Show I 1 particulars or SHOOTING or 11 IRD W BOY NE VR IR one of the most frightful accidents to occur near roosevelt happened last sunday morning when little wll wil ham liam D ward was shot by william F ward his father and died a little while after mr air ward and his son live about five miles east of roosevelt on the victory highway at the foot of what Is called the ward dug way A short time before the father shot the child had been helping his father kill a cat which had been bothering them considerable the cat bad had run under a building and mr ward instructed ted his son to scare the cat out and he would shoot it the son got the cat out and it dodged back before it could be shot at mr ward went to the place where the cat had digap feared and seeing what he thought was the eyes of the cat shining in the darkness took deliberate aim and fired immediately after shooting mr ward called to his son but there was response no after some time the boy was found with a bullet hole through his skull entering on the right side above the temple and com lag ing out the opposite side he was rushed to roosevelt but died at 12 a short time after the child was undoubtedly in line with the cat when the shot was fired and received the charge he ile was eleven years old and Is survived by a mother and father and two brothers clarence and fred funeral services were held in the roosevelt hall tuesday at 12 0 clock all business houses were closed at av promptly 12 0 clock and remained closed during the funeral roosevelt standard |