Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1917 — First Drowning of Seaton at Cedar Lake. [ARTICLE]

First Drowning of Seaton at Cedar Lake.

George Erickson, of Chicago, who was spending a few days at the Moody assembly at Cedar Lake, was drowned Thursday afternoon while in bathing. The young man was about 18 years of age. It is thought that he was seized with cramps, as he was an expert swimmer. The remains were shippea back to Chicago. This is the first drowning of the season reported at the lake.