The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-09-15

suicide at Maflnette TWO weeks ago,
died at the hospital
Mrs Sawyer an old resident near
Rolling Prairie. aged IS years, fell
down stairs and broke her wrist.
Peter Rothe, a motorman at Green
Bay, was assaulted by two men and
severely injured.
The high school al Ashland has been
enlarged and will accommodate 125
more pupils.
Joseph Gordon and Frank Ryan cs-
capped from the workhouse ut Green
Bay.
j. A. Bertschy, formerly of Appleton,
was killed by giant powder eXplo-
sion at Saguache. Col
Mrs. Albert Turner died at lanes
vile, aged 81. She leaves husband
and five children.
Henry Geffert, an aged resident of
Reedsburg, died at the age of 81 years.
He had been resident Of that city for
forty years.
David Kerby, Chippewa Falls boy,
was shot in the leg by two young men
who were carelessly handling a revol
yer.
at Madison, was perhaps fatally in
jured by the accidental discharge Of
his gun. The charge of shot eutered
his breast.
Frank Bergquist, living near Birch
lake, Bayfield, county, was taken to
Washburn and upon examination was
adjudged insane and committed to the
state hospital at Oshkosh.
The school census of GAINESVILLE, just
completed, shows a total of 4,312 chill
dren of school age, 2.12S male and
1854 female This is gain of % over
the census of 1895.
A team belonging to A. III. Edmin,
ster ran away at Sparta. The pole
struck John d. Jones, a farmer, in the
back and penetrated several inches.
His condition is serious.
A commission was issued by Gov.
Upham to Godfrey Fritz of Oshkosh
as second lieutenant of Company +,
Second regiment, Wisconsin national
guard.
Mary Johnson AN insane woman
from the northern part of the state, es-
capped from the county asylum at
GAINESVILLE by squeezing through the
bars of the window Of her room. She
was caught the following day.
Mrs. Maria Mill, one Of the two old
est persons living in Palmyra. the head
of four living generations, resident
Of the county since 1914, died of cancer
in her S9th year, at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. NJ. j. Ericsson.
During target practice in the Lacner
saloon John Evers, a cigarmaker Of
1Nxft no Il
charge of rifle, shot in the bowels,
from the effects of which he died He
leaves a widow and one child.
w. c.. Thompson, aged So, was ar
rested at Racine on the charge of for
gerry. He attempted to pass check
for $3.15 signed by himself on cheek
of the old National bank of Grand
Rapids, it is alleged.
Richard e. Taylor, who was injured
by diving into four feet of water from
the veranda of the university bath
house at Madison, died of his injuries.
He was D years old and son of aid.
Richard E. Taylor fthe Fourth ward.
AS passenger train No. ] was cross
ing the bridge at Reedsburg Edward
Rich of Wonewoc fell from the plat
form of one of the coaches. His skull
was fractured and he was otherwise
badly bruised. 1t is thought he will
recover.
Herman Meyer, the mascot of the
Manitowoc base ball team, narrowly
escaped being suffocated by gas at the
Merchants hotel at Racine. The boy
blew out the gas when he retired and
when discovered was in a stupor.
Louis Keller, aged 6S, went to the
graveyard at Wausau, and, taking
seat OH the grave of a friend who died
about year ago, he shot himself from
| the effects of which he died instantly.
No cause is known except despond-
ency.
While out hunting with his brother
Richard Francis, son of Thomas Fran
.is Of Washburn met with severe in
Jury by the accidental discharge of his
gun, the charge striking him just to
| The left of his head blowing his left
ear almost completely off.
Mary B. Cotton, better known as
| 'Auntie Cotton" died at the home Of
| her son, Charles r. Cotton, in Green
| Bay "Auntie Cotton was born in
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 80, 1909, and
was a daughter of Judge Arndt, one Of
he early settlers of Green Bay. She
| coated in Green Bay with her parents
| n 1924, and in that same year married
| John Winslow Cotton. then lieuten-
INT in fhe regular army.