River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-09
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Wood in demand.
Deer hunters are plenty.
Thermometer 100 below zero.
Farmers are busy hauling wood.
Samuel Boles has moved to the New
ton farm.
The good people of Big River talk
of having a Christmas tree.
Whooping-cough is the chief trouble
among the little folks here.
Deer hunters are more numerous
thar deer around these parts.
Several of our young men win rusti-
cate in the pineries this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennie Rodgers, of
Prescott, are visiting friends in this
town.
Alfred Cookery, Hobart town, Tas-
mania, is visiting his cousin B. H.Cor-
cOrdn.
Many Of our little folks are wrestling
with the whOoping-cough, and the
cough seems to have the under hold.
The singing school in Dist. No. still
continues co be the chief attraction
for the young folks of Big River and
vicinity.
The teacher and pupils of Dist. No. 9
visited their neighbors OF Spring
Grove on Wednesday of last we g k
They report good time.
Charles Teare and family have re-
turned from Minnesota to spend the
winter. He reports fuel and warm
weather very scarce there.
Among the latest arrivals from Min.
nesota are Ed. Gallagher, Rob. Dunn
and Will Hamilton. These three young
men have claims there, but like wild
geese, they concluded to seek warmer
parts.
Almost distressing accident occurred
here on Wednesday, the LIST inst, re-
sulting in the death of Yet. kenney, 4
very estimabie young man, and q
nephew of Mr.. Ham W est, of this town
The particulars of the sad affair as
nearly as we can learn them, are these
On " ednesday morning it appears 1t
| took his gun and started TO hunt deer
| Not returning dt night the fears OF his
friends were excited, when a search
| was instituted which resulted in the
fipdinp of his dead body on Friday
with terrible wound in the head. Tn,
position of the body would indicate
that he was in the act of climbing
over fence when the accident occur
red. It appears while climbing th'
fence his gun by some which
will always remain mystery--wa
discharged, the charge taking effec
near the mouth and coming out nea
the top of the head. This sad affai
should be a warning to all TO be NOR
careful in the use of frs arms. Ii
was buried at Pres :Ott on Tuesday last
George Brackin is the champion un
fortunate young man of these parts
aud to back up oar assertion we pro
pose to match him against Ar. younj
man, or old one either, in the count
in 4 go-as- you-piease race after accl
dents. The fact of the matter IS, h
has become so liable t. accidents tina
it has become necessary for docto
10 accompany hiln in his various dutIe
about home, and The doctor sOlemnl
AYERS that he would rather a
charge of the worst yellow fever pre-
, cint in Memphis than OF this accidental
Young man. Little more thAn yea
AGO lie nearly severed one of his fee
by one stroke Of n AK, making yer
ugly and dangerous wound; he Ia
scarcely recovered from this before
severe attack of typhoid pneumoni
nearly landed him on the other shore
next. he inflicted a very severe woun
, on one of his hands which again lai
him up for a time; then he nearl
passed in his checks through the ms
! dunn Of "A runaway team; and now
IS A manglsd hand that claims his a
tentien. caused by stroke from
!, horses foot, while cleaning out fee
} box. What the next viii be we kno'
| not. but trust that he will be able t
: steer clear of accidents in the future
now that the doctor has him In tow.