The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1913-08-01
SHOTGUN ACCIDENT
PROVES FATAL

Friday afternoon at 1880 O'Clock.
Sivert Renning passed away at the
hospital at Piecre from the effects OF
gun shot wound Accidentally receiY-
ed IN his right arm the preceding
Thursday evening.
The accidental shooting occurred
at the home of Mr.. Renning, on SCush
Creek north of Kadoka, when lifting
his shotgun from the wagon it caught
on something and discharged, send
ing the entire charge into Mr.. Rem
ning's right arm and nearly severiug
that member between the elbow and
shoulder
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Renning
went over to his brothers. place, few
miles away, to return mower he
had been using and being a great
hunter he took hs shot gun with him
in the hopes OF getting = few rabbits.
Leaving he mower at the house he
went OF. to the field and visited
short tipne with his brother and then
returned home. The remainder of
the afternoon he spent working about
his blacksmith shop and along to-
wards eight O'Clock he gt,ltcd 10 go
into the house ard thOunht of the gun
laying in the wagon. He returned to
the Wagon to ~ the gun and place
it in its usual ace in the granary
where there VS. no danger of the
children getting dhold of it. Reach
ing into the WAGON he picked up the
gun by the muzzle and drew it to-
wards him when it suddenly discharg-
ed. the shot passirG in front OF his
chest and in,o his right arm. He
hurried into the 4c0go pluCki.y
assisted his wife in buGing up The
terrible wound and help was imme-
diately summoned. by telephone, by
his neighbors and Dr.. Hennings was
called.
The wound was dressed by the
Doctor and vhc injured nan taken to
Powell and from there to the hospital
at Pierre, where Gu Friday afternoon
he passed awaY. Death was caused
from the extreme loss Of blood and
reaction from the terrible shock of
the accident.
Sivert RenninG was born in Norway
on June 24th, 1872, and coming to
America he settled in Charles Mix
county, later moving to Stanley cOun-
~ and taking homestead on which
lie has resided for the past eight years.
Mr. Renning was blacksmith by
trade and one of the best in the state
and had a shop on his farm, where he
worked at his trade. He was kind
" man and his friends limited only
by those who knew him aud his un-
timely death is distinct loss TO his
neighOors and to the entire commun-
ity.
A wife ard four children are left to
mourn the loss of a kind and loving
husband aud father and to them the
parting was most heart reniing, be-
ing entirely unprepGred for The I'M
timely end Of their he,oved one, and
to them the heartfelt syr1pathy OF all
is extended, and the ho,a given that
they may find comfort in the memo:y
Of past pleasant times when husband
and father was with them and in look
ing toward to the future when they
shall meet again and then there will
be DO more parting.
The remains were brought home
and the funeral held Sunday after
noon, Rey. @. II. Olson delivering q
sermon bearing words OF comfort to-
the bereayed relatives. Forty-one
teams united in the drive TO the Lu-
theran cemetery to pay their last re-
spects to an upright and honorable
friend aud neiChboT "a the mortal re-
mains were laid in their last resting
place.