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The Alpena Weekly Argus
Thursday, 13 July 1871

         On Sunday afternoon last, the body of a man was
       taken out of the river at Folkerts & Butterfield's
       dock, it having lain there since Friday morning.
       It appears that the man, a German named WM. SHADING,
       had been employed by the above firm, to pile lumber
       on the dock at the mill, and had not as yet worked
       but five days. On Friday morning he left the board-
       ing house before breakfast, and did not return. No-
       thing was thought of this, as mill hands are often
       leaving, sometimes without saying a word to anyone
       of there (sic) intention, and, therefore no inquir-
       ies were made or search instituted.
         Nothing having been heard of him up to Sunday
       noon, two of the mill employes took it into their
       heads that they would procure a hook and rake the
       river near where he had last worked, and see if he
       had not possibly fallen into the water and drowned.
       They had not long to search, when the hook caught
       in his clothing and he was brought to the surface.
       The body was then taken to the mill and recognized
       by some of the mill hands, and by Mr. Butterfield.
       Justice Stout was summoned, and an inquest was held,
       the verdict being "the deceased came to his death
       by accidental drowning."
         The deceased was about 34 years old, unmarried,
       and had no friends in this State, except a brother
       who lives at Crawford's Quarry, where the deceased
       came from but a short time since.
       
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