Mills County Sheriff's Office, Iowa
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 31, 1915
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: S65-1
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: August 31, 1915
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Elisha Bushnell was killed when he fell from scaffolding that had been erected at the county jail during a period of construction.
Sheriff Bushnell had served with the Mills County Sheriff's Office for five years. He was survived by his wife and five children.