The Monroe News-Star - John Newsome Drowned Date: Dec. 1999 Submitted by: Lora Peppers ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The Monroe News-Star Friday, August 26, 1910 Page 1, Column 4 JOHN NEWSOME DROWNED. Well Known Fisherman Lost Life in River Yesterday. John Newsome, who is personally known to many of the people of Monroe, was drowned in the Ouachita river at Old river yesterday afternoon and his body was recovered this morning at the mouth of Bayou D'Arbonne. Mr. Newsome lived on Mr. John T. Cole's place opposite Old river where he cultivated a small field and looked after Mr. Cole's cattle and hogs. He also spent considerable time fishing and it was in this way that he came in contact with large numbers of Monroe people who had frequented Old river, the D'Arbonne and Horse Shoe lake every week. Of all these people there was not a one but had a good word for Newsome who never missed an opportunity to do a kindness or an act of courtesy. On his visits to Monroe he was met on all sides with greetings and handshakes. As soon as the news of his drowning was became known here, several launches loaded with prominent sporting men left for the scene and began the search for his body which was ended this morning. Coroner Surghnor went to the scene to view the body, as some feared that Newsome might have met with violence as it was known he had had trouble with parties who were trespassing on Mr. Cole's property. # # #