Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11
so VIOLENT and
SUDDEN DEATHS
MONROE COUNTY CORONER
TELLS OF MANY DEATHS
1907 IN HIS REPORT.

| Abba, Jan, "a report has just
been made at the county coroner's Of
flee that tells Of the violent and sud
den deaths in Monroe county for the
past year, The complete report is as
follows:
January amanda T.. Mefford,
strangulation at her nome in Pleasant
township. No inqust.
January Erred Johnson, struck by
fast mail on G.. B. & O. at Tower 307.
No inquest.
January 14-Howard Burtess. muir
dered at Buxton.
January 30M G. Ward committed
suicide in Abba by drinking carbilic
acid.
February Joseph Bloom, killed
by fall of slate in mines of White Ash
| Coal Co., at Avery.
February 4-Joseph Burtess, killed
| by fall of slate in mines at Hiteman
March 5-Charles Williams fell
from car in Abba yards OF C. B. & c..
and head cut off.
Emma Davis and bapy found dead
in bed in Abba. No inquest.
| March 2S-B. F. Chedister died sud
denly from kidney and heart trouble
in Mantua township.
April 5-Joseph Lazar, found dead
at Buxton. No inquest.
| March 14-Early Flora Jackson,
Buxton, dead in bed.
April 10-J. W. Mason, Buxton, kill
ed by explosion in mine No. II of
Consolidation Coal Co.
| Anri1 20-Rohart Winston RuytOn
found dead.
April t25-Spencer Winston, Buxton
killed as result Of use of short fuse
in mine No. 10 of Consultation Coal
Co.
May 14-John Coleman, Buxton,
shot and killed, murder.
| May 18-Earnest Miller, Hooking,
caught between car and scale and
crushed to death.
June ALBERT Snodgrass run over
by switch engine at Hynes.
June 17-Jane Pollok, Buxton found
dead in bed No inquest.
August 22-H. E. Holland, Hite-
man, killed by fall Of slate in mine
No: 8 of Wapello Coal Co.
September Edward Pickett, ac-
cidental poisoning near Abba.
September 18-Harry NJ Warner,
died suddenly at home in Abba. No
inquest.
September 1S-John Brown Buxton
killed by fall of slate in mine No. II
of Consolidation Coal CO.
September 24-John Benson, Fos-
ter, killed by fail of slate in mine No
6.
November 2s-Mitchell Hritz, Bux-
ton, dropped dead at bottom of shaft
| No inquest
December George H. Morrow
Hiteman, killed by fall of slate in
Mine No. of Wapello Coal Co.
December it'll. E. Skeels, Hite-
man, killed by fall of slate in mine No
8, Of Wapello Coal Co.
December 16-Isaac Price, Hiteman,
suicide by taking carbolic acid
December 20-H. F. Bagsley killed
by explosion in mine No. at Hook
ing.
December 30-Elizabeth Tucker,
Abba, found dead in bed. No inquest.
December S0-Samuel Lloyd, Hynes
accidental drowning.
| Other Abba News.
| ]. K. Watson, member of the board
Oh supervisors from Troy township,
may have to resort to amputation of a
thumb to save his life. Some weeks
ago he scratched thumb and the
wound was SO slight that ne paid no
attention to it. Now blood poisoning
has developed and his hand is badly
swollen and there is reason to believe
that the thumb will have to be ampu-
tated.
Mrs. L. D. Young, who has been Wis
ittng at the home of her father. Geo.
Amos, left this morning for Derby,
where she will join her husband.
James Dunn and wife mad little
daughter come to make her home with
them this morning. Another birth re
ported yesterday morning was son to
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Williams.