The news of the death by drowning of Fred...

The news of the death by drowning of Fred Romer, of Bay City. ut Ok (mvi last Frid.iy. was tecvivcil wiih inuch sorrow here by the many friends of tht ynung man. He was a meinber of tht Freohiniin elnss in the Vniversity Ing yrar, was sceretary of the class witl whom he waf very popular; w?is ,t inciuber of the Beta Theta l'l tnitcrnity, an belonged to the Bic.vcle club of thh city While in college last yeur, Mr. Romer was a roomer at Levi Wines' home, am was hifthly respcctcd there. The fart nl bi death soeni to be in this way. Tht Youug Men's ('hristhm Association, o! whicb he w:is n ïiicinlicr, is jrivlnt! a picnic last Friday ín compliment to on of it8 menibt-r who wa fniBA .iwny There were bout twenty in al! who went out to Gak Grove, :i lew miles dtitant front By City, and (ut refreshmenu 8ome of the bnjn concliided to take ; bttth, niiini; thcin J(Minr Komer. It teemt tlwy had a mili race to cross wlilcli all liad iwatn safcly over hut htm, and he started all rirhl bol when almut the center was wen to go down. One of liis oompanloni tliin k inr ,(. m( )(,,,n ut. tacked with crampg plnnfd In aftcr hlm bnt Romer clunw so Bercely that it was with difflculty he saved his ovu lite, tln-n another tried it with still n more narnnv esiTipe, and so iluy were torced to Hbudon the attempl tó uve him. Mr. Romer was a son of J. F. Romer, a merchant of Bay City, and was 21 years old.