Show JOHN JOHNW W HALL HA DROWNED Former Fornier of r Gentile GentIe Valley MeetH lecH leati 11 In Word rold was WS received hero her today tolay tOlla to 10 the tho effect that lint John W V Hall formerly a II resident of Gentile valley nie Idaho was waR drowned near Iem Taber Canada on the night of ct Saturday Aug JU 17 and up ulI to last II accounts his hi handy body had hal not boon been recovered In lit n the 11 rb part of tIme the day dllY men tHen mentioned mentioned tinned Mr lI hull Hall III accompanied hy b 1 Jan Jas were ferried over oer Belly rIvet river anti and went Vent to measure some Homo bay liny baya ha haa a few mites distant At In the evening they th returned to In the tho ferry fern only onh to 10 unit find the boat boal on tho the op opposite opposite po Jo sub of the river Mr Hall decided to t swim I wm the tho stream to I get Het the Ito boat Divesting himself of oC his clothing excepting under wear vear ito lio 11 waded ana In swam S1 to a ft I sandbar In II mid 1 m where her he ho rested n a short time line and 11 then lien plunged Into tho the maui main chan channel nel mid which at that point Is II it 00 yards ards wide and very deep deop Ills II com corn companion panion soon heard cries rin for help holp but butas butas as liS the light wa was very ver dark thin tho drowning man could not he lie seen I u and Mr Edwards I was WIL powerless to lend lell assistance The Tho shouts of at tIme tho latter batter however In brought ought man mOi to 10 the opposite shore horo hut by b lint time lIttle nothing could bo ho bot t eon or heard of ot Mr Hull Hall Hal All Ali night nighta a search wits was wa Instituted for tor the time miss missing ing lug man and for Cor several days tho the hunt was Wn kept up hut but without twill avail for or at lit tho the lait Information received Mr I Halls body hod hail had not beon been found Ho Hc children left a wife and three or 01 four small Imul |