Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-05-28
TRAGIC DEATH RE-
suit OF ACCIDENT
Shocking Death Of H. E. Reckmeyer
Reaches This City Monday
Did Not Suicide

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The news of the sudden death of
II. e. Reckmeyer, cashier of the
First National Bank of this city
position he has held for tn past
four years during which time he had
gained the confidence and esteem of
all, came as a shock Monday Morn
ing, f.om Standpoint where he had
gone a.out month since Tor. rest
and to spend a month or so hunting
and fishing, expecting to return a.
bout June first.
The following extract taken from
letter written by S. w. roster OF
STANDPOINT 20 ". h. Austin OF this
city eAp.alns tue particulars as
near as We can get Them.
The po4y Was lounu ABOUT tnree
miles from oallupo.nt Mag Aord, alter
lLree uaJ aDsen>e from lne noLel,
iyIns lace down With Dul.et no,elu
lheneaa l4oue Dunu Was louuu a u,
cahpfe dueoAn"tio leiotver Wltn one
earT.dae ex 10 .ea aud un d lo,, uearuy
| .. a IL l.t "a
was no lhuica1on OIL ioui pay as mis-
Walcn hAu 20 uo.Iars III money were
iouiia On MS person aud II ii grip III
MS rom attne..o.el papers represenl-
ing lniee thousand uonars were a,so
tound unmo ested.
The authorities Communicated WIN
his motner III NoD. aska anu received
word tnat party would arrive as
soon as possible 70 accompany the
remains to that place Tor burial.
The coroner stated tnat he did not
thlhk IL necessary TO nola an inquest
unless Requested to do so by the par
ty who Is expected from Nebraska
1t has Deen reported that Mr.. Reck-
meyer had committed suicide but this
is not believed by the
parties who wrote Mr.. Austin, VINO
stated that IL was clearly case OF
accidental death or suicide with ap-
, pearances very much in favor of the
acciden al Theory.
Frlenas OF Mr.. Reckmeyer in Noun
tain Home, realizing the dangerous
character OF the automatic fire arms,
think that when in the act of loading
the revolver 1t was accidentally dis
charged thus snufnng out in its prime
The life OF one our most honored
and respected cidzens.
Mr. Reckmeye ayes a son Verne,
Mrs. c. Recmeyer, two brothers,
Clarence and Waiter, all of Fremont,
Nebraska, and a sister, Mrs. Julia
Mcclure, the wife of a physician at
Mead, Nebraska and other relatives
atMead, tomourn the loss of loved
one.
Born In Fremont thirty one years
ago, Mr.. Reckmeyer spent his earlier
years at this place He was regarded
a young man of sterling worth and
large possibility. He graduated from
the Fremont High school and for sew
eral years, following, held the posi-
tion of bookkeeper at the Farmers Il
Merchant Natioaal bank That posi-
tion he esisned to accept a similar
one in V aha Seven years ago he
went to Saratoga, Wyo., to accept
cashiership in bank. There he was
married to Saratoga girl and soon
after they moved to Mountain Home,
Idaho, where Mr.. Reckmeyer became
cashier OF one Of the strong banks
of the state. He had become prom
inently identified with the growing
town of Mountain Home.
Arrangements are being made to
bring the body to Fremont for burial
the latter part OF theweek. 1t will
arrive in the care of a delegate from
the Masonic order at Mountain Home
Friday and Saturday.-Tribune. Ere.
mont, Nebraska.