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Show oo BOY IS DROWNED. Mt. Pleasant. July 2. A young son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Olsen of Chester, Chest-er, this county, was drowned in a reservoir at his parents' homo last evening. The 'boy was bathing In a creek near and leading into the reservoir, reser-voir, with his little brother watching him from the bank. He saw some young ducks in tho creek and started to chaeo them. He followed them a short distance towards the reservoir and ran unexpectedly into a deep hole. He could not recover himself enough to get out, and being unable to swim, was drowned. The young boy saw that his brother did not come up aftor he fell into the hole and ran for help. Beforo anv older porson reached the scene the other little ellow was dead. Th e remains were brought to this city late last evening for -burial. nn |