The following 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 Chisholm, 1871; John Lyons, 1872-3, eighteen months; Mathew Shortall, 1873, and continuously to the present time. Mr. Shortall's long 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' mail was brought from Point Douglas. Its regularity depended somewhat on the season. During the winter it was brought some times as infrequently as once a month. In 1846 a government line was established from Point Douglas, and the mail was brought with greater regularity. 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 from 1850 to the completion of the railroad leading into Stillwater, a daily mail was brought into Stillwater during the summer by steamboats, and by the Wisconsin overland route during the winter.
RAPID GROWTH.
As an evidence of the growth of the city we append post office statistics of salaries, expenses and income for the year 1885:
| RECEIPTS. | ||
| Sales of postage stamps, envelopes, newspaper wrappers, postal cards, etc. | $12,693 34 | |
| Box rent received | 2,166 25 | |
| ————— | ||
| Total | $14,859 59 | |
| EXPENSES. | ||
| Postmaster's salary | $2,400 00 | |
| Expenses for rent, fuel, lights, 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. | ||
| Domestic and foreign letters and packages registered | 1,621 | |
| Registered 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 semi-weekly | 2 | |
HOTELS.
The following 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.