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Show I'( SAVES BROTHER FROM ' DEATH BY ICY PLUNGE, , Ranchman Carried Down Strenm by Current Spends Hours on Tret Before Help Comes. Chamborlnln, S. D. Only tho cour- , t age of his brother, Edward, and Ills own Oadurano paved Charles Lirabc, a prominent rancher living In thq northern part of Gregory county, from death by drowning. Larabe was attempting at-tempting to ford Whotstono creek, which was at flood, and tho strong current swept both horse nntl man iown tho stream. Seeing that his home could rnaho no headway, I-arabo , i attempted to dismount. Ills foot caunht I t In the stirrup, however, and ho could WITH A IIOI'K' HND IN 1118 MOUTH HIS WKNT TO HIS UltOTIIKlfS ASSISTANCE, not remove IL Tho horso was rapidly being carried down tho stream and was becoming exhausted. Larabo ' managed to g;t his knlfo out and open It, and by tho oxerclso of consldor-1 consldor-1 ablo Ingenuity succeeded In freeing his foot from tho stirrup. Then, abandoning aban-doning tho horso to Its fate, tho rancher ranch-er attempted to swim ashore Tho stream was running Itlto a mill ) raco, and his attempt to reach shoro was futile. As ho was carried by a tree which was surrounded by tho ' flood Larabo managed to throw both arms about Its trunk and clung to It for dear life. It was five hours before his shouts for assistance nttrnctod attention. at-tention. Then his brother Edward, who had becomo worried at his ah-flonce, ah-flonce, appeared on the bank of tho stream and took In tho situation. ! ' Taking n ropo's end In his mouth, Edward plunged Into tho Icy torront , and swam to whero his brother, now nearly cxlmusted, still clung to tho tree. Edward Is a strong swimmer, and dcFulta tho current managed to reach his brother before tho latter entirely en-tirely loosened his hold. Ho fastened i tho ropo about tho half-drowned man, and, taking tho other end In his teeth, swam nshoro. . Tho rancher was so chilled by his exposure to tho Icy wator that ho remained re-mained In a partially paralyzed comity tlon for several days beforo ho again regained control of his limbs. |