Washington County KS Archives Obituaries.....BOWLUS, John, Jr. July 2, 1897 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Laird jlaird@bellsouth.net September 7, 2005, 6:21 pm The Washington Republican Washington County Friday July 2, 1897 Shot and Killed. Last Saturday John BOWLUS, Jr., aged 24 years, who lived in Kimeo township, was getting out of his buggy when the hammer on his rifle caught in the lap robe, causing the gun to discharge. The ball entered his left side, pentrating his heart. He spoke once and fell dead. The gun was a small 22 caliber target gun. ==== KS-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ==== File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/washington/obits/b/bowlus1035gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb