Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-26
NEIGHB0RHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by the Special Reporters of the
D@ttH Globe.
SALTWATER.

Bridge receipts for week ending October Esd
$lO7
New Orleans minstrsls Friday night in
Opera Hall.
The steamer A. F. jerks left with lumber
raft for below yesterday.
Harlow McIntire had his finger cut off at the
first joint AZ the prison Saturday.
An employe in the Florence -four mill, by
the name of Otis, had his hand badly famed be-
tween some rollers Saturday afternoon.
Web McKusick just received several new
| carriages from Winona,w which were sent to him
by the makers to sell. Anybody wanting q
nice carriage should go and see them.
Sheriff Stolberg, from Chisago county, ar.
| rived in this city, Saturday afternoon, with a
prisoner for our State prison. His name is F
Lehreant, and is sentenced to six months, for
adultery.
Mr.. l.. Buckingham, time keeper at Staples
saw mill, left yesterday fer Montreal on a visit
| to his old home, but certain parties seem to
think that there is female there that ia to get
married, and he is the lucky man.
Our new citizen and lawyer, Mr. E. F. Lane,
add Mrs. Edwards, widow daughter of Dir. s.
8. Seleck, clothing merchant, were married
yesterday morning, and left in the afternoon
for Rochester on the wedding tour.
Messrs. VIM. Masterman, Herbert McKusick
and Myron Willius returned, yesterday morn
ing, from Forest lake laden with ducks and
other game. They left Saturday evening in
company with W. r. Lehmicke, R. Davis, O. P.
Gregory and Rob. Anderson. The latter will
return this morning.
THE lire ON SOUTH HILL-JMMIE BATTLES
BURNED TO DEATH IN BUILDING.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning the fire
bell was sounded and fire was discovered in the
woodshed of Mira. Ct. w. Battles residence, on
| the corner of Third and Pine streets. The fire
department were out but did not get a stream
/ on the building before the fire had been burn
| ing almost an hour. Hundreds of
citizens entered the house and removed
all the furniture that could be got at, and after
| everything possible had been removed the
water was ready, and what was left of
the house was drenched with it. The origin of
| the fire is unknown. but the most probable
theory is, that it started from q fire built in an
old stove in the woodshed. The particulars
are as follows: The servant girls. two in mum.
Der, had just built fire in an old stove in the
! woodshed, preparatory to do the weeks wash.
ing. They left, and went up stairs to change
their clothing, and were absent about ten
minutes. On coming down they met Jimmie
age years, the only son of Mrs. Battles, going
up to get hammer in one of the
back rooms. When the girls reached
the woodshed they found it all ablazs
.
They rushed from the room and Informed
Mrs. Battles of the fire. She Immediately
| called to Jimmie, who she had sent up to gel
the hammer, and then ran to the front room
to help her sick daughter out, Mrs. Narrsn
who is very low with consumption. The
daughter was removed to near neighhor's
and search was made for Jimmie, but ht
could not be found. Men were sent into the
house and every room was examined, but the
boy could not be found. On being informed
of the same Mrs. Battles became frantic ano
had to be forced from the premises. She wal
| taken to the court house, but could not be CON
soled for abe seemed to know from the first ths
building fell in about II o'clock and ther
the search began for the remains oil
the boy. Parties stated that they
had seen boy answering the description run.
ming towards town. But nevertheless search
was made in the debris. His body was fount
about o. clock on the floor of the out house
! in charred and blackened condition. The
| mother was not Informed of the finding of the
body and she was taken to Mrs. James Mul.
rey's residence in Holcomb's addition, who i:
| a sister of the unfortunate widow. The re
mains of the child were taken to the basement
of the Universalist church which is close by
| Mrs. Battles is a widow who lost her husband
some four years ago. She has been kee ping
private boarding house in that building, there
| being between twelve and fifteen boarders
stopping with her at the time. The house was
a wooden frame building, two stories in height
and was insured for $1,000 in
the German-American Insurance company, of
New York. There was also $500 on the furni-
ture in the same company, making $l,500 in
| all. By some misunderstanding the fire engine
was directed to the wrong place, and delayed
in getting to work some three-quarters or AT
hour. The casualty throws gloom over the
whole community, and all the assistance that
| could be rendered was given by her many sym.
| pathizing friends.