The Springdale news., 1917-07-06
TRAGIC DEATH OF
 CHAS. HORTON
Hit on Head By Wild Pitched Ball
 Causes Concussion of Brain

the deceased, her three children, and Vivian GilIett, a Springdale boy who now resides at Pocotelo, and nephew of the deceased.
 Funeral services were held at tie Methodist Episcopal Church, Tuesday morning at ten o'clock, conducted b4 Rev. Wm. Piper, pastor, assisted by Re-. A. H. Dulaney, pastor of tie M. l. Church, South. The remains were inferred in Bluff Cemetery.
 Charles Orval Horton, youngest son of Mir. and Mrs. E. s. Horton was born April 1, 1883, at Springdale. Here he spent his childhood, and here he grew to manhood.
 He was united in marriage to Miss Rose Pierce in Springdale on July 9, 1906, and to this union were born three children, 0ryal, Mayme Ellen and Grace Carolyn.
 They made their home in Sprindale for some time after their marriage, but in the fall of 1913 moved to Pc eatello, Idaho, where they have since resided, and where the deceased has been employed in the car department of the railroad shops at that place. He vas held in high esteem by his fel- low workmen, and the high tribute paid him by them testify to the regard in which he was held. He was q hard worker, paying strict attention to business. and was rapidly gaining Is way into the world, when the aeei- dent occurred.
 Deceased united wth the Metho- dist Episcopal Church at this place on December 9, 1910, and has lived Christian life ever since.
 The accident whish befell the de ceased Is very peculiar, but has hap- pened numerous times on the base ball
 field He @as struck @.th W5Id pit ched bail The ball striking nm ias, on the tp of his left ear.
 Charles, or Buck, as he 3as more : famfiiarly known to his many friends in this section, has always been an ad- mirer of base ball and Whle in Spring dale was always a member of the lo- cal team On going to Poealelo, he still held his love for the game, and the existence of base ball league made up of teams from the different departments in the railroad shops, proved hs place of recreation, and a pleasant feature of his labors n the shops Buck" soon won a place on the team representing his department the Car department, and for some time has ben playing center field.
 Last Wednesay afternoon, starting at SIX o'clock, after the days work was over the scheduled game was be- tween the "Mechanies' and the @Gar Department" teams The game had barely started and in the last half of the second inning "Baeka came to bat The pitcher for the Mechanics was left,handed, and has I wide breaking curve. A hard pitched bal, winch evidently Buck" expeeed to break. failed of control and although attempting to dodge Buck was an successful and the ball hit him just on the tip of the left ear, crushing the base of the brain He 1e}l to the ground, and was rushed to a hos pital by Earl Thompson. another lo= cal hoy, who was w messing tAe same At first the wound was not opposed l to b. rsei3us, and Buck told Earl where to ret his clothes and to bring then 10 the hospital.
 About seeea'oc,9ek Wednesday es e8iae his wife was summoned. and accompanied by Vivian GiHett another ia5a boy aho is working at fa#a- tzlio hurried to tle hospital. "Bae1a Balely ganed eaazei7as after her arrival and then enlf Y mattsr He fingered ail through Wednesday nieht, and dIe4 Thur 4a} | morning a seven o'clock, death betas due to coneussjon off the bfains
 Deceased was not member ef aH8 [ flaternal order, except an insurance association among the railroad n3e13. ! Since going to Pocatello he has paf- chased residence lots, and short i time ago erected home.
 Besides his wife and three children dcecased is survived by his fathel and mother. Mir. and Mrs. E. s. Hor- ton, If this place, two brothers, Nil- liam ?. and Carl Lee of Litla Rock, and three sisters, Mrs j. M. Coart- ney, of Conway, and Mrs E. \. Gil let and Mrs. John K Woodruff, of this place.
 Buck" Horton had many friends