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Show WOMAN DROWNED IN LITRE BEAR Shortly after 9 o'clock Sunday morning, April 20, tho lifeless body of Mrs. Julia- Johansen Green, wlfo of Hyrum Green of Wellsvlllo and daughtor of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johansen Jo-hansen of Logan, was taken from the icy waters of Little Bear river at a point about one milo east of tho Wellsvlllo station. Tho body was discovered dis-covered by parties who had spent the entire night in Bearch of tho woman. From all indications death had occurred oc-curred soveral hours previous to the recovery of the body. Mrs. Green was a woman of cheer ful disposition and had always conducted con-ducted a model home, but following a severe illness of about ono year ago bIio had been weak and at times had suffered much pain and become despondent. des-pondent. Novcr, however, to tho ox-tent ox-tent that rolatlves had considered hor aliments serious. Saturday evening, while hor husband hus-band was in town, Mrs. Green, in no uncommon manner, informed her hired girl that alio would run to a neighbors for a short tlmo. Sho failed to roturn, but no anxiety was felt until un-til about 11 o'clock, when It was learned that tho designated neighbor had not seen tho lady. At onco an alarm was sent throughout tho town and scores of men and boys joined in tho search. At daybreak Sunday practically ovory man of tho town was out and a systematic Bearch was Instituted. Other than possible tracks of tho missing woman, tho first real cluo to her whereabouts was tho dls-covory dls-covory of her apron which had ap parently been carefully removed und placed upon a fonco. This found, the Immodlate vicinity was hurriedly scoured and to the total bewilderment of sonio whoso oyes first mot tho ob-Ject ob-Ject of tholr search, tho body was discolored in a reach of tho stream, only a fow iods from tho Oregon Short Lino brldgo. Tho body was ro moved and town officials at onco notified. Many stories wore afloat yesterday (Con Inued on pago Pie) WOMAN DROWNED IJNJJTTLE BEAR Continued from Pago 1, as to how tho unfortunate woman spent tho night, but tho real truth can never bo known. From good authority author-ity it seems that tho dark houro must havo been spent In aimless wanderings wander-ings through the lowlands cast of the city and that after daybreak Bho was drowned in tho stream. Sho left no word behind, honco tho cause for her death will always remain a mystery. A palo of gloom rests over tho city on the south and tho sympathy ot tho cntiro community goes out to relatives rel-atives of tho departed. Mrs. Green was 33 yours of ago, and besides her parents, brothers and sisters, sis-ters, leaves a husband and fivo small children to mourn her loss. Funeral services over tho remains will bo held In the Wollsvlllo taber-naclo taber-naclo Wednesday, April 24th, at 1 p. in. |
