Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-07-27
DRAG THE RIVER
FOR HIS BODY
Charleston Bureau Evening Teller.

Charleston Bureau Evening Teller.
Charleston, Wash. July 27.--All eff
forts to recover the body of 10-year
old Frank Cope, who was drowned in
the Snake river at this city at o'clock
last evening had been fruitless up to
noon today.
Men are diving and dragging the
hole with seines and graphing hooks
and the river banks are specked with
onlookers and friends of the parents
of the boy.
John Ayre of this city accompanied
by the three sons of w. A. Cope, Tom
aged 10, Teddie aged IA, and Frank
aged 10 went to the sand bar east of
the city in the evening to battle, and
while Ayre was preparing to get into
the water the boys went out on the
bar, on the west side of which is
ledge of rock over which the water
is 20 feet deep. one of them swimming
to the far end of the ledge while the
younger ones waded close to the shore,
Before any of the party saw him,
Frank ventured too close to the edge
and went over, not uttering a word.
Immediately after finding that the
boy had disappeared. Ayre and the
boys FASTENED to town to secure aid
The father, who was at Culdesac was
notified and the mother of the drowned
boy told of the circumstances.
w. A. Cope. the father, arrived in
- a. s-y.x ~,
driven from Culdesac after getting
word of the death of his SON. and as
sisted in the work for the recovery Of
the body
The parents Of the boy reside on
South Twelfth street.
Boys Placed Under Arrest.
Two boys, Fred Van Orsdale
and Talmidge Riggle were placed
under arrest this morning Rig
giles being placed in the city JAIL to
await developments on the charge of
assault and battery. The boys be-
came entangled in a friendly row and
resorted to "fistic furies" when found
| by Marshal Warren. One of the boys
| is claimed to have beaten and bruised
the horse belonging to another of the
trio. with a ptchfork. The hearing
will be held next Thursday at 10
o'clock a. m. before Justice Clear.
Take Brown to Penitentiary.
| The prisoner Frank Brown, who
was sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary, passed through the city
last night In charge of an officer on
his way to the state penitentiary al
Walla Walla. Owing to the lateness
Of the hour, he was not allowed to
have an interview with the insane
prisoner Burns as was intended.
Personal Mention.
f. B. Empart, J. N. Fisher and M. s
Miller, sheep men from Paradise, Ore.
are in the city today on business.
jeff Kelly OF Freewater, Ore, is reg
istered at the Ramsey
The family of G.. II. Hansen, &C
companied by Mrs. w. T. Davidson
left this morning for Mayville, Nortl
Dakota, Mrs. Davidson will return t.
weeks
| J. Il. Lorer OF NeZperce, who 1atel!
purchased the property belonging t.
Frank Bales, arrived in the city thi
morning to take possession OF TIL
property.
The family OF r. J. Roper left THU
morning for a camping trip at Ana
tone to be gone the remainder Of TIL
summer months.
Marion Miller. who has charge o
the Macomber and Thurston sheep n
the Enterprise country. is In the cit!
on business
Council Meeting Postponed.
The semi monthly council meeting
was this week postponed on accoun
) of the absence Of the majority of tn
members from the city.