River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-06-26

Killed In the 500 line yards OF this
city by passenger train while walk
ing along the tracks with his face to-
ward the engine. Glassnap was par
TALLY deaf and had poor eyesight.
Sturgeon Bay.-Mrs. Hannah Erd-
mann committed suicide by hanging
herself to bedstead with a rope She
was ninety years old. The deed was
caused by dependency.
Eau Claire.-Walter Graves, whose
home is at Hot Springs, Ark, was sen
fenced to one year at Waupun by
Judge Wickham for horse stealing.
Darlington. - Leroy Grouse. six
years old, lost an eye as the result OF
the explosion Of a bottle of catsup
Glenwood City.-The general store
of T. D. Thompson of Hersey was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is $4,000
Racine-Rev Bartin b. Bigler, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church.
has accepted call as pastor of the
Henry M. Flagler Memorial church in
st. Augustine, Fla. The church was
built by the late multimillionaire for
tourists in memory of his daughter. 1t
cost over 100000. Rev. Bigler receives
$4,000 salary. He has been pastor OF
the local church, one of the most fash.
ionable in the city, for three years.
Jefferson. & ST. Johns Lutheran
church, one of the Oldest Lutheran
churches in the state, which was erect
ed in 1S49, was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground.
Appleton.-Following the report that
a chicken was Matched having but one
eye and the comb on the side of its
head, William Schroeder says he has
pig that was born with but one ear.
Eau Claire.-The United Norwegian
Lutheran church of Eau Claire will be
the scene on June 20 of the celebration
Of the fiftieth anniversary of the first
Norwegian sermon in this city.
Racine.-Mrs. Joseph Hoffer, forty
six years old, of Caledonia, committed
suicide by leaping into cistern at heI
home. She had been suffering from
nervous prostration for some time.
Racine-Hundreds of people saw an
Italian laborer run down by train
and crushed to death. Two blocks
from the depot and in front Of the ad.
vancing train his foot was caught in
q frog. His body was mangled and
may only be identified by marks on
the clothing.
Boscobel - While attempting tc
board an east-bound freight train here,
r. c. Leonard fell beneath the wheels
and both feet were cut off at the
ankles, and he was badly bruised 9th
erwise.
Waukesha. - August W. Reitsch
aged forty-nine, took his life al
Nashotah by throwing himself in front
of an interurban car. He was said to
be slightly deranged. He leaves
wife at Rockford, Ill.
Beaver Dam.-William Hammer
twenty years old, was instantly killed
by 6x6 timber, IA feet long, falling
on him while loading lumber at the
Roedl & Jacobs lumber yards. He Is
a son of Sebastian Hammer, farmer
of the town of Beaver Dam.
Sheboygan-Mr G. d. Eastman hai
been elected president of the Ply
mouth chapter of the d. A. R.; vice
regent, Mrs G. A. Robbins, SheboygaI
Falls; secretary, Mrs. Paul Wagner;
treasurer, Mrs. r. w. Robertson; reg
istrar. Mrs. Harriet Corbett; historian
Mrs. Fl. L. Gilman; chaplain, Mrs. G
w. Zerler
Green Bay.-Bud Simons, fifty years
old, employed at the Barkhausen Goa
and Dock company, was instantly
killed while working in the hold Of
steamer. A clam bucket dropped into
the hold. on the way up caught 81
mons.
Marinette.-While temporarily in
sane, former Mayor George A. Wick
wire of Manistique, Mich, fifty-eigh
years old, took his life by hanging. Hii
body was found suspended from raj
ter in the barn at his home by hi
wife.
Racine.-An unidentified man, evi
IDENTIFY a molder, was run down and
killed by passenger train on the Chi
cago & Northwestern road, a block
north of the station here.
Appleton-Andrew Hoffman, aget
fourteen, drowned in the Fox river
Two years ago his brother met the
same fate.
Green Bay.-Frank Johns of Marsh
field was drowned in the canal neal
the Union Bag and Paper company'i
mill while in swimming.
Racine.-While installing machinery
in the county gravel pit near Burling
ton John B. Wagner, foundryman
Burlington, and Henry Engel, carpen
ter Of Burlington, were instantly killed
all