Date of Death: 14 Nov 1889
\nSubject: Henry Speaker
\nSource: Holt County Sentinel, 29 Nov 1889, p. 1<\/p>\n
Henry Speaker, an aged farmer residing about five miles northeast of Bolckow, came to death in a frightful manner Thursday forenoon. He was in a wood lot preparing timbers for the foundation for a corn crib. He had put a charge of powder into [a] log for the purpose of splitting it. He ignited the fuse and then sought protection from the blast behind a large tree. It is believe he had stepped to one side to make observations as to the tardiness of the fuse when he was struck on the head by a piece of timber from the shattered log. He is supposed to have been instantly killed. His body was found about 1 o’clock, and was supposed to have been killed at 10:30, as it was about this time the blast was put off. Mr. Speaker was about 70 years of age.– Bolckow Herald.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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