Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-06-29 | Page 2 | Boy Playing with Rafts is Drowned

1 n BOY y y PLAYING WITH t RAFTS IS DROWNED Cl BATTLE LEATTLE Juno June 29 Elroy 2 Elroy Thayer i 1 7 years old was drowned yesterday esterday while Idle playing on a a. raft which he had Constructed on a a. small puddle near Seventy fifth street in the Green lake district The Thayer boy and a playmate playmate play play- mate Willie one year his junior w went eat out to amuse themselves on the water The little lad al also alo o had hada a raft and in attempting to leap from ono ISO of the boats to the other the tho little Thayer boy fell into about five fie feet of water and was drowned before assistance assistance assist assist- ance ance could arrive