Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-27
A SAD EVENT.
A Little Son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Varnum
Meets Death By Drowning.

One Of the saddcst events il has been
our lot to record is the drowning OF the
youngest son OF Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A.
Narnun, which occurred last Thursday
evening under distressing circumstances.
One OF the large coulces flows across the
land belonging to Mr.. Narnum, and the
children have taken advantage OF it dur
ing the warm weather TO battle in oc-
casionaly. On Thursday afternoon they |
sought out their usual pastime, and were
accompanied by little Charlie, aged al |
most six, who, however was always afraid |
OF the water, and would stay on the
bank playing with his dog, while the
older children enjoyed their swim. On
this occasion, however, when the child
rem were ready to go TO the house, little
Charlie was missed, and thinking that
the little fellow had become tired and
gone Ia the house, no alarm was felt un-
Ill it was found he was not there. Ii
was at once surmised that he had fallen
into the coulee and had been swept away
by the rapid current
An alarm was at once sounded through
out the neighborhood, and the news
brought TO town, and searching parties
were at once organized to hunt for the
little body. His cap was found short
distance down the stream, which con-
WINGED all that the little body was con-
ccaled somewhere in the waters. Alter
laboring for several hours without Sic
cess the search was abandoned until
morning In the meantime the head
gates had been closed, and the water
turned off the coulee. The next day
searching party was organized among our
j citizens, and word sent for miles down
the stream to watch for the body. Mr..
: Boyd, who lives two miles west and .
= miles south, hearing 81 the sad event,
: sent his two little daughters aged II and
II respectively, out along lateral that
J, is fed from this coulee, on 4 seemingly
: hopeless search for the body, and they
= had proceeded about mile east when
they discovered the same in pool OF
II
l. creditable, the elder girl tenderly removed
l. the lifeless body to the bank OF the
stream, removing some OF her clothing
4 and covering it, while the younger one
+ went TO the house and reported the find
=, to her father, who brought the body tc
undertaken l. Iierisson.
Ii would seem almost incredible that
20 the body could have been carried that
a far, rs ii was a distance OF over miles
o from the scene OF the accident, and il
a had passed through two sets OF headgate,
- cnroute The little body was somewhat
10 bruised from coming in contact with tn,
a. rocks along the bed of the stream, anc
- bunch OF grass was tightly held in il
Il right hand, indicating that the chill,
grasped at even straw in its las
moments.
The news of the ipding OF the body
was source OF great relief to the parents
as well as our citizens generally.
)" The funeral was held from the Metho
> dist church, on Sunday afternoon, an
= was largely attended by sympathzn
friends of the bereaved family, Rev
Mnney being assisted 10y Rev. Hid {
y this place, and Rcvs Holman and Bal
"' ger of Shoshone, former brother pastor
=, with Mr.. Narnuni. 4 double quartet
u. i. furnished the music and the exercise
=. were very impressive.
~ Charlie Maurice Narnum was born :
Hillsdale, Mich, Sept. "a 1905. His pa
he ents removed to Jerome i'll the fall
mr. 1905. Mr.. Narnum officiating AS past
& of a church at Shoshone and Jerom
Little Charlie showed much Intelligent
for one so young, and was of much asst
lance around the home. Just how Il
nv accident occurred will never be know
lo AS no one witnessed it, but in all prob
me- bility in playing with the dog he miss
or his footing and fell into the streaI
nj which runs very swiftly at this poiI
in. and was swept away before he cou
tal make any cutlery. The loss falls We
nat heavily upon the bereaved parents, vi
nd have the profound sympathy OF the c
nd tire community, and they wish to av
Inn themselves of this opportunity to tend
the their most heartfelt thanks TO tn
lilo neighbors and friends, not only for
nv words of sympathy expressed, but
the material assistance rendered them
o''' their hour hour Of need, and may
to blessings of God ever follow them.
ich -
his Every man owes his family the prot
Nv. ton of good Life Insurance pole
lad None better for the money than one
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