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Trout, Jim

Age 36

Blue Bird Mine

Miami Newspapers · Jun 11 1917

Jim Trout died Jun 11, 1917. Killed by a slab falling at the Blue Bird Mine. Expenses of funeral charge to the Blue Bird Mine. He resided at Ketchum Oklahoma. Dr. Smith was the certifying physician. Interment at the Ketchum Oklahoma cemetery.

Area Newspaper Article, donated by Mary Sue ______. Written on the article is: Born Apr 21, 1883. Died Jun 11, 1917. The name of the paper is not included on the article.

"The body of James Trout, who was killed by a falling slab in the Blue Bird mine Sunday night, was sent to the home in Ketchem Oklahoma yesterday. Trout was 33 years old and is survived by a wife and three children. Funeral services will be held in Ketchum today." Note: Burial in the Ketchum Cemetery, Ketchum, Craig County Oklahoma.

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.