ex-
pect to return to Saltwater until next
fall
The funeral of William Steinkamp.
whose death occurred Tuesday evening,
will be held this afternoon Services viii
be conducted by Rev P. c. Boyson and
the remains will be laid to rest in Fair
view cemetery.
The Ritchie company will give the
1oufth OF the Saltwater Lyceum course of
entertainments in the auditorium of the
nigh school on Friday and Saturday even
ings of next week