| Show RASMUS R MEETS DEATH SOUTH OF MANTUA at four our yesterday afternoon rasmus R of the fifth ward of this city met a tragic death in the hills bills south of mantua when he was thrown under the wheels of his wagon loaded with wood the back wheel passing over hi s head and neck crushing out his lite life As he fell he dropped the reins and the horses gained in speed down the rugged decline as the loaded wagon crowded onto them his 12 year old son alfred was with his father and in an attempt to stop the team climbed down onto the tongue of the wagon to get hold of the reins he could not stop tho the team neither could he get back onto the load to pull on the brake and down the canyon he and the horses with the load of wood c crowding onto thern them gained speed as they wan went t down the decline about a mile from the place where his father tell fall to his death altered alfered red turned the horses into a bunch of brush and as the wagon left the road the ibe load tipped over the boy tell fell free of the wagon and escaped without injury the horses broke lose and ran into the brush to where his tather lay and finding bim in a dying condition and being considerably frightened ran three nilles miles to mantua tor for aga assistance istance he stopped at the I 1 X A M nelson who notified bishop bis hap conrad cconrad jeppson and marshal johh hu abuit burt 0 of this city A party was formed who went to the scene of the accident mr dead mar burt notified the wife and family that Mr nelleen had bad met with an accident astruck was also alio sent sentrup sen tup up and and the body brough tto the stohl un parlors in this city 1 mr air nellson neilson was I 1 born in Den denmark marli 65 years ago last may and he and his bli first wife came to this country 36 years ago I 1 settling in brinham city where he has hag since resided iter i his wife who waif was formerly former ly miss mary sorensen died and after a time he married miss hannah bell after her death he married miss annie jacobsen again he was left alone arid and about tour four years ago married miss ethel mckellick Mc Kellic of cache county he was a brick layer by trade and also followed th pline of horticulture and fruit peddling he was very energetic and provided well tor for his family surviving are the widow fourteen children and a number of grand children the time of the funeral services has not been set as the family Is awaiting the arrival of two sons who reside in california |
