Silar, Benjamin

Picher Oklahoma, Aug 5 Benjamin Silar, 36 years old, died at the American hospital, Picher, at 1:40 o'clock Saturday morning as the result of injuries received at the Early Bird Mine in the Treece Kansas district, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, when a squib shot exploded prematurely, inflicting wounds on his head and arms. Arthur Stickelman, 30, of Galena Kansas, was slightly injured in the same accident. Stickelman was a machine helper. He was taken to his home, where he has a wife and two children.

Silar was a well known miner, having worked for the Early Bird Company two and a half years. He suffered a broken leg at the same mine two years ago. Until recently he lived in the Whitebird addition, but moved to Wilburton Kansas, about one mile west of Treece Kansas, to be nearer the mine. He is survived by his wife and six children, the oldest of whom is 12; seven brothers as follows: W. H. Silar, T. G. Silar, and B. H. Silar, of Newtonia Missouri, B. F. Silar, of Independence Kansas, D. E. Silar, and J. B. Silar, both of Joplin Missouri, and C. F. Silar of Tulsa Oklahoma; four sisters, Mrs. Ada Dunoven, Newtonia, Mrs. Omega Cox, Caney Kansas, Mrs. Effie Altizer and Mrs. Beulah Hamby, both of Joplin, and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Silar of Newtonia. The Todd undertaking company, of Picher has charge of the body. Funeral services will be held from the Hazel Green cemetery near Neosho Missouri at 2 Monday afternoon. The Rev. E. C. Tichner of Neosho will officiate.