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Show GNU'S BOOTHS BEE!I DISCOVERED Idaho Falls, May 15. Tho bodv of little 9-year-old Alice Empey, who mysteriously disappeared on April 16, was discovered this afternoon about 200 feet from the main channel of Sand creek. She left home about 9 o'clock, on Sunday morning, April 1C, to go to Sunday schhool, with permission to go to her grandmother's about half a milo beyond. She was not missed until after aft-er school hours Monday afternoon, when her mother asked about her from the grandmother and was told i she had not seen her. Rumors of all kinds were circulated. Some joy riders had been speeding around there and there was a suspicion sus-picion of kidnaping. Sand crpek was dragged continually for days. Tho creek was a raging torrent and overflowed over-flowed a large extent of the country. This afternoon William Madison and Mr. Lundgren were gathering up the brush and driftwood from tho land nnd about 200 feet from tho main channel Mr. Madison gathered an armful, arm-ful, uncovering the arm of tho child. They dug it out and found it naked except tho shoes and stockings and a ribbon around the hair. As her direction of travel was directly di-rectly from the creek, it is a mystery how she got into tho water. The coroner was notified and brought the body to town and will hold an inquest tomorrow. |