The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-01-23
DROWNED IN SNAKE RIvERll

DROWNED IN SNAKE RIVER
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Mira. Frank Rice wandered from her
home on Normal hill Wednesday evening
In demented state and ended her life 81
drowning herself In Snake river. News
q the sd fatality became known about
II o'clock yesterday ,norning. when Cor.
oner Vaasar Was summoned to take charge
Of the body which had been found In The
Snake river above the ferry.
Mrs. Rice was we'll known Ia Lewislou
where she had lived for several years With
her mother, Mrs. Odle. For Z n,onth
past both she and her mother have been
stopping with her sister. Mn. Ezra
Baird. ON Normal hill. Mrs. Rice has
been ailiug for some time past. Yester.
day afternoon she WAS unusually nervous
and toward night was given ! sedative.
She Immediately went 10 her room, say-
ing that abe wanted 10 be alone. Thia
VA the last that was seen Of her alive.
While the Baird family were 1t sapper.
she slipped from the house and Il ap-
pears went direesly to the river.
After supper she was missed BY The
family and . search Of the preu,iaes Il
once began. The police were notified
and relstives searched till midnight With.
out avail. Early yesterday morning
Louis Baird continued the search and on
the sand drift west Of the Normal discov.
cred her trail leading directly 70 and into
the river. He At once notified his
father.
But meanwhile the body had been
discovered by Jno. .Norberg and
George Seeley, who In smalI
boat about 10 .. M. had started
up the river 6shing. The body was lying
In about four feet of water IL an eddy
about $50 yards above the point where
the new steamer 10 being bnilt. Theyat
once notified Coroner vassar but before
he arrived Mrs. Odie. mother Of the de-
ceased and the "a year old daughter Of
the deceased. arrived to identity the body.
Emma Rice. the deceased. was the
daughter Of Mrs. James Odle. and SISTER
Of Mrs. Ezra Baird and Mrs. Jno. Rice Of
the Salmon river country. She leaves
one child. girl Of "a years, who Is also
living here. She has brother living
At Grangeville and her sister. Mrs. Jno.
Rice, lives on Slate creek up salmon
river. Communication by telephone wsss
taken up with the brother and sister and
the funeral ceremonies will probably be
held Saturday At o'clock.
Ststs News.
The enrolment 1t the Albion normal
school has reached Ia6.
The enrolment In the Lewiston public
schools has reached 8a5.
The Soldiers Home board has ap.
pointed DR.. X. z Max+y Of Boise, ~
physician.
1t il estimated that $aso per year is the
avesage expenses needed by the ordinary
student at the Idaho state univeuity.
The delinquent tax list Of Washington
county amounts to $4,000 and Of this
, amount nearly SIS COO Is due from three
mining corporations.
There were eo.ooo tons Of pure lead
produced in northern Idaho during the
past season. A fair average price forlead
Is SO per ton. and the output from thst
mineral alone was IS. GOO
The Occur d'Aienss will have Z new
telephone system backed by prominent
men Of that district and operated Ia op.
position to the Rocky Mountain Bell
telephone system that now has monop.
oily Of that territory. The capital stock ID
$as. 1000. The head Office will he At Wal
lace.
Sheriff James r. Davis Of Binghan,
county. was found }4 600 short when his
Office was turned over to his successor.
he had used the money in his mercantile
business. He lacked the nerve to face
the charge Of emhezzlement and Aed the
country. When last heard Of he was In
Seattle.
Ex.Attorney General Frank Martin
has just issued his biennial report fos
1901 and 1904. During his term there
were IS cases before the supreme couri
and out Of that number the state secured
q decision in - Pour cases are still
pending. In the district courts there
were " cases and the state was success
ful In II, 5 still pending.
The Boston & Seven Devils Co I
Smelter, ten miles this side Of Weises
| vas sold this week under the instructions