The Holt County sentinel., 1915-08-13
FINDS A w6TgRY GRAVE.
Roy Wilson, Of Biselow, 10 Drowned
10 Biz Tark. Near
Fortescue.

lSIO, WnSn UeWS came OVeT tI1e teie'
phone that Roy Wilson, son Of T. T..
Wilson, had been drowned in the Big
Tark, Just west Of jim Catron's
home, about hslf.of.a mile, at about
$50 p. m. Roy, with Murray Catron,
JSmes Barabee, Ed. whipple, Lloyd
Moore and John Taylor had attended
Sunday school ct the Tarkio Chapel
church on Sunday morning, and after
Sunday school WAS over went 70 the
home Of Jim Catron with Murray
Catron and James Barsbes TO spend
tn day. They had dinner, the boys
and Jim eating At the fist table, Ind
~ were utlsuauy yblly s,uRhing IND
joking escb other during the meal.
After dinner the boys went out to
plAy croqust, Jim Catron sping with
tfJsm. After watching tben ,pisy
awhile Jim returned TO tks Sl,euse,
and II seems the boys got TRAD plAx.
iag croquet and went TO Big Tsrk
ed decided to 20 In bathing. Ng
T2rk was about sig, Of. Sessn fbet
seove normal height, add .'whsfe che
bAOs went In they could, wads out IN
the stream about eight feet from the
bank without the water getting.evtr
their heads. The currsnt was ppstty
SWIFT at this point, and NONE Of the
boys could swim, except Lloyd Moore.
The boys were sliding down the
bank and jumping into the water,
aud II seems after awhile Roy got
down stream . little too far, and
either jumped Into the water or
slipped OF the bank where the water
wss about fifteen deep and he went
under before the boys could realize
what was happening; he went down
O.. the third time, holding up Ills right
hand; there was no outcry Of any
Kind, and the only warning the boys
hsd that Roy was In trouble was that
lie held up his right hand, and they
were powerless to help him 10 any
way. Mr.. Catron says this ~ts the
first time his b,ys had evefwent to
bk Tark to bathe by themselves:
tlky had been In bathing several
lines ou. VII. ...'on s,"sys went
With them, and IL Is thought the
boys did not intend to 70 bathing un.
" they got to Bis Tark. The boys
Immediately notified Mr.. Catrpn and
wv ne"s WAS 'eep''o"e" oSr 'he
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last as possible uhtil "a M Monday
morning, when the body was located
and brought TO the surface by the uss
., ,,.h noors "a, la, S,,n,a, am
w,, No" 49,, v"s " -. $50, "
WINE W'Isoh ana C'as, simoh, VINO
were patrolling the stream In q boat
The body was found about one hun
dred wards down the stream from
,.h.,s hs w,s lac, sac, m 90 dow,
~, ~, =, We" 90. 80 80 ~ ~ 80
ana IN ABOUT hlteeh ieet OF water
on receipt Of the news that Roy hao
been drowned Mrs. !, q, Catron ant
lie mo,hs, Mrs n ~ wilson w.,.
.,,s -, W., 'o VIZ
FRUSTRATED win HrieI ana docto
WAS called for Mrs. Cstron, and Mrs
Dr. Lottie Barsbee attended Mrs
wilson
"s ,y,.
hoy wilson was one OF our mos
promising young men, honest and up
right In his dealings with every one
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