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Show Drown- d in i'rovo Iltvcr. Peter Madscn, a hulf breed Indian, was drowned in Provn river about, noon Monday. The. river Is very high, ihe water rushing down the canyon'at a terrific mlo. Madsen was employed by thu rullroi'd gnnlliu out lit ubuut a mile above tliu I'owei plant. A ferry boat was employed to cross the river after work. Nine men ctossed .'or dinner and the last bout load only Included Madscn ami another. On the passnge the moil being too much nu one side, the boat lipped mid Madsen If.-cninlrg If.-cninlrg frightened leaped out- lie crasped the feiry ropo and Immediate efforts weru made to help Mm. Me fore h could be reached he relensed tils hold and went down the river. The body was next feen nlvut a qiiar'erof a mile, below but. iinmedi ntNy disappeared. Wotil wasatouco telephoned from thu power plant to Provn and si:iielilnu jmrl leH organized. The body was fooiid ytstonhiy aft-r-noon at uboiil one o'clock lodged in I he rocks near the Undue at the innmh uf thu ciitiyoii, und the 'sheriff's ollleo nmllled. Deputy Sheriff Henry lofl fur the placb ut once and brought the remains Into town last evening and they were tnken to Hutu's undertaking parlors. Mudseii's friends wero notlflpd nnd advised thu nlhcers that sumo one would be up this afternoon and superintend super-intend the removal of the body lo Elsl-uore Elsl-uore for bin lul. Madsen was about 25 years of ago ami u resilient of Kisloure, Sevier county. |