The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-10
BODY OF GIRL
FOUND IN LAKE
MYSTERY or DISAPPEARANCE OF
MISS coRNELLlER SOLVED
BY FINDING or BODY
SUNDAY.

The mystery of the disappearance
OF Miss Mary Councillor, who has beer
missing from lar home on Albion
street Houghtou since Wednesday last
was cleared up by the finding of the
body yesterday morning near the
county inhrmary In Portage Lake set
ting at rest all doubts as 10 the fate
OF the young woman.
The discovery of the body was made
at about II o'clock sunday morning,
By Walter Mason of Hancock. who
with his family accompanied by Hen
~ Labelle and wife, were starting for
trip 10 the canal on Mr.. Mason S
motor boat. The sun being very hot.
il was decided 20 run In closer 10 the
Houghton side of the lake, to take ad-
vantage of some trees which oyerhung
the edge of the water az the base OF
the hill, on the top of which the coun-
ty nhrmary is located.
Finding Of the Body.
The boat was turned shorewards
near the old powder house. and IL was
decided To head for clump of trees.
which promised shelter from the sun,
with the intention of going ashore for
awhile before proceeding To the canal.
As the boat neared the shore the body
of a woman was seen floating face
downward at the extreme edge of the
bank. fully attircd. except for the alb
sence of a hat. and il was al once sur
missed that it was the remains of Miss
Councillor. Putting back to the powder
house dock with the boat Mr.. Mason
left the other members of his party
there and FASTENED mp the hin 90 the
poor farm whence he telephone 10
the sheriff that the missing girls body
had been found. Sheriff Byers, ac-
companied by Corono' Little arrived in
less than half an hour and took charge
of the body. which after being inspect
cd by jury cmpanelled by Coroner
Little, was removed 10 the Krclwitz
undertaking rooms in Houghton.
Her Birthday Tomorrow.
Miss Councillor would have been
thirty-four years of age tomorrow.
She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Amcdce Councillor of East Houghton
She left home on Wednesday after
noon announcing her intention OF GO |
ing to the home OF her sister, Mrs. |
Jacob Ehlcr I'm Hancock To- spend the |
afternoon. Early in the evening am |
other sister went TO Hancock with the |
intention of returning home with
Mary, but on reaching her sisters /
-ome found that Mary had not been /
there. This caused some alarm, and I
when Miss Councillor did not appear
at her home later in the evening. the
greatest anxiety was felt and a search
ing party organized 90 look for her
one Of the searchcrs found the girls
lat on the edge of the water near
the Van Ordcn dock. and the water in
that vicinity was dragscd upon the
supposition that The girl had fallen or
jumped into the lake, the Valerie be-
longing 20 Joseph Croze. Bog whom the
girls father is employed spent large
part Of Thursday 90 "a vain effort TO /,
discover the body. Ou Friday also. the
search was continued Notwithstanding
numerous reports from various sources h
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