The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21
WOMAN FOUND
IN THE CREEK

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escape. The icy waters had preserved
the body to a marked degree, and it
was not difficult for those acquainted
with the unfortunate woman to iden-
tify her
The funeral services were held
chatting, and were. in charge of
Interment was in the Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Mrs Eaton was the widow of Geo.
w. Eaton and was born in Maine, Sd
years ago. She and her husband
moved west number of years ago
and made their home at Linden.
Wash, where Mr.. Eaton was char
ter member of Of Lynden, l. 0. O. F.
lodge Mrs. Eaton was a member of
LINDEN Rebekah. About three years
ago her husband died and she came
to the Odd Fellows home to spend
her declining years. 81 On one or two
occasions she had become a sufferer
from epilepsy, but these attacks new
er lasted long. She was always well
pleased with the treatment accorded
her at the institution. During her
three years stay in Walla Walla Mrs.
Eaton made many friends and she
was liked by all who knew her On
the night of her disappearance one
of the employees saw her walk from
the house but thought she was going
ont on the portch for little fresh
air or to look at the thermometer as
was often the case This was the last
seen of her alive. Superintendent
H. w Bathiany did not miss her un-
til the following morning when
general search ensued. Mill creek
was dragged dozen times as were
all the lakes and ponds in this section
while the surrounding country was
secured by seaching parties wishing
to secure the $50 reward This mon
ey viii 81 to Mulkey and Johnson
They viii ~. Give SIS eoch.
Mr.. 3athiany -&:eteu last night 'a
he lad dragged 1f4, mill pon "n
several occasions and that the bo6y
was not there last Wednesday. he
searched the creek from the Water
town bridge to the Dement, mill 1t il,
his opinion that the woman had wan
dered up above the bridge and while
walking along the banks of the creel;
was seized with desire to jump
in the water. 1t is possible that the
high waters washed her to the dam
where her jacket caught on Il tree
root which neld her fast Wrea he
visited the dam Friday Mulkev saw
a piece of cloth floating on the wafer:
in the same spot the be dy was found
when he and .GHIson went t. tn.
pond yesterday shortly after di .ncr
he noticed ihc came cloth. Tea-,rg
trat a Chinook would hit this valley
md cause q Hood the men went a., 20
the dam AMI lc. 4 Gus and as tn. vat
er receded it was not ut all difficult
u. make oat ti.a- some person lay
at the bott I'm CT the creek Muikey
tcek a rake he erred and pn..hi
at the clothing ard in response T.
hard tug t;'a cad womsn's loot
came above the surface. The young
men did not move the body but sum
mcned Coron George MacM1~tin
Immediately. hay Champion sup r
intended tn /, reno. ms, of the remains
10 the MacMart;n raorgue where ''iey
were prepared for burial.
When touud The woman's head was
up stream :tl1 Ter face was hidde1 n
a mass of tangled hair. Her clot1..g
las disarranged ana until wor., I'd
with for sorle time it would iiave
/. en- utterly lr1r. ssible to identi.-- her |
had it not been known that the wo-
nan had disaLpeart q.
The son, W. f. Eaton, who is era
Ilcyed by tn. onion Meat company |
ns Southdala. ear Portland, wa |
with Immediately at |
ter his mother was found and he ar
rived in Walla Walla this morning
The news of the recovery OF Mrs |
Fs.ton's body srIesd over the city |
within a few ninutes and many