Payette County ID Archives News.....Frozen To Death February 6, 1902
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Payette Independent February 6, 1902
Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, February 6, 1902

FROZEN TO DEATH

Grover, the 14-years-old son of J. S. Locke of Huntington, perished in the snow 
storm of Friday night, Jan. 24th.  The Weiser Signal prints the following 
account of the sad affair.  

Young Locke left town after school bound for his father’s ranch, some twelve 
miles out.  He walked out three miles and got a horse.  There were two ways to 
go, one around by the wagon road and the other over the mountain trail.  He 
chose the latter.  The cold wind and flying snow struck him full as they swept 
down the bleak mountain side.  In one gulch could be seen from the tracks in 
the snow that he had tied his horse and ran up and down several times, no doubt 
to warm himself.  Then he mounted and rode on some distance.  Here the stopped, 
tried his horse to a sagebrush and trudged on afoot.  Finally his steps became 
longer as he went down into a gulch, and his feet were dragged along as though 
frozen.  Finally he fell forward and froze to death without making a move.  
When found his face was streaked with ice and showed that he had been crying 
and the tears froze where they fell.  His horse got his bridle off Saturday 
evening and returned home.  


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