St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
the SALTWATER BUDGET.
Mystery Shrouding the Disappearance
Of Nelson Chesley.
NEWS FROM THE LUMBERMEN
Accidents at Camp---A Wedding-.-Gen
eral News of Wednes-
day.

The sudden and unexplained disap-
pearance from tho city hospital of pa
tent named Nelson Chesley, and the
failure of inquiries as to his present
whereabouts, gave rise to a suspicion
that he might have drowned himself in
Lily lake, which adjOins the hospital
grounds. Chesley had been employed
i'm one of Nulvey q CarmichaePs camps
on Sand creek. where his conduct had
been so erratic that the men regarded
him as somewhat unbalanced mentally,
one of his hobbies being that detectives
we're on his track. Dec. 81 he obtained
flom the camp boss bill of his time
and started for Hinckley, twenty miles
distant, to take the train for Saltwater.
He travelled to the station by one of the
camps late teams, and when within
a half mile of the town appeared
suddenly alarmed, called one of
his companions to take. the
and ran precipitately through the
woods. A search for him was unre-
warded and Mulvey and Carmichael did
not know that ne had reached the Still
water hospital about Jan. until the
hospital steward presented to them last
Friday the time bill which Chesley had
given him on entering the hospital.
The patient disappeared last Thursday,
but Mr.. Mulvey thought, and is still of
the opinion. that the man has returned
to camp, and so the matter was consld-
cred of little moment and not men
toned until yesterday. The fellow
woodsmen of Chesley say that he had
considerable money with him, and SO if
he had taken notion to go back to
camp, where he left his clothes and
watch, he would not had to apply at
headquarters for transportation. Be-
sides, he was given money by the boss
before leaving camp. 1t was reported
last evening that Chesley is safe at Red
Wing.
A letter received yesterday from
Little Ann camp, says that Henry
Seeley has been commissioned super
visor of the five camps on those waters,
which were lately ceded by Isaac Staples
to the Ann River Lumber company.
The crew of Little Ann camp had
banked 100000 feet up to the begin
ming of this week and preparations were
making for rutting and icing the Jogging
roads to facilitate the hauling of large
loads. Frank A. Carlson, by the over
turning of his load was caught between
the logs and tree, suffering crushed
leg, and II. Bracket, whose skull was
broken by falling tree and on whom
the operation of trepanning was per-
formed at st. Cloud hospital, have re-
turned to work.
The Young Peoples association of
the First Presbyterian church decided
Tuesday evening to dispense with the
further services of Prof. u. F. COlville,
of st. Paul, as musical leader. it being
claimed that the professor appeared to
be unable to attend the meetings as
often as leader should. The society
had begun to prepare for public pre-
sentation of the .cantata of Esther"
but work Will probably proceed under
the direction of Rev. w. Ii. Albright,
most efficient leader.
The board of education, at meeting
matter of organizing an additional
school in the Lincoln building, III order
to relieve the pressure ON Miss Smed-
ley's room, which, since the pr emotions
of last week, is overtaXed.
John Baptiste Gagnon and Miss Adele
Lafieur were married at the st. JOSeph'S
parish parsonage yesterday by Rev. +.
A. McCarren, assistant pastor of st.
MichaelS, Alfred Leveque and Miss
Darie Leveque attending the bridal
couple.
Aid. J. c. Hening writes from Supe-
rior that his father remains at the point
of death, and that the formers sister is
also very seriously i'll.
The city council will meet in special
session tomorrow to act on the report
of the commissioners on the grading of
Burlington street.
Frand Dion came yesterday from
Moffatt's Moose river camp with Sc
we're scalp wound, caused by the limb of
a falling tree.
The Saltwater cornet band will give
a ball at Music hall. Feb. Is, the pro-
cceds to be used in buyIng new music.