Robert Preston Adams Dead.
The community was shocked last Saturday when news reached here that Robert P. Adams had met with a fatal accident at his home in North Dakota. Details of the occurrence were lacking until the arrival here Tuesday of Mrs. Adams and brother-in-law, Lon Colvert, with the body. They say that he came to his death by the accidental discharge of a target rifle, while he was attempting to shoot a dog.
It seems that recently they had been bothered by dogs prowling about the farm premises during the night. Last Friday night the dogs had disturbed them during the night and about 4 o'clock in the morning Mr. Adams got up, saying to Mrs. Adams that he was going to kill those dogs. He took a target rifle and Mrs. Adams heard him go out the back door. The dogs ran to the front of the house and Mr. Adams ran through the house to the front door. Mrs. Adams heard a shot as the screen to the front door slammed and called to her husband. Not meeting with a response she arose and on reaching the front door found Mr. Adams lying just outside the door with a gunshot wound a little above the center of his forehead. He was unconscious and died two hours later without having regained consciousness. She called her little nephew, who was visiting them, and sent to a neighbors for assistance. A physician arrived within an hour, but could do nothing for the unfortunate man.
It is believed that as Mr. Adams rushed out the front door he fell, and while in the act of falling the gun was discharged in such a manner as to inflict the fatal wound. Or that as he passed out the door the gun caught in the screen and, as he turned to release it, was discharged.
It is, indeed, a sad accident and the the sorrowing widow and family have the sincere, sympathy of the entire community.
Funeral services were held at the home of the deceased's father, Judge Newton Adams, in this city Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. N. Boyd, assisted by Rev. W. C. Scott and Rev. J. H. Wood. Interment under the auspices of the Odd Fellows lodge in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Deceased was born in Monroe county, five miles south of Shelbina, December 20, 1861, and lived near here until four years ago when he moved to North Dakota. March 25, 1897, he married Miss Mattie Coard, daughter of Mrs. M. S. Coard, of this city, who survives. He is also survived by his parents, Judge Newt Adams and wife, of this place, two brothers, Newton, of Idaho and Otis; also five sisters, Mrs. J. C. Combs, of this city, Mrs. Brooks Magruder, west of town, Mrs. W. B. Williamson, north of Hunnewell, Mrs. H. J. Gerling, of St. Louis, and Miss Jennie Adams, of Kansas City.
The Shelbina Torchlight, Shelbina, Missouri, 08 Jul 1910, Fri • Page 1, Column 4
(Contributed by Pam Witherow)
The community was shocked last Saturday when news reached here that Robert P. Adams had met with a fatal accident at his home in North Dakota. Details of the occurrence were lacking until the arrival here Tuesday of Mrs. Adams and brother-in-law, Lon Colvert, with the body. They say that he came to his death by the accidental discharge of a target rifle, while he was attempting to shoot a dog.
It seems that recently they had been bothered by dogs prowling about the farm premises during the night. Last Friday night the dogs had disturbed them during the night and about 4 o'clock in the morning Mr. Adams got up, saying to Mrs. Adams that he was going to kill those dogs. He took a target rifle and Mrs. Adams heard him go out the back door. The dogs ran to the front of the house and Mr. Adams ran through the house to the front door. Mrs. Adams heard a shot as the screen to the front door slammed and called to her husband. Not meeting with a response she arose and on reaching the front door found Mr. Adams lying just outside the door with a gunshot wound a little above the center of his forehead. He was unconscious and died two hours later without having regained consciousness. She called her little nephew, who was visiting them, and sent to a neighbors for assistance. A physician arrived within an hour, but could do nothing for the unfortunate man.
It is believed that as Mr. Adams rushed out the front door he fell, and while in the act of falling the gun was discharged in such a manner as to inflict the fatal wound. Or that as he passed out the door the gun caught in the screen and, as he turned to release it, was discharged.
It is, indeed, a sad accident and the the sorrowing widow and family have the sincere, sympathy of the entire community.
Funeral services were held at the home of the deceased's father, Judge Newton Adams, in this city Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. N. Boyd, assisted by Rev. W. C. Scott and Rev. J. H. Wood. Interment under the auspices of the Odd Fellows lodge in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Deceased was born in Monroe county, five miles south of Shelbina, December 20, 1861, and lived near here until four years ago when he moved to North Dakota. March 25, 1897, he married Miss Mattie Coard, daughter of Mrs. M. S. Coard, of this city, who survives. He is also survived by his parents, Judge Newt Adams and wife, of this place, two brothers, Newton, of Idaho and Otis; also five sisters, Mrs. J. C. Combs, of this city, Mrs. Brooks Magruder, west of town, Mrs. W. B. Williamson, north of Hunnewell, Mrs. H. J. Gerling, of St. Louis, and Miss Jennie Adams, of Kansas City.
The Shelbina Torchlight, Shelbina, Missouri, 08 Jul 1910, Fri • Page 1, Column 4
(Contributed by Pam Witherow)
Robert Preston Adams Dead.
The community was shocked last Saturday when news reached here that Robert P. Adams had met with a fatal accident at his home in North Dakota. Details of the occurrence were lacking until the arrival here Tuesday of Mrs. Adams and brother-in-law, Lon Colvert, with the body. They say that he came to his death by the accidental discharge of a target rifle, while he was attempting to shoot a dog.
It seems that recently they had been bothered by dogs prowling about the farm premises during the night. Last Friday night the dogs had disturbed them during the night and about 4 o'clock in the morning Mr. Adams got up, saying to Mrs. Adams that he was going to kill those dogs. He took a target rifle and Mrs. Adams heard him go out the back door. The dogs ran to the front of the house and Mr. Adams ran through the house to the front door. Mrs. Adams heard a shot as the screen to the front door slammed and called to her husband. Not meeting with a response she arose and on reaching the front door found Mr. Adams lying just outside the door with a gunshot wound a little above the center of his forehead. He was unconscious and died two hours later without having regained consciousness. She called her little nephew, who was visiting them, and sent to a neighbors for assistance. A physician arrived within an hour, but could do nothing for the unfortunate man.
It is believed that as Mr. Adams rushed out the front door he fell, and while in the act of falling the gun was discharged in such a manner as to inflict the fatal wound. Or that as he passed out the door the gun caught in the screen and, as he turned to release it, was discharged.
It is, indeed, a sad accident and the the sorrowing widow and family have the sincere, sympathy of the entire community.
Funeral services were held at the home of the deceased's father, Judge Newton Adams, in this city Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. N. Boyd, assisted by Rev. W. C. Scott and Rev. J. H. Wood. Interment under the auspices of the Odd Fellows lodge in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Deceased was born in Monroe county, five miles south of Shelbina, December 20, 1861, and lived near here until four years ago when he moved to North Dakota. March 25, 1897, he married Miss Mattie Coard, daughter of Mrs. M. S. Coard, of this city, who survives. He is also survived by his parents, Judge Newt Adams and wife, of this place, two brothers, Newton, of Idaho and Otis; also five sisters, Mrs. J. C. Combs, of this city, Mrs. Brooks Magruder, west of town, Mrs. W. B. Williamson, north of Hunnewell, Mrs. H. J. Gerling, of St. Louis, and Miss Jennie Adams, of Kansas City.
The Shelbina Torchlight, Shelbina, Missouri, 08 Jul 1910, Fri • Page 1, Column 4
(Contributed by Pam Witherow)
The community was shocked last Saturday when news reached here that Robert P. Adams had met with a fatal accident at his home in North Dakota. Details of the occurrence were lacking until the arrival here Tuesday of Mrs. Adams and brother-in-law, Lon Colvert, with the body. They say that he came to his death by the accidental discharge of a target rifle, while he was attempting to shoot a dog.
It seems that recently they had been bothered by dogs prowling about the farm premises during the night. Last Friday night the dogs had disturbed them during the night and about 4 o'clock in the morning Mr. Adams got up, saying to Mrs. Adams that he was going to kill those dogs. He took a target rifle and Mrs. Adams heard him go out the back door. The dogs ran to the front of the house and Mr. Adams ran through the house to the front door. Mrs. Adams heard a shot as the screen to the front door slammed and called to her husband. Not meeting with a response she arose and on reaching the front door found Mr. Adams lying just outside the door with a gunshot wound a little above the center of his forehead. He was unconscious and died two hours later without having regained consciousness. She called her little nephew, who was visiting them, and sent to a neighbors for assistance. A physician arrived within an hour, but could do nothing for the unfortunate man.
It is believed that as Mr. Adams rushed out the front door he fell, and while in the act of falling the gun was discharged in such a manner as to inflict the fatal wound. Or that as he passed out the door the gun caught in the screen and, as he turned to release it, was discharged.
It is, indeed, a sad accident and the the sorrowing widow and family have the sincere, sympathy of the entire community.
Funeral services were held at the home of the deceased's father, Judge Newton Adams, in this city Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. N. Boyd, assisted by Rev. W. C. Scott and Rev. J. H. Wood. Interment under the auspices of the Odd Fellows lodge in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Deceased was born in Monroe county, five miles south of Shelbina, December 20, 1861, and lived near here until four years ago when he moved to North Dakota. March 25, 1897, he married Miss Mattie Coard, daughter of Mrs. M. S. Coard, of this city, who survives. He is also survived by his parents, Judge Newt Adams and wife, of this place, two brothers, Newton, of Idaho and Otis; also five sisters, Mrs. J. C. Combs, of this city, Mrs. Brooks Magruder, west of town, Mrs. W. B. Williamson, north of Hunnewell, Mrs. H. J. Gerling, of St. Louis, and Miss Jennie Adams, of Kansas City.
The Shelbina Torchlight, Shelbina, Missouri, 08 Jul 1910, Fri • Page 1, Column 4
(Contributed by Pam Witherow)
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