Cassville Republican, Thursday, Feb. 9, 1893

Capps Creek News Items

Friday night, Jan 20, the people in the vicinity of New Site were around by Fletcher Wormington, from Gunter's Creek, with the sad news that Wallace Montgomery's oldest boy, Orvil, had been killed by a straw stack falling on him. Mr. Wormington was on his way to Gunter Creek after ___ Montgomery, who was the barn when the accident happened. It appears that the children were playing under the edge of the straw when the stack started giving away and then the stack started to fall. For Orvil to get from under it the falling [?] straw struck him in the back and crushed him down, and kill him instantly. The frozen straw about three feet deep and had to be cut away with an ax before he could be got out. There was word ___ to have killed a horse, and was possible that he smothered to death as was reported. The remains were inferred in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sunday, Jan 22 at 9 am by Rev. James T. Brattin of Pierce City. Orvil was about 10 years old and an exceptionally good boy. Mr. Montgomery and family have sympathy of a large circle of friends at this time of bereavement.

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