Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-12
TRAGIC DEATH OF
POCATELL0 MAN
Remains Of Late W. |. Escher
Followed to Grave by Many
sorrowing Friends.
WITH MILITARY HoNoRs.
Mutual Improvement Convention
other News from the Gate
City Of Idaho.
WITH MILITARY HoNoRs.
;necinl correspondenee.

eral services over the remains OIL
w l.. Fischer, killed Tuesday
4 evening near the southern border
of the Yellowstone park by the acoi-
denta, discharge of both barrels OF
shotgun occurred Sunday morning at
10 O'Clock in the St. Joseph Roman
catholic church. The attendance was
very large, the floral offerings oeautl-
full; an American flag draped the col
fin, military honors having been ac-
corded him,
being a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph q.
Fischer. He was employed as book
keeper for kane's grocery and was
Spanish war veteran, having served III
the Philippines,
The deceased was on vacation to
see the National park, and had been
away from home two weeks. Leaving NJ.
jackson, Wyoming, Tuesday, for the
park, in mountain wagon accom-
panied by his Wife and Miss Mamie
Taylor Of Teton, who is a student OF
the academy of idaho, and by the little
son of Claim Agent Edginton of the
Short Line The party arrived Tues
day evening at the camping place de-
cided upon. AS they stopped, a shot
gun held by Fischer slipped out of his
lap and struck the wagon IN such
way that both barrels We're discharged
with the result stated
The awful tragedy was increased by
the lonely vigil of the young widow
ovel. the corpse Of her husband white
Miss TAYLOR mounted one of the horses
and rode bareback some nine miles to
summon assistance from a ranch, ana
to send n message to Pocatello.
The howl of the coyotes, the bark
of wolves and strange noises by other
denizens OF the woods, was the acconl-
.paniment To the drama experienced by
Mrs Eschel, as with shotgun and re-
Nolver she kept watch over the remains
till help came. BY keeping the camp
fire burning brightly ii served a three
fold purpose, the wild animals We're
Kept at bay, It was II signal to the re-
lief party, and it dispelled the shades Of
night. The body arrived here Friday
night.
The funeral cortege was composed of
knights of Columbus, Spanish Anerl-
can war veterans, Grand Army of the
Republic veterans. OF which his father
is member Retail Clerks union and
citizens all in carriages. Six menu
bers Of the Retail Clerks union acted
as pallbearers A firing squad Of eight
Spanish War veterans fired IL salvo
over the coffin at its interment.
me banner race meet of Ban
mock county was held here Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. and a large
number Of horses were entered
consignment OF l4,00D brook trout
Try was received here yesterday. from
the state fish hatchery at Hay Spur,
6 ,i county, for transplanting at
Mink creek and Gibson Jack creek I
-. Tllst supervised the planting of the
same.
Mrs, Mary E, Hopkins, wife of R. S,
hopkins left Monday night for the
u. D. 5. hospital at Salt Lake, accom-
panied ny her husband to undergo
treatment for an affection of the ewes.
MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT MEET
ING.
inc, me tenth annual convention of the
convene here next Sunday, The ward
held their first autumn meet.
ing tuesday night at the L. ID {
amusement hall The exercises oor.
A dance. i'''oNea ~ T
DIED IN MEXIco.
orrin Caldwell aged 80. son or Ma,
ana Mrs Frank Caldwell OF ms city
l ,1 last Saturday very suddenly A.
Mexico, according 10 a ,els-
:, iefefved by his parents asd III.
Masonic lodge Cause of dcath III.
81 W., mere at present The hodv ia
wife. ~ MS Eouhg
Ma, Cgidwcll left this nIol1a,
=. ~, sa ,,s,n Texas, to meet the body thern
.n,u VII prlng it to this place for III
lLermentt. The deceased was - vel s,,
Nn N1isn , here having lived here % years
ya lis M MaSbe!le kittle aad Fred Cald-
n " hoth of this city. Nero marricd
asst Thursday at Portland, wbnre the, ,oi
ire, spending their honeymoon trip t The
W seuuins came as a. surprise 10 thcir
i Ia friends The groom is a son of
laj' Caldwell. A message has III hee ~,
IN : b,s MN m. advising him Of Tho deafh