Deseret Evening News | 1909-09-06 | Page 3 | David J. Ross is Drowned at Freedom Wyo

DAVID J 1 ROSS IS DROWNED AT FREEDOM WYO Special ne Wyo 0 Sept SeM 3 David 1 J Jwell JIto Ito well known In Utah Itah In the and who was Willi a guard at al President Ire hl nt Youngs gate Kt was as drowned In III a ft shallow creek at tit Freedom Wyo 0 AUK Aug Au 19 tit 8 He had just entered hi his hIlt eighth year fAr and his mental were vere much impaired It appears that he waded Into the Ih water nater and took cramp and then fell oer over and was drowned He was tras 10 a colonel In the tho Nauvoo La Ley LaSon Son glen II and as the fe tel tea who nhu ho had hada ha 1 a training In early days daya which he acquired In the Highland in Scotland And An no sit ho hJ In drilling the th shout flab He lie possessed po poetic talent of or very fry fair degree d ilee and took delight In sending his hili Intimate friends letters lellen In verse UI UIl the poets l Wt John L Lyon Lon on and Henry W bet being among the th number He was IVItS c over Cr r steadfast In his hl tul mony mOil of If the tho truth tI uth of ot the restored gus gyi J gusset set pel He Ito len left a slater Margaret In Salt Halt Lake a brother Alexander neat near Ogden Ogdon OJ three IOns cone and a daughter with larzo families Tho The burial bural took place at Freedom 20 opt 1