Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-30
TWO LIVES END
in SUICIDE
Mrs. III. C. Mihm Leaps Into
River From ''BrOOklyn"
Bridge
BRUCE FARMER FIRES
BULLET INTO BRAIN
III. A. McNlasters, DespOndent Over
Long Illness Following the "Flu,"
Ends Life With Rifle

The people of LaGysmith were mex
pressibly shocked last Friday evening
when they learned that Mrs. Henry c.
Mihm had ended her life by throwing
herself into the Flambeau river from
the bridge leading to the Brooklyn
suburb
1t was about s 80 that evening, when
Mrs. Mihm. returning from short
walk with Mr.. Mihm and Mrs. Blanch-
cite. neighbOr woman, went upstairs
TO the latter's rooms over the Unique,
while Mr.. Mihm stopped for three or
four minutes TO talk with man on a
business matter. When Mr. Mihm went
mp and asked for his wife, Mrs. Blanch-
cite said she had just gone out the back
way and had said she was going home,
Just across the alley.
Mr. Mihm went home. failing to find
his wife there. said to his dog. the COM
paniOn of himself and wife for years.
''gO find her" The dog led the way
down the alley to First-st. thence to
Lake-av and to the bridge leading TO
brooklyn. As Mr.. Mihm reached the
south approach. he heard the dog bark
ing in the middle of the bridge and
knew the animal had found the one he
sought Worried by his wife's strange
action in going to the river alone, Mr..
Mihm ran to the center of the bridge
and saw his wife standing outside the
railing on the east edge of the bridge on
the box covering the water-pipes.
As he caught sight of his wife in
this perilOuS position. he cried out to
her in alarm and attempted TO reach
her. hut with goodbye, Henry. I'm
going" on her lips, spoken in ordinary
tone of voice. she tOppled over, rather
than jumped into the swift current.
Unable to swim, Mr.. Mihm rushed TO
the north side of the river. where he
expected to find a boat and did find one
sunk. He finally secured a boat with
Mr.. SecOmbe'S aid. but the interval of
time was too long TO afford any hope of
rescue
Search for the body has been kept
up ever since. but so far without avail.
! Every known method has been tried
and two experts at finding the bodies
of drowned persons are here from Still
water. Mimi. engaged in the search. y
liberal reward will he paid for the re-
cOvcry of the body.
Mrs Mihm was in fairly good health.
but was troubled with periodical head
aches of great severity. Walking
around with Mrs. Blanchette the day of
the tragedy. they had crossed the river
and Mrs. Mihm had remarked about
how peaceful the water looked. She
had never given any hint of suicide.
however. having right up to the day of
her death been planning on various
things for the Summer-a garden, Il trip
through northern Minnesota with Mr..
Mihm. in their car. and had only a
couple of days before written to some
of her relatives in the most cheerful
vein. asking them over for a visit soon.
She was only 81 years of ago. having
been born at ChaSka. Mimi. Her mar
riage occurred in 1903 and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mihm lived at OsceOla. Wis. from
then until the summer of 1910. when
they came to Iadysmith and Mr.. Mihm
purchased the barber shop he has since
conducted. Surviving her are hel
mother. Mrs. Catherine Arndt. of Nor
wood. Mimi. two sisters. Mrs. Lena
Kissinger of Minneapolis, and Mrs. B
J. HartZ. of Duluth and two brothers
VIM Arndt. of Norwood. Mimi; and
August Arndt of Portland \. ID.
Mrs. Catherine Arndt. mother of the
deceased, Mrs. Aug. Arndt, sister, and
Mr.. and Mrs. b. j. HartZ. have beer
here this week. as have Mr. Mihm's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mihm, OF
Hector. Minn.. their daughter, Miss
Mayme. of Minneapolis. and son. Franz
Mihm. of Superior.