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HIRE IT PIES HAGirl Accidentally Shot Wednesday Expires While on Way to the HospitalAhmet* Estes, who was accidentally shot Wednesday afternoon as reported la thi Daily Citisea, died while she was beinf brought into town to the hospital. The bullet, which wne from a J2 ealfbre target rifle had entered her brain. Oliver, her brother, was flaking the gvn cartridges oat of the mage si we, and without knowing that there was a shell in the chamber, he snapped the hammer. Another brother was in the room at the time.Ahqgeta, who was tarn June 4,1908, was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Estes. They have six sons, three M who are still in France, aad the little girl was the idol of the family. It will be a sad home-coming to the boys across the ocean, who have passed mt injured through the thickest of the flghting in France, and whose letters always tell of the joy they have anticipated in coining bade to home *pd little Ahmet*.The funeral will be held from the ; caieaafl Baptist church in Baxter • Springs tomorrow at 2 p. m. Rev. P. : C. Toggle will officiate^
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Baxter Springs News
Baxter Springs, Kansas, US
Fri, Apr 18, 1919
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