sprinkle, arthur
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Arthur Sprinkle; Sprinkle, Arthur
- Record count
- 14
- Sources
- census-1930,life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Dexter; Dexter, Mo.; Liberty Township
- First event date
- 1911-08-09
- Last event date
- None
Timeline — 9 events
- 1911-08-09 Dexter. Arthur Sprinkle advertises for sale a four-year-old bay mare in good condition, suitable as a high-grade saddler or driver, for cash or good note Quote: "FOR SALE--One bay mare, four years old, good condition ... Will sell for cash or good note. Call on or address Arthur Sprinkle, Dexter, Mo…
- 1913-12-03 Dexter. Late city marshal, deceased; M. P. Jeffers appointed at the regular council meeting to fill out his unexpired term Co-mentioned: M. P. Jeffers. Quote: "to fill out the unexpired term of Arthur Sprinkle, deceased."
- 1913-12-03 Dexter. Chief of Police (also Marshal and Collector) of Dexter, electrocuted on Thanksgiving afternoon (Nov 27, 1913) by a live 2,000-volt wire at the Cotton Belt railroad crossing; for several days he had been inspecting the city lights and tried to wind what he thought was a 110-volt wire about th…
- 1913-12-03 Dexter. Dexter's Marshal-Collector (Chief of Police) electrocuted Thanksgiving afternoon, Nov 27, 1913, by a wire carrying about 2,000 volts at the Cotton Belt railroad crossing while inspecting city lights; funeral at the First Methodist church Saturday Nov 29, funeral address by Rev. R. P. Basler,…
- 1913-12-03 Dexter. Dexter's Marshal and Collector (Chief of Police), electrocuted on Thanksgiving afternoon (Nov 27, 1913) while inspecting electric lights on a light pole at the street crossing of the Cotton Belt railroad tracks; the wire proved to carry about 2,000 volts. Funeral services held at the First M…
- 1913-12-03 Dexter. Arthur Sprinkle, Dexter's Marshal and Chief of Police, met an accidental death on Thanksgiving afternoon (November 27) when he caught a live wire he mistook for a 110-volt wire; it proved to be carrying about 2200 volts, at the point where the street crosses the Cotton Belt railroad tracks.…
- 1913-12-03 Dexter. Dexter Odd Fellows lodge adopted resolutions of respect for its departed brother Arthur Sprinkle; charter draped and members to wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days; resolution sent to the bereaved family and published in the Dexter papers; committee J. Howell, J. C. Rogers, D. R…
- 1913-12-03 Dexter. At its regular meeting Dec. 1, 1913, the Dexter City Council unanimously adopted resolutions of respect for Arthur Sprinkle, late marshal-collector, who met accidental death Nov. 27, 1913, during his incumbency in office (spelling as printed) Quote: "Whereas on the 27th day of November 1913,…
- 1928-03-09 Dexter. Arthur Sprinkle, son of Isaac Newton Sprinkle and former town marshal of Dexter, was killed by contact with a live electric wire 12 years ago, as reported in his father's obituary Quote: ""Arthur Sprinkle, former town marshal of Dexter, who was killed by contact with a live electric wire 12…
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