Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, May 11, 1911 'Met Death in a Storm; Jesse Arnold, Formerly of Decatur County, Perished in a Blizzard on April 28.' ------------------------------------------------------- RAY ARNOLD, of this city, was notified last Thursday that his brother, JESSE EDMOND ARNOLD, had perished in a snow storm within half a mile of his home near Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. On Friday, April 28, the unfortunate young man, together with his father, WM ARNOLD, and a number of other men, with eight teams, were returning from the mountains where they had been to secure post timber. It began storming and soon the worst blizzard of the year was raging. They came to a ranch only a short distance from the ARNOLD home where most of the men decided to spend the night. Mr. ARNOLD, his father and a man by the name of Cook, whose wife was also with them, decided to continue the journey as they were within a short distance of home. JESSE was driving Mrs. Cook's team and upon reaching a point, from which by taking a short cut on foot, the ARNOLD home could be reached in a walk of a half mile. JESSE turned the team over to Mr. Cook and said he would cut across and build a fire and have the house warm when his father got there. He dropped from the wagon and disappeared into the storm. Mr. ARNOLD and the others reached home but the young man had not arrived. An immediate search was begun but the missing man was not found until the following Monday evening when the frozen body was located within less than a half mile of home and safety. He had struggled along in the storm and evidently became confused and lost his way. Cold and fatigue overcame him and he perished in the snow. The parents and relatives have the sincere sympathy of all in this sad death. JESSE was twenty years old at the time of his death. The funeral was held last Thursday and interment followed at the Pine Bluffs Cemetery. JESSE left Decatur County just a year ago in March for the west where his father had located. He was popular with a wide circle of friends here and they were greatly shocked and grieved upon hearing of his sad fate. The young man was born and lived the greater part of his life on the old home place about five miles east of Leon. --------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 4, 2009 [email protected]