Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-19
cCnMUNITY's LATEST GRIEF
Keith Nuzum Loses Life While Bath
ing at Waller, Montana

That this community has more
than its proportion of griefs and ca
Ilamities seems certain, each in its
TRAIN coming with peculiarly start
| ling force and bringing deep personal
land community sorrow. Our latest
affiiction, and one VIII produces in
every heart sincere gr4et, announce
lment of which came on the wings of
the electric currents, Wednesday
night late, telling the startling fact
that the spirit of a beloved young
man had been suddenly taken to the
Master Builder on high-that Keith
Nuzum, youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John f. Nuzum, had drowned at Va
| lier, Montana. No particulars ac-
companied the sad message, but the
later intelligence is given that Keith,
| in company with two or three COM
| panions of the town, at about five
O'Clock, we're bathing in the large
artificial lake located adjacent TO the
place which is used for irrigation pur-
poses He was not in water above
his depth, his companions declare,
when suddenly he disappeared never
| to arise. Eleven hours search was
kept up by the male population of the
village before the body was recovered,
found in ten feet of water. Physici-
ans communicate the fact that the
lungs OF the unfortunate victim con-
tanned no water, that every indication
points to the belief that he expired
of heart failure soon after coming in
contact with the unusually cold body
of mountain water.
The remains arrived here on Sun
day evening accompanied by Mr.. Dav-
| i'd Foulton, brother-in-law of the de-
ceased, and the last sad rites were
held on Monday afternoon from the
home where Keith was born, q large
company of sympathizing neighbors
and friends joining the family and
relatives in their sorrowful task of
laying to rest the youngest son in a
family of four brothers and two sis
tiers, before unbroken by death. Pre-
siding Elder Bremen spoke words of
comfort to the parents and afflicted
kindred, the male quartet giving two
selections, the casket with its pre-
cious remains being bourn to the
family lot in the cemetery by the as
sociates who graduated with Keith
from the high school in the class of
1914 The class floral tribute was
very beautiful in design, as were the
great profusion of flowers by friends
of the family.
down in his early manhood Keith Nu-
yum would have attained his majority
on September Sth, next. He was
born, reared and educated here: of
exemplary character, modest and I'M
assuming: a young man of fine prom
Use, a-duriful son, loving brother and
lfaF, -h.Na ntrx1faA hfC grianAc hu the
number of his acquaintance. 'Tis
sad, indeed, that one so well prepared
for life should thus be suddenly cut
down; but it is sweet consolation to
those who mourn to know that he was
also we'll prepared for the amending
hereafter. Keith was not of the most
robust health. Because of this he
was accompanied TO California last
winter by his parents and brother Lee
land. On the return he stopped off
at Waller, Montana, remaining with
his sister, Mrs Stella Fulton. He
was about to return home when the
cruel fate overlook him.
The relatives who came from 4 dis
lance to be with the family in their
sad laying away were: Rev. |. F. Nu-
zum and wife of Prairie du Chen,
Mutton f. Nuzum and wife of Spo-
kane. DR. Thos w. Nuzum and wife
of GAINESVILLE, Mrs. G. F. Grubb of
Mansion, ID. NJ. Hunter and family Of
Viola. Miss Ethel Nuzum. sister of
deceased, came from Terre Haute,
Indiana, but the elder sister, be-
cause of having a young child, was
unable to accompany the remains from
Montana.