Show STERLING LAD DROWNS IN CREEK j J LAST WEDNESDAY I Earl D D. Bradley Bradle G C year old son o a f Jefferson and ud Ella ElJo Bradley Bradler of or SterlIng Sterl Sterl- lug Ing was drowned in the Sterlin SterlinA Sterling g A t creek below the tile crossing of or th the I state high wa way some timo time past noon Wednesday and the body was no not t I recovered reco until dusk dusk- duskin in the evening when a o- searching party part discovered 7 the limp form in the creek The young lad is survived by his 1 mother and four brothers Just how he came to his death can only be conjectured and likely I wm will never be definitely r known know JAbout About 12 o'clock noon he left home on on the north side of or the creek alone alon for school as was his custom ho he attended only the afternoon session no alarm was felt for him until late Jin In the afternoon when he lie failed toa to return f a return 1 home His late coming was t thought to be due to his staying and going the rounds with the other boys In delivering papers Whit Wh Wh- n it was learned he was not at school Jin in the afternoon alarm was wag felt and I searchers sent out Naturally they 4 looked to the creek first knowing he must cross this stream I A three foot bridge is used by the I older people to cross the creek but the he boys have the habit of going up farther and crossing on a pole It ItI ItIs Ity Is I y presumed he be fell ell in while crossIng cross cross- log Ing on this pole and either was over oyer i- i Dome iome pome ome by the cold water and could ot of get out or became through the fall and drowned The ter iter was not deep enough or swift enough to overcome him in ordin- ordin iry ry r ry conditions Due to the break- break way iway r of the Ice ponds up the the creek creek larger flow came down between welve elve and one o'clock and it is bought hought it was this increased vol- vol mn mn which carried the body down downStream I Stream tream tream four hundred yards ards where It i t was later found i I y I |