River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-07-06

struck q light and searched the house
The only thing we found was broken
glass strewn about our bedroom floor.
Next evening, while the matter was
being discussed at the supper table,
the lights mysteriohsly went out, and
a figure walked through the room and
opened and shut the windows. The
lights were again lighted, but nothing
.of 2 Supernatural Nature was seen on
heard ian the house for three OF iom
dag On-the afternoon OF the Fourth
day attel these occurrences, mY wife
was standing IN the hallway ot the
open d01I overlooking the Iitsfl aand-
ling her baby in her arms, when some
mysterious object dashed ny ana 4,
simultaneously her eMld was snatched
from her ANA he rushed down the
hallway, and when opposite the room
Where the stairs are. she deserted the
baby Squathng M the middle OF the
r0oIa. shortly utter -stlis 0eUfrence
We removed nom the h0ese.
This concluded the experience of
Ma Borden who refere1 the reporter
to Mr. Mack who resides a short dis.
lance FROM the mysterious building
Upon calling on Mrs Mack the writer
was furnished With the. following par
tioulars Daring the time the house
was unoccupied Air5 Mack who re
sides bat a snort distance from the
building, noticed that at certain times
during the night the blinds and win
dows ~ one portion OF the house would
open and shut, notwithstanding no
person could be Sen performing those
strange freaks. There i9 one room,
said Alrs. Mack (which dread above
All others. aud to enter VIII ch 40
amount ~ money would induce me. A
lady fnend Of mine once slept there
over night, and the next day related
To me the following occurrence
"Atter retiring, and having egtin,
guished the light, she had partially
fallen 60 sleep, " hen she was startled
by hearing footsteps approach her
chamber Arising, she opened the
door, TAT was surprised to find no one
there Fastening the door, sls return.
"a ana alter carefully examining the
room, again tetired She had Just
dozed of when she felt a cold hand
pressed upon shef aoheek ana felt the
ireath Of s0ue invisible object bend
lug over her
Again arising, she examined the
fastening5. and, finding all secure, she
returned 10 bed believing that her
senses had deceived her She said
nothing OF the affair next morning,
but could never again be persuaded to
sleep IN the building again The
wriiei next sought Mr Abraham
johnson an engineer on the Elevated
Railroad, and residing GA Thirty.hftl
street Tins cTtY -fte sand '.Ail can
say OF the Tnatter sthat can cOrrob
crate the stltemslits. II the above
mentioned parties ana DO heartily he
lleye that the building B possessed Of
some supelnatuIal beings. Late one
night rs was passing the building |
was startled by the noise of some one
engaged in q tight, Suddenly | heard
deep groans as II from "a person IA dis
tress, issuing from the house. Pres.
entity all was quiet, and again looking
towards the house | saw the door
facing thesrxel aNlHg back apon its
hinges. The heuse 81 this occasion
was unOccupied. All these strange
mas be decisions, hui il
seems verY curious hat so manytTust-
worthy people should share the same
decisions Here is achance for Spir
Itutllsts Ia investigate and an IN.
vestigatiOn IS certainly worth the
trouble It mas cost