The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-27
SALTWATER NEWS.
Runaway Accident May Prove Fatal
New Electric Car 10 Be Tried.

Runaway Accident May Prove Fatal
New Electric Car 10 BE Tried.
w. H. Patton. the inventor and owner of
the storage battery electric car shipped to
this city for trial day or two ago arrived
yesterday afternoon and trial will be made
on the Transfer cOmpany's tracks at
o'clock this morning. Mr.. Patton claims
great things fer his car, and IN event Of its
proving success, company may be organ
lied here.
The funeral of Mrs. Hannah D. Seymour
will be held at o'clock this afternoon from
her late residence on North Third street.
Services viii be conducted by Rev. J. l.. Den
ner. of the First Presbyterian church.
Neis Oberg, confectioner, arrested Satur-
day for neglecting to provide for the sup
port of his wife. who died Saturday evening,
has given bond for his appearance in the
municipal court tomorrow morning. 1t is
claimed that Oberg not only neglected to
provide food for his wife during her long
illness, but that he also refused to permit
physicians to go there, and cut off her sup
ply of milk by ordering the milkman to stay
away from the house. Oberg denies the truth
of the charges made against him, but ladies
who cared for his wife during her last long
illness say it IS true, and are very indignant.
A thorough investigation of the affair will
be made in the police court.
About ten conv:cts are employed in the
manufacture of high school apparatus at the
prison. and that institution will supply about
$4,000 worth of apparatus this season. an in
crease of 800 over the amount furnished
last year. The set consists of IA pieces and
report that they give excellent satisfaction
It is a growing industry, and will not only be
benefit to the schools of the state but will
furnish means for the employment of few
cOnv:cts.
The water in Lake ST. Croix is falling very
slowly. and indications are that the boom
will be unable to start up before the first Of
next week Many lumbermen anxious
to get logs, but the boom company is anx-
1ous for the water to fall few inches more
before operations are begun. In the mean
norton iS
busy picking up the logs that broken
up during the heavy storm OF three weeks
ago. By the latter part of this week nearly
all of that damage will have been repaired.
serious runaway accident occurred here
shortly after midnight yesterday morning
and Miss Lizzie Pankonin. one of the &C.
cupants CT the rig, has not yet regained con-
Aldrich and Ed Hathaway. of St. Paul. en-.
gagged rig here. and taking Misses Lizzie
and Annie Pankonin with them, they drove
to Wildwood and returned shortly after mid
night: While watering the team on the South
hill the animals became fractions and started
to run. The pole broke. and seeing no hone
of the team being stopped Miss Lizzie Pan
konin jumped and struck the back of her
head forcibly against the sidewalk She was
picked up in an unconscious condition, and
was taken to house near by, where she was
cared for by Drs. G. E. Clark and Voight
DR.. Wheaton, of ST. Paul was called into
consultation yesterday morning, and pro.
nounced her injuries serious though not nee
essarily fatal. The other occupants of the
carriage escaped with few minor bruises,
but the rig was badly demolished.
Stephen Trihel. the tramp charged with
the murder of Conductor Sweet on the $500
line near Marine Mills, has not yet been
arragned. Assistant County Attorney Sui
livan said yesterday they were waiting for
one CIR two parties, and that the arrangement
would not take place until they arrived.
In the probate court yesterday final settle
ments were made in the matter of the estates
OF Christian Harbke and Charles j. Nc
Laughl!n, deceased, and letters of administra-
n Mrc IitJd
the matter of the estate of August Wolff
deceased