Henry Hell
June 15, 1900
Manning Monitor

BLEEDS TO DEATH.
Because of the simple slip of an ordinary knife in his own hand, today Henry Hell rests in the grave. On Wednesday afternoon, June 13, 1900, Henry Hell, twenty-six years of age, was engaged in repairing a windmill on the farm of his father, John Hell, about four miles south of the city.

The young man was, at the time of the mishap, whittling out a wooden peg, which he held in his left hand and the knife in the other. He had one end of the peg against his breast and was whittling towards himself when the blade suddenly slipped and penetrated his body just below the heart. Blood commenced to gush out in great quantities and before medical assistance could be had the young man died.

The funeral was held yesterday afternoon from the country residence at two o'clock. The deceased was a member of Barber Camp, M.W.A., and the members of that order attended in a body and had charge of the funeral services. The remains were interred in the Manning Cemetery.

Son of John and Maria (Botfuhr) Hell, was born May 1, 1874.

I'm occasionally adding the actual scanned image of the obituary I make using my VERY expensive - large commercial scanner, and/or also other articles about the deceased person that were published in the Manning Monitor.
I want to also comment about people who are taking my obituaries, pictures, and/or other articles about a person/family and posting them on other websites.
You do NOT have permission or the right to do this - you are stealing my historical work.
Buy your own scanning equipment, pay for memberships to other commercial websites, and spend decades working on your local history like I have - then you'll understand why I'm making these comments!
Thank you for your attention to this matter - Dave Kusel

June 15, 1900, Manning Monitor