Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Hogg (1934)

HOGG

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 5/20/2007 at 19:12:59

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 12, 1934
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PERU FARMER KILLED BY DYNAMITE BLAST

Jeff Hogg of near Peru was fatally injured Tuesday afternoon while blasting stumps. A charge of dynamite which he had several times unsuccessfully tried to discharge, finally went off as he was investigating it.

Hogg was working in a field alone at the time of the mishap, but a neighbor who witnessed the incident from a distance said that the victim was blown about six feet in the air by the explosion. Although badly mangled, Hogg was still alive when rushed to the Winterset hospital. He died about three hours later.

Hogg lived about one mile southeast of Peru.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 19, 1934
Page 6

Peru Happenings

The funeral of Jefferson Hogue was held at the church on Thursday afternoon conducted by the Rev. I. G. Randall of Truro and burial was made in the Peru cemetery.
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Coordinator's note: First name taken from gravestone.

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