Iowa
Old Press
Osage News
Osage Mitchell County
July 11, 1895
Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Mast and children arrived Saturday from
Archer and are guests at John Bartle's.
Ex-Congressman Weller, who has been spending a few days at Mr.
LeBarron's returned to his home in Nashua Monday afternoon.
Russell & Robinson are drilling a well for H. J. Grettenberg.
Miss Lillie Long and Frank Hillner, both of Mitchell, were
married at the residence of John Long in East Mitchell Thursday
afternoon. Rev. D.S. Staebler performing the ceremony.
H. J. Grettenberg is building an addition to his barn.
Dr. L. Squire and little granddaughter, Leo, have gone to Spencer
for a short visit with his brother, John.
Miss Annie McGovern is home from Cedar Falls for a vacation.
Miss Alice Edgars of Waterloo, is visiting friends here.
The body of Fred Fey was broght here from Ortonville, Minnesota,
for interment.
Johney Bamford and family spent a day recently with Mrs. Sophia
Tibbets in Union township.
Miss Jennie Emerson has gone back to finish her school which has
been broken up twice by diptheria.
Mrs. L. B. Ripley has gone to Wisconsin for a visit with
relatives.
Taber & Greig's store was broken into Sunday night and over
$100 worth of goods taken. Sheriff Wilson of Osage was up Monday
making preparation to trace the thieves.
Thos. Thurston and wife, of Albert Lea, visited relatives here
recently.
Miss Anna Geach closed a successful term of school in the
Fairview district last Friday.
Fred Schulte came home from the Notre Dame college, Indiana, last
week accompanied by his cousin Miss Thomas, of Chicago.
R.L. Rushlow is home again from his Wisconsin trip.
Dan Sheehan, of Osage, and Mrs. Clara Graham, of Mitchell, were
married at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. A. E. Stokes
in East Mitchell last Wednesday afternoon. Rev. D. S. Staebler,
of the M. E. church officiating.
Report of school, Simpson district, No. 7, Rock
Creek, Iowa, for tem commencing April 8, and ending June 28,
Effie A. Rache, teacher. Number of pupils enrolled 33; average
daily attendance 23. Names of those neither absent not tardy the
whole term, Setta Holste and Clara Larson. Those not tardy the
whole term are; Adolph Amundson, Mary Anderson, Walter Witt,
Bertha Rossum, Phillip Holste, Clara Larson, Peter Amundson,
Setta Holste, Anton Rossum, Gustave Olson, Elmer Graper,
Christine Ones, Emma Ones, Maud
Cobeen, Christ Ones, John Ones.
Death By Drowning - Fatal Accident at Riverside
by which Harrison Wing Loses His Life.
About five o'clock Sunday afternoon the startling news spread
along the street that Harrison Wing had been drowned at
"Riverside" about a mlle above the dam at Brush's
Bridge. A reporter for The News who hastened to the scene,
learned the facts to be about as follows: John Wing had hired a
team and taking with him his mother, his brothers Harrison and
Fred, Miss Salisbury a cousin from Wisconsin, his niece from this
city and Al Hough, who is employed in his barber shop, drove down
to the river to eat their dinner and spend the afternoon. The
boys took their bathing suits along and toward evening donned
them and went into the river. John swam across to the other side
where he went upon the bank to rest and pick raspberries.
Harrison went into into the water eight or ten rods below and
swam part way across when he turned and tried to get back to
shore. His mother hearing him ask for help, called to John who
made his wat to his brother's side as rapidly as possible and
tried to save him but it was too late. Harrison seemed utterly
exhausted and when John got ahold of him they both went under.
After another ineffectual effort John was compelled to give up
and save himself when Harrison said "I'm gone" and went
down to rise no more. This scene is much more easily imagined
than described.
His mother and brother Fred, with the others who had accompanied
them stood helpless on the shore while the waters closed over the
struggling drowning boy. It would seem that good people might be
spared such scenes and such sorrow. Mr.Hough came to town bearing
the sad tidings and seeking help to find the young man's body. By
six o'clock the shore was line with teams and people and after an
hour's search the body was located quite near where he went down,
and rescued from the watery grave.
William Harrison Wing was born at Kenosha, Wisconsin, May 23,
1858 and died at Osage, Iowa, July 7, 1895, aged 37 years, 1
month and 14 days. In 1864 his parents came to Iowa and in 1878
to Osage. He learned the trade of harness maker with Mr. Creelman
and continued to work at it until four years ago. Since then he
has been traveling for a hardware house and was home for a visit
over Sunday. Mr. Wing was a young man of good character,
temperate and industrious habits and helpful to his parents. His
sudden and accidential death comes to the family with crushing
weight. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the
home of this parents and conducted by Rev. E. J. Lockwood, pastor
of the M.E. church and the Odd Fellows of which society he was a
member. Though not of much avail in such a deep sorrow, yet the
bereaved friends have the sympathy of all the people in the
community.
[transcribed by M.O., December 2005]