Hill, Fred

Picher Oklahoma, Aug. 1.--The funeral of Fred Hill, 30 years old, who was killed yesterday afternoon at the Golden Rod Mine No. 5 when struck by a falling mass of rock and earth, will be held at the family home, 525 South Picher street, Picher, Sunday afternoon at 1. Burial will be in Carterville Missouri cemetery. The funeral is under the direction of the Todd undertaking company, of Picher. Hill leaves his widow, a 5 year old son, his father and a brother.

Picher Oklahoma, Aug. 2--The funeral of Fred Hill, 30 years old, who was instantly killed at Golden Rod Mine No. 5 Thursday when caught beneath a falling mass of rock and dirt, will be held from the family home, 534 South Picher street, Picher. Sunday afternoon at 1. The Rev. Wesley Post, pastor of the Union church will conduct the services and burial will be in the Carterville Missouri cemetery, under the direction of the Todd undertaking company, of Picher. He is survived by his wife and a 5-year-old son; his father, John Hill of Carterville, a brother, Robert Hill, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Morgan, also of Carterville, and another sister residing at Enid Oklahoma.

Mrs. Alice Hill of Picher Oklahoma, widow of Fred Hill, a miner who was killed July 31 at Golden Rod Mine No. 5 when struck by a falling mass of earth and rocks, filed suit yesterday in district court against the Golden Rod Mining and Smelting Company for $30,000 and costs. In her petition, Mrs. Hill alleges that her husband came to his death as a result of carelessness and negligence on the part of the mining company. Besides his widow, Hill left an 8 year-old son. Note; The son is listed twice as 5 and once as 8 years of age.