Widener, Louis

Picher Oklahoma, Nov 11 Still remaining unconscious from the effects of a skull fracture received in a fall from a can while descending the shaft at the Oko Mine on South Main street, Picher, Monday morning, a young hard rock lead and zinc miner identified as Louis Widener is at the Picher hospital having a hard struggle for his life. Widener was at the hospital 10 hours, before he was identified by miners who said that Widener had been employed at the Premier Mine until last Saturday.

Picher Oklahoma, Nov 14. Having remained unconscious for 200 hours since falling from a can while descending a shaft at the Oko Mine Monday morning, Louis Widener is still in the Picher hospital at Picher in a serious condition, having sustained a double skull fracture.

Picher Oklahoma, Nov 17 Louis Widener, 29 years old, who was injured by falling from a can while descending to hard rock lead and zinc shaft at the Oko Mine on South Main street, Picher, last Monday morning, died at the Picher hospital at 4:20 o'clock this morning, after having been unconscious for the entire time which was only five hours short of a week. He was single and is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert widener, Joplin Missouri. The Todd undertaking company, of Picher will take the body to Neosho Missouri, for burial.