Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03
SAD ACCIDENT
At MONTPELIER
Young Man Drowned in Bear
River While Out Shoot.
ing Ducks.
FRED DUBOIS DOES A STUNT.
Tells the Same Old Story In the Same
Old Way With the Same Old
Sequel.

Special Correspondence.
AZ ONTPELIER, Idaho. Nov. "A
MI sad accident occurred here
Thursday afternoon which be-
reft the home Of S. j. Koevene Of IL
year-old son. The young man left his
home about noon to go out In the field
TO hunt ducks and not returning In the
evening the parents thought he had
gone to town with some OF the boys, as
he had frequently done prior to this
time. On his not returning home In
the morning the father became alarmed
and began making inquiries and OBJ
tanning no news Of Francis, the missing
boy. he and the other sons set out on
a hunt for him. Upon reaching Bear
river. they had not long to go before
they found the boys gun and clothes
lying upon the banks Of the river and
the imprints Of his feet leading into the
water. The news was soon circulated,
searching parties organized and a
search Of the river began. but dark
ness stopped the work and 1t was not
until this morning that the body was
found.
The searching parties first tried to
drag the river with graphing hooks,
but these appeared very Intellectual and
were discarded and a horse rake
brought into use with the result OF
soon finding the body only few yards
from where he had gone into the water.
The superstition Is that he had killed
some ducks In the river and had
stripped his clothing to go in and get
them. The water being extremely cold
and the current swift II Is supposed
he was taken with cramps and was
drowned, the body sinking and lodging
about rs yards below where he had
entered the stream. He was a very
bright and promising young man and
the sad bereavement comes as very
severe blow to his parents.
On Tuesday evening Senator Fred T.
Dubois addressed the citizens of this
place upon what he terms the para
mount issue OF the campaign, The Nor
mon Question. not forgetting TO hand
TO himself several handsome bouquets.
In his remarks the senator said that
the Mormons had not kept their pledge
with the nation, but were living In
open violation OF the law and said there
were new polygamous marriages occur
Ing daily and that Chuch dictatlon In
political matters continued with I'M
abatod viglence. He denounced Prest.
JOS. #. Smith aud members of the
quorum OF the apostles, and incidentally
Informed the audience that Senator
Smoot of Utah would be ousted from
the senate during the coming session
OF Congress- He also very kindly In
formed the Mormon voters OF Idaho
that they would have to take the old
test oath at the coming election IL they
voted and inferred II they did that there
would be trouble for them and advised
them TO very carefully consider this
matter before they went to cast their
ballots on the 9Th Of November. He
further stated that arrangements had
been made for challengers to be at the
polling places In Southeastern Idaho to
challenge the Mormon voters. Free
quent reference was made to the Smoot
Investigation and It's results and what
he himself had done and was doing
for the publication OF the American
home. The entire course OF his re-
marks was one continuous TRADE
against the Mormon Church and Its Off
GERS and his own eulogization. Only
once did he really refer to the Repub-
lican party and that was In connection
with the Mormon Church and the In
fiuence which that Church had welded
In the legislature. Aside from some
little interruption the meeting was or
derby and was well attended, many.
however went out OF simple curiosity
to hear what the senator would say
upon the Mormon question. II Is gem
orally thought that his speech will
rather tend to stir up and stimulate
the people to turn on: en- masse and
vote, than keep them from the polls.
as was no doubt intended by himself
and his corterie OF foioweds.
one thing however. which was ac-
complished by him was the placing OF
another legislative ticket In the field the
personnel Of which Is Or. +. F. Guyou
for the senate and Joe McCart and Ben
Fitzpatrick for the house. u Is too
late to have these names appear regu-
larry upon the ticket, but stickeis are
TO be prepared which will be given TO
the voters who Will be instructed where
and how to place them and mark them,
the result Of these tactics VIII be inter-
esting and viii be carefully watched,