Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-02-13
YOUNG MAN KILLED
IN GUN ACCIDENT
Erick Wassgren Was Shot By Dis
charge of His Own Gun While
Out Hunting.

The uncertainty Of this life was again
brought home to the people Of Warren
! III startling manner Oil Tuesday
when the news spread that Erick Wass-
gren. a well known young man Of this
city had met instant death while out
hunting on the day previous. He had
gone out shortly after dinner on Mon
day to hunt rabbits in the groves east
OF town, just as he had often done be-
fore. But he was never to return alive.
In passing thru a wire fence near the
Pemblna farm the gun which he car
ried an automatic rife was accident
ally discharged and killed him instant
~ on the spot
On the following morning when the
Franks brothers were doing some haul
ing on the farm. which is operated by
| them they discovered the body by the
fence. Then they remembered that on
Monday afternoon. between and 5
| o'clock. they had heard a report. as of a
| gun. i'll the vicinity. and which had
! slightly startled their horses. but seeing
no one. they thought no more about it.
That was evidently the time when the
accident had occurred. The Franks
Immediately notified the sheriff. who
went out and identified the dead person
as Erick Wassgren. Coroner 0. E. Bel
court. of Argyle. was notified and drove
down to Investigate the cause Of death
It appears that Mr.. Wassgren was on
/ I, hac tn f1,a
happened. He was going thru the
barbed wire fence holding the gun be-
| fore him with the muzzle pointing to-
ward his body, and had himself cleared
the fence except that one trouser leg
had caught in a barb. The gun was
! probably discharged by a jar produced
by the butt end striking the ground
But whatever the cause. the coroner
found that the bullet had entered be-
tween the third and fourth ribs in
front. below the heart on the left side,
and had passed clear thru the body and
emerged Oh the right side of the back,
a little below the shoulder. where it
was found. Death had evidently been
instantaneous. as there was no sign of
him having made the slightest move
after the shot was fired. The body was
taken to the Swanson undertaking
rooms in this city for preparation for
burial.
Erick Leonard WaSSgren was born in
Sweden Aug. "a 1890. hence was at his
sad and untimely death - years. )
months and II days Old With his par
entS. Mr.. and Mrs. ElOf WaSSgren. he
came to Warren when 2Ea years old
| had his home ever since. He was en-
ployed as a clerk in the X. J. Taralseth
Co. store for some time. but during the
past two or three summers he has been
engaged mostly III surveying work with
J. H. Baugh. drainage engineer He
WAS d young man of pleasing person
ality. good habits. kind and genial. and
had a large circle Of friends.
He is mourned by his old parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elof WaSSgren. now re-
siding at Conway. y. D.. his" three
brothers: Charles in state of Washing
ton: John. Of Thief River Falls: and
AXel. with the [. s. marines at Great
| Lakes. Ill: and by one sister. Miss
Ingrid WaSSgren. who is teaching near
Oslo this county Many other relatives
and friends mourn his sad death.
The funeral will he held Saturday
afternoon at 30 o'clock from the
Swedish Mission church.