Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-06-23
Charles Audrey Sterner Shot in Raid of
Sharpshooters' Club at St. Louis
TWO CASUALTIES AT HUNTS
WILLIE FRIDAY EVENING

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Floyd Bousman, aged about %
years, youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Bousman, of Huntsville, was
drowned in old No. 2 mine pond, To-
Gated in the extreme southern limits
of the city, about $3.50 o'clock Friday
evening. Young Bousman came up
from Columbia Friday afternoon,
where he and his father have been
af work and after eating supper at
his home, he was asked to go swim
ming at the pond by his friend, John
Boland, who is a clerk in the Just
Right Mercantile Co. store, but young
Bousman did not want to go, though
he had the reputation Of being good
swimmer, but after earnest entreaties
by Mr.. Boland he consented to go and
thereby lost his life. He and young
Boland were swimming in about 8
feet of water when Mr.. Boland no.
tieed that Mr.. Bousman was stran-
Cling and quickly swan to his assist
ance and grappled him about the
neck, but soon realized that both
would go down if he didn't extricate
himself which he did by heroic eff
fcrt and swan to shore, about rs
feet and to get pole or something
to grapple him with, but before he
reached the shore the unfortunate
young man had gone down to arise NO
more alive.
There were few other young peo-
pie about the pond and the alarm was
soon given when hundreds Of people
assembled at the pond and scores oi
young men were soon searching the
water for the body. 1t was about
$50 p. m. before the body was found
and removed to Patton & Sons under
taking establishment. The mother
and only sister became almost frantic
when the sad news was broken to
them. The father was notified al
Columbia and he arrived home about
midnight, Young Bousman was one
of the best and most hkeable young
men in Huntsville and was devout
member of the Methodist church. Mr..
Boland, who is a fine young man, is
deeply grieved over the tragical
death of his companion friend.
Besides his parents and sister, the
young man leaves two brothers, Bert
and Chester Bousman, of Moberly.
Funeral and burial will take place
from the Methodist church at 200
p. m. Sunday.
JUST as the city of Huntsville had
settled down and her people had re
tired for the night after much excite
ment over the tragical death of one
of her splendid young men, FLOYD
Bousman, Friday evening, the whole
town was suddenly aroused by alarms
of FIRE. Court house and church bells
were rung and. guns were fired te
awake the people. About 1.S0 O'Clock
Grover Dillman, the night mail mes
senger, discovered a big blaze, in the
old Breckenridge hotel building OF
the corner of Main and Depot street.
in the rear Of the Just Right Mercan.
tile store, and in which building i:
located and managed by Judge P. L
Vase. By the time the fire hose coulc
be run out and attached to water
mains the blaze was shooting ~
through the old vent or elevator u
the top of. the building, but by heroic
efforts of.the firemen the flames were
under control in about one hour. In
side portions Of the building were
damaged considerably by water anc
fire as was also portion of the JUS
Right Mercantile Co. stock Of goods
AS no. fire had.been in the building fol
weeks it is not known how it original
led. Building and goods are covered
/ by insurance. A great crowd was OF
the streets during the fire. Sunday