On Thursday last a little son of Judge Stlits of Fort Calhoun was shot and killed by the accidental discharge of a gun loaded with duck and buck shot. The charge went through his foot, passed upward and lodged in his temple, causing death in ten hours. He was in a loft and had evidently secured the gun, passing it down to the floor beneath him when the hammer caught, discharging the piece as with the results stated. This is a sad blow to the family and cast a gloom over the entire community.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

Note: Many of the Stilt's family are buried in the Fort Calhoun, Nebraska Cemetery.