The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-06
Saltwater News.

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Christ Setback, a teamster, employed
by the st. Croix Power company. at Ap-
pie River Falls, was accidentally drown
ed in Apple river on Wednesday. Setback
had been fl the habit of driving his
horses into the water for the purpose of
watering them, and not thinking of the
sharp rise in the river by reason Of
recent heavy rains, he attempted to do so
on Wednesday, The current was too
swift and carried the horses, wagon and
all down the stream, and Schacht was
carried over the falls. The horses were
rescued, but Setback gave up his life
He was about fifty years old, and has
brother In the employ of the ST. Paul
Electric Lighting company Louis
Brown, who is in charge of one of the
departments of the dam, says that the
team, wagon and all were carried over
the falls, having drop of about twenty
two feet, but that the wagon did not up
set until after it had reached the level
river below the falls. The body has not
yet been recovered, although an incessant
search was kept up all day yesterday
The Weyerhaeuser and bowboat de-
parted yesterday with two RATS Of logs
for the Rock Island Lumber company.
The Ben Hershey left with logs for the
Standard Lumber company, of Dubuque,
and lumber for OFT, Muser & Co The
log raft and will meet the Juniata at
Reeds Landing.
Very heavy rains occurred again along
the tributaries of the st. Croix Wednes-
day, and there is plenty Of water in the
river. There is now no question but that
nearly all drives will come in and that
the remainder of this season will be a
BUDDY one for loggers/and rivermen All
mills here have work enough ahead to
he oil nf he
season.
Daniel Eller who died yesterday at
st. Paul, was a member of the Independ-
ent Order of Foresters, the Royal Ar
canum and the Red Men, of this city
having for number of years been the
Omaha Railroad company's agent at
Saltwater Junction. A number Of his
Saltwater friends will attend the flu
neral.
Few accidents occurred in this city on
the Fourth, none of them very serious
Frank Litfin had his face severely burn
ed by the explosion of a Roman candle
Peter Carwitzel, of this city, died on
Wednesday at the Lake Elmo sanitarium
Deceased had been i'll with an enlarge
ment Of the liver for some time He was
a native Of Switzerland and was forty
one years of age. His wife resides in
Europe. The remains were brought to
this city for interment.
The July meeting of the board OF prison
managers will be held at the prison to-
morrow.
The manufacture of Irvine at the prison
Is Stacking up gradually, and many of
the conVicts who were employed in the
Irvine factory have been assigned to work
in the shoe shops, where they will re-
main until the manufacture of Irvine for
next season is commenced. The output
of Irvine at the prison this season has
been the largest in the history OF the
Irvine industry at that institution.
The ladies of the Saltwater Reading
club have volunteered to purchase seats
for the public park on West Churchill
street, and served lunch on Wednesday
from which they realized SIS.
The funeral Of Miss Kate Barry was
held yesterday morning from st. Mich
acl's church, the interment occurring in
the Catholic cemetery at South Still
water.