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Kay Cunningham
The Marlin Democrat
Fifteenth Year Number 38
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, June 9, 1904
GAFFNER CHILD DROWNS.
A tragic accident occurred north of town Saturday resulting in the death of a three-year-old child of G. H. Gaffner, living - on Dr. Dupree's farm. The child was playing near a tank when it fell in and was drowned before assistance could reach it.
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