Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-22
TROPIC.
REMAINS FOUND ON
LONELY MOUNTAIN TRAIL
Body Of Joseph Walter Ablstrom Re-
covered After lie Had Been
Missing Two Months.
lspeclal Cnrespondence. }

Especial Correspondence
TROPlC. Garfield co, July 20.--Lyin0
under pine tree in Losseo valley. av.
miles northeast OF Tropc, Utah, a posse
OF citizens, following Instructions
lhr'e times repeated In dreams. dis
covered the body OF Joseph Walter
Ahlstrom, late postmaster of Tropic.
VINO rode horseback from home MAY "a.
| aftcr postofdce inspectors had discoy-
| 'rcu an apparent shortage In his ac-
Counts Nearby woro found the re-
| mains OF the mare no had ridden. and
/ nor colts body vas lying close at hand.
lhe morse had been tied to the tree
| ana with sHddlo still on its back had
hterally stood there and starved 10
death II has gnawed the tree nearly
| IN Two Evidently a cougar had killed
inc notherless colt and half buried H.
D. l.. stewart and James Reynolds.
brother-in-laWs OF the deceased led
the party OF scarChors The body was
round IN a natural position, the head
Icst'hs on MS arm, suggesting that
death came while he slept. The flesh
was gone from the body, but no pre-
datory animals had molested the body.
Ihc Following account of the discOV-
cry OF the body was sent by The News
correspondent at Panguitch:
The uncle OF Walter had a dream
that the bodies OF tho boy and his
horses were lying in a canyon not far
on. Two men started out and found
the mare tied to "a tree, starved or
chokcd to death the saddle still on.
the animal having Enawed the tree to
considerable depth What was left
or the colt was found some distance
on. 1t had been killed by a cougar
and partly buried. But where was
walter?
The mon returned homo and reported
Next day posse OF about 80 mon from
Tropic and Cannonviile started out
again TO find the remains of the man,
u possible, first having notified Sheriff
Haycock by telephone. He told them
he would start at once and II they
found tho body they were not to touch
II I'LL he got there
The men found the body some dis
tance up tho trail and little ways off.
on a shelving rock, overlooking the
valley II was lying on It's face, with
the left arm under the head. the right
arm down By tho side with the gun
under the body. one chamber empty
There was not much left Of the body,
having lain so many weeks in the sun.
The other searchers were soon noti-
fed. the father being among the num-
Der. When he arrived on tho scene |
he was almost frantic, ana rushed up |
to the body turned II over. when II !
fell 90 pieces. |
mere was "a Toll or papers In the !
coat which was taken possession OF by |
the father. and what they contained |
may never be known.
The parents OF the young man refuse |
to believe II WAS suicide. as he was
sick, they say, when he left home, and
must have died on account Of It,
Walter Ahlstrom was "A bright young
man of considerable ability. the son of |
County Commissioner John Ahlstrom
and wife. He had filled an honorable
mission In the United States had been
a counselor to the bishop Of Tropic, aud
later postmaster of the same place. IL
Is a sad ending 20 a bright future. and
the parents have the sympathy Of all
who know them.
The above are the facts as gathered
from sheriff Thomas Haycock on his
return today from Tropic.
The News Tropic correspondent
writes:
Mr. Ahstrom was Young man OF
great promise, 30 years OF age and the
with an estimable life partner HIS
parents are held i'm high esteem. and
nave the deepest sympathy OF the
whole community.
The remains were tenderly laid away
~ friends to rest In peace until that
lay when the search OF all hearts shall
le made
Just before the departure OF the de-
'eased. an inspector Of the postof1ce
department. discovered an apparent
hortage in the accounts. and whether
through peCuation or loose business
Methods has not been determined. The
discovery evidently preyed heavily upon |
he mind Of the unfortunate young
nan, completely overwhelming him.
This no DOUBT led to the sad culmina-
ion.
At great sacrifice, the parents of the !