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Morris, Abner

Frisco Mine

Personal Letter — W. P. Corder, 1902

Word was received by letter from Mrs. Thomas Mann to her father, W. P. Corder, that Abner Morris was killed in a mining accident when a cage containing eight men dropped 80 feet in the Frisco Mine. There was no further information in the letter, but it is believed that this was when Morris lose his life. Abner Morris was the son of Mr. and Mr. W. S. Morris of this city. Abner sent to Idaho about a year and a half ago to work in the mine.

Disclaimer: If you search for these articles somewhere else, searches should be done by date in the city of Miami Oklahoma. The clippings have "Miami Newspapers, Miami Oklahoma." The paper changed names several times making it difficult to search by title. Most of the Hard Rock Lead and Zinc Fatalities newspaper clippings are from the personal files of I. D. Hulvey, former powderman in the Picher mine and then owner of the Hulvey Insurance Agency.