This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FLICK, HURST, MAXON Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oEC.2ACE/537 Message Board Post: From the Jackson County Banner [Black River Falls, Jackson Co. WI], Saturday September 21, 1867, Page 3 Column 3 SAD ACCIDENT--A MAN SHOT WHILE WATCHING FOR A DEER We are indebted to Mr. E. D. MAXON, of Alma, for the particulars of an accident that occurred near the Northern border of that town on Friday of last week. Mr. Jacob FLICK, a German, was watching for a deer in that locality. He unfortunately had on a deerskin cap. A young man named Johnny HURST was hunting for deer at the same time, and seeing what he supposed to be one, fired and inflicted so severe a wound in the head of Mr. FLICK that he died in about three-fourths of an hour. The unfortunate man leaves a wife and eight children to mourn his loss. We have frequently taken occasion to caution hunters about being careful--this is a sad warning. Learn a lesson from it. Submitter: Joan M Benner <jmbenner@tznet.com> Golden Rule Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm Specializing in Central Wisconsin Records Member, Association of Professional Genealogists