Frank Dumas Meets Death in Waters of the Big Fork River. Remains Taken Downstream – Not Recovered.
Frank Dumas, a woodsman, was drowned at Ripple Friday while breaking a jam in the falls of the Big Fork river. Dumas was standing near the Falls while working on the jam, when he lost his balance and fell into the falls. He was carried downstream by the swift current and in spite of a vigorous effort to swim ashore he was soon overcome. A companion who witnessed the accident attempted to rescue the drowning man, but failed, and up to the present time the body has not been recovered.
Dumas was about 30 years of age and leaves a wife and one daughter. He was a member of the Blackduck lodge of Modern Woodmen and was formerly a resident of that village. The lodge has been notified of the drowning and will dispose of the remains when found. (June 27, 1905)