I received information that Dewey Morris was born in March 1898 so that would date this article to around 1910. On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:29:23 -0500 "B. Warner" <bkwofc@i1.net> wrote: > A BOY, A DYNAMITE CAP AND A GRINDSTONE. > > Dewey Morris and his little brother, children of Mr. and > Mrs. Emmett Morris of Flat River have been visiting >their > uncle Mr. Albert Lahay at his farm about 12 miles East >of > Bonne Terre. > > Wednesday morning the children discovered some brass > things that looked like they needed polishing up and >they > at once proceeded to use the grindstone, little twelve > year old Dewey holding the brass trinket which proved to > be a dynamite cap as it exploded in his hand blowing >away > a part of the forefinger of his left hand. > > Mr. and Mrs. Lahay gave the hand a temporary dressing >and > brought the boy to Bonne Terre Hospital. > > NOTE: The above article came to me as an undated > newspaper clipping. Dewey was 12 years old at the time >of > this incident. If anyone has Dewey's date of birth, >that > would give me an approximate date of this article. > Given > other articles in the collection, I estimate it to be > between 1905-1910, but that could be wrong. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >message