Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1901 — JAMES BENNETT DROWNED. [ARTICLE]

JAMES BENNETT DROWNED.

While Fishing In the Kankakee River at the “Devil’s Race Track.” * James Bennett, son of George Bennett, of Rose Lawn, was drowned in the Kankakee river last Thursday. Bennett, witli two companions, went to a point on the river called the “devils” race traok to fish. After fishing awhile at this point they concluded to wade across what at this season of the year is a bayou. They found the water only about four feet deep but muddy bottom, and while Bennett’s companions got safely across, he was either taken with oramps or became fast in tiie mud. He could not get out and went down under the water and perished. He could not have made muoh outcry, for Ralph Goddard, who had been fishing all day within twenty rods of there was not alarmed, although he said he heard somebody hollowing; yet suoh sounds being common along the river he paid no attention to it. Filled with alarm his comrades rushed to Lake Village, procured help nnd recovered the body. After the inquest it was taken to Rose Lawn. The young man was about twenty three yearKofage. He had been employed on the Brady ranch, and was about to go to work in the beet fields on the Brown land. The young men had takeu a day off to fish, little anticipating the fate in store for one of them.