Part 46 (1/2)

Gorgas, 1858; T M Fullerton, 1859; Mahlon Black, 1860-61; F R

Delano, 1862; David Bronson, 1863-64; Wm Grover, 1865; C J Butler, 1868; Wm Holcombe, 1869-70; Wm McKusick, 1871-72; A K Doe, 1873; Wm G Bronson, 1874-75-76; E W Durant, 1877; John S Proctor, 1878-79-80; Samuel Mathews, 1881-82-83-84; Hollis R Murdock, 1885; Isaac Staples, 1886; George M Sey is a complete list of city marshals since 1854: Jonathan E McKusick, 1854; John Parker, 1855; John Cilly, 1856; Dennis Sullivan, 1557; Robert Hasty, 1858; Thomas Sinclair, 1859; Duncan Chisholm, 1860-61-62-63; John Shortall, 1864-65; John May, 1866, six months; P E Keefe, 1867; John May, 1868, six months; John Shortall, 1869; H McIntyre, 1870; Duncan Chisholhteen months; Mathew Shortall, 1873, and continuously to the present ti term of office proves him an effective and popular officer F L McKusick is police court officer

He is a veteran of the police force and has acquitted himself to the satisfaction of the people of Stillwater

THE POST OFFICE,

Established in 1845, was located first at the corner of Main and Chestnut streets The first postmaster was Elam Greely His successors were John McKusick, John S Proctor, Harley D Curtis, Mahlon Black, Abraham Van Voorhes, H D Cutler, E J butts, and ---- McCarthy

During 1845 a citizens' ularity depended soht soovernlas, and the ularity In 1848 a mail coach line was established between Stillwater and St Paul The year following a weekly mail was established The rapid increase of settlements on the Upper Mississippi created a demand for more frequent mails; consequently fro into Stillwater, a dailythe su the winter

RAPID GROWTH

As an evidence of the growth of the city we append post office statistics of salaries, expenses and incoe stamps, envelopes, newspaper wrappers, postal cards, etc 12,693 34 Box rent received 2,166 25 ----------- Total 14,859 59

EXPENSES

Posthts, clerk hire, etc 3,300 00 5,700 00 ---------- Net income 9,159 59

MONEY ORDER BUSINESS

Received for domestic orders 30,305 62 Received for fees on same 131 50 Received for international orders 1,518 81 Received for fees on same 24 95 ---------- 31,980 88 Money orders paid 24,140 88 Certificates of deposit 7,840 00 31,980 88

REGISTRY BUSINESS

Doistered matter in transit 2,327 ----- Total pieces handled 3,948

Number of pouches dispatched daily 24 Number of pouches dispatched semi-weekly 2 Number of pouches received daily 24 Number of pouches received se hotels were built in Stillwater prior to 1850:

Northrup House, built by Anson Northrup, northwest corner Main street and Nelson alley, 1844

Stillwater House, built by Anson Northrup, lot 2, Main street, 1845

Minnesota House, built by Elam Greeley, southwest corner Main and Myrtle, 1846

Lake House, built by John W Brewster, east side of Main street between Nelson and Chestnut, 1849

Of the hotels built subsequently to 1850, the most popular and well known is the Sawyer House, on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Third streets It was built in 1857, by Henry Sawyer, opened by G E

B Whitcher, and kept in succession by J and A Lowell, Isaac Staples, A Lowell and A K Doe The other hotels built during this period were the Liberty House, by John N Ahl, 1856; Farmers Home, 1867; Williams House, 1870; Wexio Hotel, 1870; the Keystone House, 1872; the Mansion House, 1872; Central House, 1879; Elliott's Hotel, 1883