ARNOLD, Clinton - d. March 31, 1911

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Howard Courant
April 6, 1911

Clinton Arnold of Oak Valley Township Takes His Life

From the Citizen:

Clinton Arnold, about 21 years of age, shot and killed himself at the home of his father.  Uriah Arnold, three miles north of Oak Valley, last Friday morning, March 31, about 10 o'clock.

His father had left home in the morning to work on the roads and a little later his mother and sister went on an errand leaving the young man alone.  A little after ten o'clock, Mr. Arnold returned home and seeing something that he took for a pile of trash burning in the yard near a work bench went to investigate and found that it was his son.

On the work bench was a shot gun with a string tied to the hammers and pointed toward the young man.  He had evidently fastened the cord to the hammer and placed the gun to his stomach and fired.  The shot tearing his stomach open and setting on fire his clothing, as all the clothes down to his waist were burned.  He was no doubt killed instantly.

Dr. Costello, county coroner, and A.F. Sims, representing the county attorney, were called and found the facts as above stated.

The young man was in good health and never had any trouble with anyone, and was well liked by all. He was a grandson of John Hostetler of this township and a nephew of George Hostetler of this city.

The remains were interred in Grace Lawn cemetery, Howard, Saturday.