The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-08-10
A FULL ACCOUNT OF TRAGEDY
kadoka Press Gives Detailed
Account of Two Deaths by
Lightning

| "O 'loii wi. pOlucIlOW was Oul
near the George johnson place and
stopped there to get drink and
remained during the rain, and the
cattle, left alone drifted south with
the storm and passed the BoIdenow
house and Mr.. Boldenow not see
ing the boy with them became
anxious and stepped out to see if
he could see anything of him, and
did not return. His wife wonder
ing at his nOn-appearance as soon
AS the rain ceased went to hunt
, him and found him lying on the
ground, face down, about a hun
dred feet north of the house. She
hurried to the Geo. Johnson home.
about mile distant, and although
in hysterical condition made
known the terrible tragedy that
had SO quickly taken her husband
from her side. Messrs. johnson
and Roth hastennd to the body and
picking it up carried it into the
house, while the boy hurried to
town for +. p. Boldenow, the dead
mans brother. An examination
of the body revealed that the bolt
of lightning that killed, struck
Mr.. BOldenow on the head and
chest and passed through the BODY.
tearing the shirt into tatters and
burning several holes in the over
alls and tearing the shoes from his
feet throwing them abOus twenty
feet from where the body was
found. AS near as can be learned.
death came between l:3O and 9 o.
clock.
Mr.. BoIdenow was Young
homesteader and has lived here
for the past six years, and during
that time by his manly and up
right character has made friends
of all who know him and everyone
is sincere in their sorrow at the
untimely death of one whose life
was full of promise for the future.
and extends sympathy to his wife
who has had her loving husband
SO rudely taken from her side while
all alone. Relatives have been
notified of the sad disaster and as
soon as arrangement can be made
the remains will be taken to the
old home at Galeno, Iowa, for in
terment.
The news of the second tragedy
of the day reached Kadoka about
nine O'Clock Wednesday evening
when Geo. Brown, Jr. road into
town to summon help in their hour
of sorrow.
Mr.. Brown and his two sons
we're riding on the range about
nine miles from their home in the
Red Stone Basin on the reserva-
ton. The eldest boy was riding a
bronco and his father and brother
were hazing the horse. Mr.. Brown
was only about ten feet away from
the boys, and had just said Better
pull up and let the horses rest a
little,' when the lightning struck
and killed him. The flash of light
ming struck the horse on the side
and Mr.. Brown on the hip where
the rifle he was carrying rested,
and followed through his body
his clothes into shreds and
killing both himself and the horse.
The boys were both shocked with
the lightning and nearly knocked
from their horses, but quickly re-
covering they FASTENED to their
fathers side to find that life was
gone and that the lightning had
set fire to the bosom of his shirt.
This they extinguished and then
rode home and got the spring
wagon and brought the body to the
house, and the eldest boy fastened
TO town with the sad tidings.
George r. Brown was a prom
inent horse raiser and has lived for
years on the reservation, and was