Carter, Henry
Age 42
Piokee Mine
Henry Carter, a miner, about 42 years old, died from heart trouble while engaged at shoveling at the Piokee Mine, West A Street, Picher Oklahoma, at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The Todd undertaking company, of Picher took charge of the body. Surviving relatives are his wife, Mrs. Clara Carter, daughter, Isabel Carter and son, John Carter of South Netta street, Picher; a daughter, Mrs. Agnes Hattery, Neodesha Kansas, and mother, Mrs. Sarah Hull of Bryant Missouri. Funeral arrangements are not complete.
Clara Carter, through her attorneys, Shannon and Shannon, Thursday filed a damage suit in Ottawa county Oklahoma district court at Miami and received a settlement of $500. The H. T. Mining Company was the defendant in the case. Henry Carter, the woman's husband, a miner, working for the company, was killed while at work when a piece of slab fell striking him on the head. The suit was filed Thursday and settlement was made immediately. Note: Could not find where this decision went from a possible heart problem to being hit by a piece of slab.