Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1903 — Still More Hunting Accidents. [ARTICLE]

Still More Hunting Accidents.

The Indianapolis News Monday added four more to its list of this season’s hunting accidents in Indiana. Two of these were fatal accidents. Horace Emmiok. near Washington, Ind., shot himself in the arm and bled to death. Eldon Prootor, near Mt. Vernon, was shot in 'the head by his young lady cousin, as she was handing him his target rifle, to shoot birds, and he soon died. The other two accidents were not so serious but one or both of the victims is permanently maimed. These four bring the total of shooting accidents up to 66. The shredder has been falling behind lately but is still a good second. The latest, No. 41, reported Monday also, resulted in Amos Eddleman, of near Greensburg, losing his left arm, near the shoulder. ' J