Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-09-06


of white granite, is q monument to
the courage, common sense, and in
perseverance of German
lady, whose husband died several years
ago, leaving her little newspaper
and family of six children. She was
offered $500 for the paper, but would
not sell. The editor who had been in
her husbands employ, agreed to con-
tinue at his post, and as he was well
fitted for the work and was not inter-
fered with in the management of the
editorial department., the little journal
began to make money. Its circula-
ton among the Germans increased
very rapidly, and the widow found
herself growing very rich. Fearing
that she might lose the young man
who had been SO useful in advancing
her fortunes, she married him. At
his suggestion, few years ago, the
present Stats Zeitung building was
erected at cost of 100000. The
paper is now one of the most valuable
properties in the country, and Oswald
Ottendorfer, still it's editor-in chief, is
one of the leaders of the Germans in
New York in all political movements.
Mrs. Ottendorfer has educated and
settled i'll life all of her children, but
has not yet relinquished the business
control of the Stats Zeitung. Every
morning at 10 o'clock she is to be
seen in the publication Office, attend
ing to the finances, making contracts
for printing paper or presses, and Civ
ing orders as to the employment or
discharge of her help in the mechan-
ical departments. Every year she
gives away large sums of money in
charity; and one of her
noblest works in this direction is a
''home" for old women, on which she
has already expended more than
$4,000.
A girl Is years old has been arrest
cd here for highway robbery. Her
victim was little girl IL years old.
Hamilton Grange, the old residence
Of Alexander Hamilton, at 10th
Avenue and l45th street, is being re
paired for the first time. The thirteen
gum trees that Hamilton planted tc
commemorate the union of the States
are still standing. The house is fas,
falling in decay, and the once beauti
full grounds furnish pasture for horse.
and cattle.
One hundred carloads of peache.
arrived yesterday morning. Each cal
contained 45O baskets, and each bas
ket held half bushel. This mean.
$4,000 bushels Of peaches. Thousands
of luscious watermelons also arrived
Thirty schooners unloaded yesterda,
17S,OOO melons-all from Maryland
A blind beggar in the Bowery sub
scribes for one English, one Frencl
and one German paper, and reads then
all without spectacles.
One of the largest dry goods deal
ers in Sixth avenue employs a Is
year-old girl as detective. She doe.
excellent service.
Capt. Shaw, Chief of the Metropol
itan Fire Brigade in London, now OF
an inspecting tour through the United
States, says that New York's building
laws are admirable and are much NOR,
stringent and better enforced thar
those of London. That city employs
500 fremcn for an area of l21 square
miles, while New York, with an are.
of only 41t square miles, has an effec
tive force of 600 men. If we coult
say for our police force what we car
honestly say for our fire department
we should be the proudest citizens OF
the face of the earth. But we can't
The Irish patriots are calling Zere
miah O'Donoyan o 'Rossa, ugly names
beca Sc he and few fellow patriots
fail to account for paltry $9O,0O(
which the industrious Bridgets Of tn,
land of their adoption have subscrib
ed for the destruction of Great Britain
This is all wrong for Mr.. Rossa's owl
name, which his sponsors in baptism
did give him, is very pretty one, ane
what is $4,000 but handful of filth,
lucre? Besides, the patriots shoult
remember that the money is a fund
They call it Skirmishing fund (witl
a capital So but if, in the course o
human events, it has turned out to b.
a sinking fund and has gone up, the.
should console themselves with tn
thought that at least part of it ha
gone down in the shape of good Iris
whisky.
Judge Gardner wishes to see the whip
ping post established in New York
There are about 135,279 of the othe
voters who express the same desire
Time will tell.
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