The Washington State Journal and Adams County News, Thursday, August 14, 1907, issue
Rudolph Radtke
One of the saddest accidents which the Journal has been called to chronicle took place last Sunday afternoon about 10 miles south of Ritzville, where the 11-year-old son of Gottlieb & Louise (Stelter) Radtke, and a few of his playmates, walked down to the new railroad track, which is being constructed near their place, commenced playing with explosives which had been left there by the constructing crew. This the boys picked up and carried it a ways with them and finally applied a match to it with the result that Rudolph was so badly burned that life expired in a few hours. Medical assistance was immediately at hand and everything was done that the Dr. could do, but all of no avail. The sorrow stricken parents have the sympathy of the Journal in this their day of sorrow.
Rudolph Radtke
One of the saddest accidents which the Journal has been called to chronicle took place last Sunday afternoon about 10 miles south of Ritzville, where the 11-year-old son of Gottlieb & Louise (Stelter) Radtke, and a few of his playmates, walked down to the new railroad track, which is being constructed near their place, commenced playing with explosives which had been left there by the constructing crew. This the boys picked up and carried it a ways with them and finally applied a match to it with the result that Rudolph was so badly burned that life expired in a few hours. Medical assistance was immediately at hand and everything was done that the Dr. could do, but all of no avail. The sorrow stricken parents have the sympathy of the Journal in this their day of sorrow.
The Washington State Journal and Adams County News, Thursday, August 14, 1907, issue
Rudolph Radtke
One of the saddest accidents which the Journal has been called to chronicle took place last Sunday afternoon about 10 miles south of Ritzville, where the 11-year-old son of Gottlieb & Louise (Stelter) Radtke, and a few of his playmates, walked down to the new railroad track, which is being constructed near their place, commenced playing with explosives which had been left there by the constructing crew. This the boys picked up and carried it a ways with them and finally applied a match to it with the result that Rudolph was so badly burned that life expired in a few hours. Medical assistance was immediately at hand and everything was done that the Dr. could do, but all of no avail. The sorrow stricken parents have the sympathy of the Journal in this their day of sorrow.
Rudolph Radtke
One of the saddest accidents which the Journal has been called to chronicle took place last Sunday afternoon about 10 miles south of Ritzville, where the 11-year-old son of Gottlieb & Louise (Stelter) Radtke, and a few of his playmates, walked down to the new railroad track, which is being constructed near their place, commenced playing with explosives which had been left there by the constructing crew. This the boys picked up and carried it a ways with them and finally applied a match to it with the result that Rudolph was so badly burned that life expired in a few hours. Medical assistance was immediately at hand and everything was done that the Dr. could do, but all of no avail. The sorrow stricken parents have the sympathy of the Journal in this their day of sorrow.
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