The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-06-18

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dence in the Newland-Wlnnegar case.
Miss Matilda Andeson closed very
successful term of school at Odense
last week, and is at home once more
Miss Anderson taught the Swedish
language.
Villas will celebrate the glorious 4th
on the Ord. Let everybody come and
enjoy day Of enjoyment. Sack races
creased pole, potato race, calithumpian
parade and fire works at night. Hon.
H. o. Chafin and f. D. Thompson
orators of the day. Everybody come
come out.
Our section foreman, Alex. Hedeen
who has been section foreman here for
eight years has one of the best i'm
proved eighty acre farms just east OF
town that there is in the county. He
has built good dwelling and barn
and other buildings and keeps the farm
in shape so that it attracts the atten-
tion of passers by.
Another family reunion was held at
the Provin residence in Pleasant Val
ley twp. Saturday June 5 tn, the &C.
casion being granpma's 18th birthday;
about thirty relatives and friends par
ticlpated in the event and bountiful
dinner was served, with ice cream In
the evening. Grandma received sever
al handsome presents and we hope she
may live to see many more returns OF
the day. A Guest.-Altoona Journal.
ACCIDENTLY SHOT HIMSELF.
Joseph G. Richmond, living with his
parents three miles southwest OF
Villas, shot and killed himself about
noon on last Thursday with % caibre
rifle. He came in from the field where
he had been blowing corn, and on his
way to the house he saw rabbit In
the hog pasture. Putting his team in
the barn he went to the house and got
the target rifle, remarking to his
mother and aunt that he would go out
and kill rabbit for supper. He went
out through the orchard west OF the
house to the hog pasture. A wire
fence about 81 feet high separated the
pasture from the orchard, and here
the accident occurred. 1t is supposed
that he put his right hand on top OF
fence post and his right foot on a stob
that was about one foot high and pro-
ceeded to get over the wire fence hold
ing the gun in his left hand, in doing
so, his pants caught on the wire and
he lost his balance pitching forward,
the but Of the gun striking the ground,
about the same time the muzzle
struck his ,breast little to the right
of his heart; the wound showed THAT
the muzzle Of the gun slipped about
an inch to the left before the gun dis
charged its load, the ball penetrating
his heart. A dog had gone with him
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the young mans father and brother
were at work. both of the dogs then
went back to where the accident &C.
CURED, and kept barking until Mr..
Richmond went to see what they were
barking at, and found his son dead
with his shirt still burning as it had
been set on fire by the discharge of
the gun. He was lying on his back and
the gun was within two feet Of him.
1t was a great shock to the family and
the entire community. Joseph was
buried last Friday afternoon In High
Praire cemetery, followed there by
the largest funeral procession perhaps
that has ever been witnessed In this
vicinity. He was nearly % years old,
kind and loving son, and the family
have the sympathy Of the entire COM
munity.