PARRINGTON, O. M. – Died 1915

PARRINGTON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 1/25/2021 at 14:28:08

Source: Cresco Plain Dealer Dec. 17, 1915 P-Sec 2 7 C-5

O. M. Parrington, champion rattlesnake catcher of Waukon, died of injuries received three weeks ago. Parrington, while making a tour of the rocky bluffs along the Mississippi river, slipped and fell, sustaining internal injuries. He lay about ten hours, alone and unattended, and the exxposure{sic} joined with his injuries in causing his death.