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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1904
Page
5
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A man in Coldwater township left a loaded shotgun behind a barrel while at work. His seven year old son later found the gun and it discharged, killing him instantly. The accident occurred after the father removed the weapon from its safe, though the exact moment of discharge remains unclear. The Greene Recorder reports the deadly mishap and notes the ensuing court term in Oct.
Monday night the barn of B F Schroeder, two miles south of town, was entered by a cowardly thief who cut a leg from a horse and left marks. The villain, traced from Subvovder’s house to the county line, faces justice and a lifetime of infamy. Also noted are two golden wedding anniversaries in Springfield township and a family celebration for the Hoyt clan as Wind Disk County honors local ties.
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