Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-12-22
q FATAL acCIDEh7.
OFT hise, Residing Near Hartford
Dies From the Effects OF
a Rifle.Shot.

Tuesday afternoon. vh.]e Herman
Backhaas and two CT three Of his
neighho,s of ire HasG d vicinity
were in the timber along the
Missouri after wood. they found the
dead body Of a man Who vas
stranger to them. til man had
apparently been dead sme time
Mr.. Hackhaus went u S G. Blsby's
farm. and MIR. Busby -9oa his auto
and the two men CAM rown and
reported to the author : the find
ing Ct the body. The accident nap
peneG on an eighty acrg sgact near
the Badger ranch, fe niles from
Hart. erd possotfice.
Yesterday, States Az gney Gov
entry and Dr. Hogue ii Bert
Chase auto. went to ne scene Of
the accident. Coroue snyder OF
Haze ton had been NJ sd OF the
death and was also al t..e seene.
As here were no sspieioas cir
Gums noes Ct any l.isd connected
with .e shooting. the coroner de
cided that no inquest VS. necessary.
1t was not until tn dicials re
turne to Linton that the identity
of the unfortunate nan Became
known here. The be2y proved to
be tiat Of OFT Hise, 4 bsother-in-
law f Louis Horstmsyer, Of the
Hartford neighborhesd. Deceased
was widower with onecaild, which.
the Record understands. has been
residing at MIR. Horstmeyers.
The coroner found thai death had
been caused by wound from %
caliber rife that was lying near the
body. The bullet had entered the
left eye near the nose, and. passing
through the brain, had emerged al
the t. p Of the head Leath must
have been instantane 7us. as there
were no signs of straga,e near the
corpse. There are mary details of
the unfortunate affair tEat the Rec
ord was unable to obtain, as the
officers left the scene before the rel
atives had arrived there
1t is known that Mr. Hise, who
had a dwelling in TIE Horstmeyer
neighborhood. was il the habit Of
spending a considerable part Of his
time at the home of his relatives,
He had told the Horstneyers last
Suncsy that he was goirg to take
his rifle and hunt rabbits 1t is
probable that, in going through the
brush. the hammer of the gun was
caught and raised. its falling caus-
ing the discharge of the weapon
while the muzzle pointed toward the
victim head.
Deceased was apparently between
forty and fifty years OLD
We could obtain 10 Information
as to the date set for the funeral
or the place of internent.
Later Mr.. HORSEPOWER was II
town this forenoon. iie says that
Mr.. Sc, his hrc shei Jas, was q
cousin af Theodore Alppua of Hart
ford. Hle leaves two eh asen a boy
and a girl. Tie 10y .yes at Mr..
Horstmeyer 5 place. as ssed aboye.
The girl is with friends Underwood.
Iowa. Mr.. Hise was between forty
and forty five years OF age. He came
to Emmons county from Iowa about
two years ago. Mr.. llarstmeyer
says that the deceased le he Horst
meyer home. Sunday IL took the
rifle. saying that lie was going over
to Mr. Meppin's place lie took the
gun, hoping to run acres some rab.
bits on the way. Mr. liise was in
the habit OF hunting sS he rifle
cooked. and he had Of seen caU-
toned and tod that N should he
more careful.
BUCHANAN VALLEY ITEMS.
Correspondence q the isa eAef IS
Robert Frood has retaf q homa.
He is .soking WELL
Steve Triplett has gore % Missouri
to spend the holidays
/ Charles Holm is repairing Evan
Mills house and barn.
Gus Benz and Lee perras We're