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*--tj---- - 1--—i-1-mrmnir ittTWO YOUXG GIRLS DROWX-Kl AT KELLY. • * • * Fern Gotehy Yi’actes Into Deep Hole and Agnes Fiekler Drowns While Attempting to Save Her.Wausau, Wig., June 23.—Whilewading in the Eau . Claire rlvor inKelly about«1:3 Q o'clock yesterday afternoon, Agnes • Fiekler and FernGotchy, each aged eloven years, were drowned. They had been playing ,!.n the wator, with several other child* ren for some time when-Fern Gotchy walked into a deep'hole. Agnes tickler went to her ssi stance and both sank.- An alann was.at once sounded by the other children and the men employed .in; the John Manser saw mill and others In the village rushed to the place and began dragging for the bodies. Both were recovered within twenty minutes but all of the ushab methods of resuscitation failed., * The pteee^wfcere the girls, sank to their deaths was directly back .of the Manser planing ml lb The water was quite shallow and.the children were unaware of the hole. The Fiekler girl was a' daughter of„ Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fiekler and Fern Gotchy was a dughtera of Mrs. Gotchy, a widow, both of whieb families reside in KeJ-- ixr. _™. -—— ---
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Eau Claire Leader
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Jun 24, 1910
Page 4
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