Beckham County, OK - Deaths: N. B. Parks, 1916
Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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PARKS, N. B.
(12 Oct 1916, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
SHOOTING NEAR HAMMON
Last Saturday night at the home of N. B. Parks, five miles northeast of
Hammon, a dance was being held.  Bill Williamson, Tom Fuller and another
young man named Allen, went to the dance, though not invited and being
under the influence of liquor acted in such a manner that they were
ordered to leave, when Williamson shot Mr. Parks.  The bullet went in at
shoulder, lodging above lung near jugular vein.  His wound is considered
quite serious and he is now in the Clinton hospital.
The citizens on learning of the deed, formed a posse to look for the young
man and F. E. Herring, who was at his ranch, found Williamson and Allen
near his place and put them under arrest.  They are now in the Arapaho
jail.  Later - Parks died Tuesday evening.

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