Show CHILD DIES IN THE DESERT the two year old daughter ot of mr air and mrs fielding Put residing on a homestead five miles south of malts malta idaho strayed irom from home shortly after noon last wednesday and was found dead thursday afternoon atter noon about five having wandered into the desert about eight miles the father is working in california and the mother is living on the homestead in order to hold the property tile tho little girl left home astride a broom handle carrying her doll shortly after inner dinner wednesday and was not missed by her mother until several hours later the achl child ld strayed west through the underbrush tor for some dis anace when she came to a net wire sheep fence and turning north followed the fence until she came to a gate she went through the gate and continuing northwest crossing raft river twice and just at dark came to the corner of the fence near a farm house the lady here was milking her cows and heard the child crying but thought it was a fishing party with a child among them and paid no further notice to the matter the child start 1 ed on again according to the report and went farther into the desert where there was nothing growing but large cactus plants the night was cold and tho the wind blowing and in the dark too the i little bittl e tot would tall fall into one ot of these plants and get up and run only to encounter another she was scantly dressed and when the body was I 1 found thursday evening it was filled with prickly thorns which had penetrated the flesh while straying through the desert searching I 1 Eie arching parties were organized wednesday evening and worked diligently gently all night and all day thursday it fre intimated by those of of th the searching j airty ata traced th steps eps ot of the little igiel irl that she travel la ed fully eight miles miles in her wanderings lorenzo bott of this city arrived at aalta friday on his return from a hunting trip and learned of 0 the circumstances cum stances the mother is heartbroken and tile the entire community is stirred up lip over the untimely death of the child |