Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-12-02
FATAL ACCIDENT.
AN OLD AND HONORED LANDMARK
REMOVED.
John P. Beatty Killed by a Runaway
Team.

'onhi iooney. Who lives
about Z miles southeast of Mexico.
was unloading some hogs from his
wagon at the stock yards, his team
was frightened by a passing train and
ran at full speed up the street in front
OF the Rlngo House on the East.
Fart OF the load of hogs kept their
seats during the ride. Just as the
runaway team passed l.. NJ. Pease's
store, John P. Beatty, who lives
about 2 miles northeast of Mexico,
rode out of the alley between Morris
and Fowler's stores on horseback.
turning down town he did not see
the runaway team, which vered in
toward the alley just as he came out.
running into his horse and undressing
him IN short order, throwing him to
the ground and running over him.
He was at once picked up and carried
into S $. Craig 4 Co.'S drug store.
where Drs French and Sinclair
dressed his wounds. He received a
scalp wound on his head about 10
inches long-not very deep-and was
lnj ured internally. 1t was at once
apparent to his physicians that he
was IN a precanons condition. As
soon as his wounds were dressed. he
was removed to rooms at the Ringo
House, where he died last Monday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, about three
days after he was iniared.
John Price Beatty was on old citi-
zen of this county, and the father of
John W. Beatty, our county assessor.
He was born in Todd county, Ken
lucky, and married in Christian coun-
ty that State a sister of John P. Clark
of this city. At the time of his death
he was three score and ten and one
year more. Although of this adj
vanced age, he was in extraordinary
good health and would have lived,
without doubt, twenty years longer
if he had not met with this fatal acct
dent. Only a week before he died
he was in oar office. and, when speak.
ing of his good health, said tina,
the young men of this day when they
got TO be OF his age would wish thai
they had preserved their health. He
said that he owed his good health t.
having been temperate in ali things
He was a member of the Christian
Church, OF good standing, having a
different times been an elder. HI
was respected by all who knew him
No II could say aught agalns
"Old Uncle Johnnie Beatty as h,
was known among his many friends
He has lived in this State about II
years. When Mexico was unheard of
and Audrain county was a wilderness
he pitched his tent near where tn
city now stands. He was known t.
nearly every man, woman and chile
in the county as one of the old land
marks to be respected and love-
by all.
His funeral services were conducted
l at the Christian Church last Tuesda,
evening (while the court house bel
: was announcing the death OF Sherit
Glascock) by Ed. John A. Brooks
whose text was "Why halt ye betweeI
, two opinions?' He showed clearl
2 than no man knows when he may b
called, and that it is best to be as tn
departed was at all times-ready
His remains were taken to the ne'
cemetery where, in the presence &
his relations and friends, he was lai
in his last resting place-last truly
, but not final, for man shall rise again
The pail bearers were intimate friend
of the deceased-B. l.. Locke, jaime
Pasqueth, James M. Bush, Judg
Cunningham, Earl and Elmer Cul
8 ningham.