Dynamite Blast Kills Elmo Man Investigating Stump
James Van Fosson a 70 year old resident of Elmo was killed when a dynamite charge set to remove a stump misfired. He walked toward the stump to inspect the delay and the blast exploded, killing him.
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1956
Page
6
James Van Fosson a 70 year old resident of Elmo was killed when a dynamite charge set to remove a stump misfired. He walked toward the stump to inspect the delay and the blast exploded, killing him.
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