St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-17
DROWNED IN SHOAL WATER
Hrs. Schiffhauer, an Aged Woman, Falls
Into the mississippi.
NO, INQUEST HELD AS YET
Stern Parents Spoil the Scheme of an
ElOping Couple---West Side
Melange.

body of Mrs. Schiffhauer, who has been
resident of this city for the past thirty
years, was found floating in shallow
water inside one of the government
breakwaters. two blocks below the Rob-
ert street bridge. The woman had for
the past few months resided in the fam
lily of Henry Schneider, Twelfth and
Robert streets, and had been in poor
health since the death of her husband
three years ago. Monday evening sew
eral friends called on Mrs. Schiff-
hauer at her rooms, and, they having
departed, she went to bed at 10
o'clock. Shortly after IL o'clock she
was heard running down stairs again,
and nothing was seen of her by the
family thereafter until yesterday, when
Schneider called at Godbout's morgue,
on South Robert street, and identified
the body lying there as that of his
guest. The woman was seen at IL: 80
Monday night by j. E. Brady, of West
st. Paul, at the foot of the Robert street
bridge, she at that time having black
shawl over her head. From the position
in which the body was found by Joe
Reeves. who is special policeman at
the union depot, it is surmised that the
| unfortunate woman must have walked
preston that it extended to the Oppo-
site shore, and, losing her balance. fell
into the water. Mr.. Schneider said that
the deceased was not in his debt for
board. She was an old friend of
the family and was always well
come at his house. "We should
never hgve thought of mentioning the
subject billboard to her if she had staid
there ten years." said Mr.. Schneider;
"a fn fhn fo1c cc;0
prevailing, want to say that she never
owed me one cent" Continuing, Mr..
Schneider said that the deceased had
recently undergone a surgical opera
ton, and that her health had been very
poor ever since. Monday evening
County Commissioner Boland and sew
eral other friends called at the house,
and Mrs. Schiffhauer, who was present,
appeared as well as usual. At 10 o'clock
the family retired, Mrs. Schiffhauer
having preceded them to her chamber.
About an hour afterwards Schneider
heard her O down stairs, and mentioned
the fact to his wife. Mrs. Schneider dis
covered the absence of Mrs. Schiffhauer
early yesterday morning, and SubSe-
quently Schneider proceeded to the
West side morgue and there identified
the body. A married son of the de-
ceased lives at Litchfield, Mimi, with
whom, however, the aged woman sell
dom visited, owing to family differences.
No inquest has as yet been held, and
there appears to be reluctance on the
part of the authorities to make the
necessary examination.
A gay young couple of the West side,
who for several months have been i'm
merSed in depths of unfathOmabie affec-
ton, tried to bring matters to climax
on Saturday night by essaying an elope-
ment to that Mecca of all lovers, Hud-
son, Wis. The lovers are little more
than children, the youthful Lothario
tipping the scales of time at the seven
teen-year notch, while the girl is sweet
sixteen. The course of events was in
terrupted by the arrival of the paternal
ancestors of both the young people, just
as the prospective husband had pur-
chased tickets for Hudson. The cere-
mony has been Indefinitely post poned
c. S. Herman, who resides on Lamp
| rey avenue, is troubled by spooks. He
claims that every night, between II and
| II O'Clock, a series of rapS, so distinct
as to be heard block away, are
heard on the rear door of his house.
the door when the noise commenced
and found nothing which could have
produced it, and no one in sight. AS
soon as the family are comfortably in
stalled in their beds the noise recon-
| menceS and continues at intervals for
sometimes an hour. Herman is of a
| religious temperament, and scouts the
idea that some one is playing joke at
his expense. He ascribes the noise to
supernatural agency.
he bus line running between Rob
ert and Concord streets is doing big
business.
The Brooklyn Gun club will hold a
shoot at the club grounds this after
noon.
A gang of men was put at work yes
terday morning putting the face of the
bluff on Dakota avenue in safe con-
dition.
A representation will be made by
residents of the Plateau to the city
the lighting of the stairway leading to
the bluff. Several accidents have oc-
CURED through the condition of the
steps.
The ladies of the Hebron Baptist
church have an entertainment in prepa-
ration. The date for its presentation
has not yet been fixed.
The proposed method of draining
Prospect Plateau, by making Striker
avenue the location of the main sewer
| and the various streets of the hillside
y
| approval among residents of the locali-
| ties named, from the fact that Winifred
| street is considerably the lowest of the
| two, and the original idea of making
| that the route of the main sewer system
is regarded as the best.
Mrs. E. B. Somers, of Kansas City,
arrived in West st. Paul last evening,
and will spend the summer with Mrs.
DR.. Neal.
II. j. Peters has commenced excava-
| lions for block on South Robert street.
| The structure will cost, when COM
| plete, $4,000. Mr.. Peters also intends
to erect brick block this summer on
| the site now &C cupied by the old Mer-
| rift house on Dakota avenue. The
| present structure will be removed to
| lot in the rear of the new building. The
cost of the latter structure has not yet
| been estimated.
A fine mare, belonging to man named
| Schilling, broke her leg at the corner of
| Clinton avenue and Colorado street yes
terday morning, by falling down. The
| animal was shot.
Justice W..R. McMartin received a
telegram yesterday morning, stating
that his sister, Mrs. o. P. Kidder, re-
| siding at Claremont, this state, had
died suddenly the previous evening,
and requesting his presence in Clare
mont Immediately. Justice McMartin
left for that place yesterday afternoon.
The North Star band has been Sc
| cured to furnish the music on the occa-
sion of the entertainment to be given by
the young people of the Bethany
Congregation al church at the West Side
| opera house Oh May 80.
The road being cut through the Da-
kota avenue bluff to the residence of c.
A. Prescott, which is perched on an is