Newspaper Clippings for
October, 1914
8 October 1914
DID BOYS FIRE SHOT AT AUTO
Mrs. Murrie of Gurnee is Victim of Mysterious Shot
While Riding in Auto
STRAY BULLET ENTERS ARM
The Fact That Three Boys Were Hunting in Vicinity
With Rifle is Belief They Fired Shot
While driving their auto along one of the principal roads near
Wadsworth on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. James Murrie of Gurnee, truck
gardeners there, were victims of an accident which might have cost
one or the other their life. It was due to a stray bullet fired by a
careless hunter from a rifle in some nearby woods or from a rifle
aimed maliciously at the occupants of the car by one of the three
boys.
The bullet struck Mrs. Murrie in the elbow of her left arm, imbedding
itself in such a manner that even the x-ray machine was used to
locate it.
Mrs. Murrie, formerly Miss Worth daughter of Fred Worth of Waukegan,
was sitting beside her husband on the seat of their garden auto
truck. A shot from a rifle rang out and a moment later Mrs. Murrie
almost leaped from the seat as she exclaimed: "Something hit me." It
did not take long to determine that a bullet had struck Mrs. Murrie
in the arm. Mr. and Mrs. Murrie hastened to the home of Dr. Jamieson
where he endeavored to locate the bullet but was unable to do so the
victim was rushed to Waukegan where Dr. Bellows put the x-ray machine
to work and located the piece of lead, firmly imbedded in the
elbow.
It is not known whether the bullet was a stray one, from a hunter or
whether it was fired by one of three boys who were sitting on the
bank of the highway as the auto passed. With Mr. and Mrs. Murrie at
the time were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ames of Gurnee. The party saw three
boys as they passed a certain spot. One held a rifle over his legs
as they sat watching the car.
A moment later the bullet struck Mrs. Murrie. As quickly as possible
Mr. Ames rushed back to where the boys had been, being of the belief
that they fired the shot. They had disappeared very suddenly and
this caused the conclusion that it was one of them who fired the shot
and seeing the bullet had taken effect when they heard the victim
scream, they had hurried off into the woods. Not a trace of the trio
could be found and the Murries are of the belief that the boy fired
the shot rather than thinking it was accidental.
15 October 1914
Death of Robert Wield Minto
Robert Wield Minto, the third son of David and Jane Johnson Minto was
born near Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Feb. 28, 1839. The
following year he came with his parents and two older brothers, John
and William to America, and in 1843 the family settled upon a farm
near Antioch, Ill. In 1867 Robert Minto west to California, making
his home at Eagleville, in Surprise Valley and here he has ever since
resided until his death on the morning of Sept. 30, 1914. Two
brothers survive him, Wm. Of Berkeley, Cal., and David, who lives on
the old homestead near Antioch. He also leaves two daughters Mrs.
George Hudspeth and Edith and two sons, Robert and Elmer all of whom
reside at Eagleville.
29 October 1914
Dies of Choler Infantum
On Friday of last week Mr. and Mrs. Alex Smith of Millburn were
called upon to part with their two and a half years old daughter
Ruth, who on that day succumbed to a severe attack of choler infantum
after an illness covering a period of nine days.
The funeral was held at St. Peter's church Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock and the remains were laid at rest in Mt. Carmel cemetery.
