I was really not aware of what you meant until I read your last message. I can answer you question fully in fact I will add the article I have on this because it is my Brownell line. I don't think they ever decided if it was an accident or on purpose as the other man was never found. Hope this is what you were looking for. I have many of the original newspaper items as well as last summer we made a trip to Newberry and copied their articles from the computer. Descendants of Harry L Brownell Generation No. 1 1. HARRY L11 BROWNELL (JOSEPH EMMET10, NATHANIEL WEBSTER9, ROBERT PATTEE8, ROBERT7, JOB6, THOMAS5, ROBERT4, THOMAS3, ROBERT2, THOMAS1) was born August 16, 1887 in St. Charles, MI, and died November 09, 1909 in Newberry, MI. He married ILAH DOTY December 14, 1908. Notes for HARRY L BROWNELL: Find Skeleton of Man Lost in 1909. Bones of Harry Brownell of St. Charles are identified in North. Bullet is Found in Clothing. Body is discovered under log near camp where large squad of searchers prowled close enough to touch him. Newberry, Mich., Dec. 1, 1913 - The skeleton of Harry Brownell of St. Charles, Mich, who was lost November 9, 1909, was found Sunday morning about one mile from the site of his hunting camp, nine and one-half miles southeast of here, by J. A. Baetz an I. J. Webber, both of Newberry. With the skeleton was found a bunch of keys, a ring with an "H.B." monogram, a hunting case, Elgin watch with a Ferris institute fob, some money and other articles known to have belonged to Brownell. This makes identification complete. That Brownell was shot by a gun other than his own is evident from the fact that a spent bullet of a different calibre was found inside his clothing. His own gun was at full cock. The position of the body indicates that Brownell was sitting on a log watching a runway when he was shot, his body falling backward where it was found. Brownell was a member of the Masonic order, and all Masons in Michigan were asked to contribute to a fund which was used to finance the search for him. From 40 to 60 men looked the ground over in the vicinity of his camp for five weeks, the searchers camp being not over 80 rods from the place where the body was found. A hemlock tree was blown across the log on which Brownell was sitting when shot, the appearance (?) which indicates that it fell about the time of the accident. The theory is that the foliage of the second tree screened the body from the searching parties. Long Vigil is Ended. St. Charles, Mich., Dec. 1. - Four years of waiting for some tiding of her husband, lost in the woods of Luce county in 1909, brought some measure of reward Sunday night to (...) and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brownell. It was a message from Newberry announcing the finding of the skeleton and its identification. Having given up every hope of finding his body - much less seeing him alive - the widow, a mother now, and his parents, aged beyond their time from their long vigil, were startled by the news. The disappearance of Harry Brownell one November night resulted in one of the most spectacular searches ever made for a missing deer hunter in Michigan. Many searching parties were formed and frequent trips made to the old camp. The most thorough of these was led about three years ago by Brownell's father. Eddie Brownell puzzled. Before leaving the camp he and his party made sure they had covered every inch of the ground. Mr. Brownell said Sunday night that he was rather puzzled that the body should have been found so near the camp. It is the opinion of many here who were interested in the search that the tree which covered his body apparently fell on him long after he was shot, thus hiding the body. Brownell conducted a general store here and was wedded a few months before he left for the fatal hunting trip, Seven months after he failed to return a boy was born, and Sunday night as she tore open the message gratifying her faint hopes of some day hearing again of her husband, the child, now more than three years old, toddled up to her. Masons Helped Finance Search. The message explained that arrangements would be made to bring the body to St. Charles at once. During the last four years many skeletons found in the north woods have been thought to have been that of Brownell, but identification always disappointed the hope of the parents and widow. A reward of $500. was posted for a long time, but finally withdrawn. Michigan Masons, of which order Brownell was a member, contributed generously toward financing the search for him. Mrs. Brownell went to the home of her father-in-law soon after the disappearance and has been living there since. Clears "Movie" Mystery. The finding of the body of Harry Brownell in the woods of Luce county clears another phase of the case which has been a mystery to Mrs. Brownell and members of her family. About six months ago while Mrs. Brownell and friends were attending a moving picture show in St. Charles they were startled by a face that looked out at them from the "movie" film. Mrs. Brownell and friends firmly believed that it was the missing Harry Brownell and efforts were made to buy the strip of film and have the phot enlarged. Investigation revealed that the picture had been taken in Chicago during the time of the Republican National Convention in June, 1912. Child of HARRY BROWNELL and ILAH DOTY is: 2. i. HARRY RUSSEL12 BROWNELL, b. December 27, 1909; d. July 1987. Generation No. 2 2. HARRY RUSSEL12 BROWNELL (HARRY L11, JOSEPH EMMET10, NATHANIEL WEBSTER9, ROBERT PATTEE8, ROBERT7, JOB6, THOMAS5, ROBERT4, THOMAS3, ROBERT2, THOMAS1) was born December 27, 1909, and died July 1987. He married IVA KENNICOTT. She was born 1900, and died 1999. Children of HARRY BROWNELL and IVA KENNICOTT are: i. IVA13 BROWNELL, b. October 31, 1932; d. October 31, 1932. ii. MARY MARGARET BROWNELL. iii. JAMES BROWNELL. ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Sue Kissel" <dskissel@cableone.net> To: <MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [MISAGINA] Saginaw Masonic Lodge > Not the lodge -but members of the lodge. It is my understanding-my grandfather was on a deer hunting trip in the U.P. (probably prior to 1919) where one of the hunters was accidentally killed. The following spring a number of lodge members (including my grandfather) returned to the U.P. in hopes of recovering the deceased hunter. Supposedly the Lodge paid the bill for the search party. > Thanks > Sue Kissel > Prescott AZ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bobrusch@aol.com > To: MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:54 PM > Subject: Re: [MISAGINA] Saginaw Masonic Lodge > > > I'm not sure when the fire took place that you think records are lost. > Pioneer Lodge 79 is still very active. Do you have a question about the > lodge. Bob > >