ACCIDENTS & CALAMITIEs
S-U SURNAMES
Stanton, Joe
Joe Stanton, a farmer living south of Ord, took his own life by cutting his throat, first with a razor, then finishing the job with a knife. No reason for the act is known. He was well situated financially, and apparently was a man of a happy disposition.
Source: Excerpt from the newspaper, Omaha Daily Bee, published on 27 June 1920; located on the website, Library of Congress (http://loc.gov), accessed 24 July 2026.
Terhune, Lizzie
ARCADIA, Neb., Dec. 12. - (Special.) - Last evening while Ted Terhune was cleaning a gun it was accidentally discharged and the full charge of shot took effect in the lower part of the leg of the young man's sister, Lizzie Terhune. A physician was immediately summoned and the wound dressed. She will recover, but may be crippled for life.
Source: Transcription from the newspaper, Omaha Daily Bee, published on 13 December 1900; located on the website, Library of Congress (http://loc.gov), accessed 9 August 2026.
