New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-19
Shocking Accident.
Conductor Kinmor. Killed near Sleepy Eye.

his ueaGu III u HOST SAOChlHE anu suuucH
manner in Sleepy Eye Wednesday morn
ing about II o'clock.
Conductor KiDmore, who was IN
charge Of the way freight east, went out
to see some loosely piled lumber on q
fat car next the caboose, and in moving
board it caught in the ground in front,
and in twinkling the swift motion of
the train drove it against Mr. Kinmore,
knocking him backward. He struck the
track so that the forward wheels of the
caboose severed both legs from his body,
but it seems that he caught with his
hands on the next brake beam, clinging
there till in few moments he became
exhausted and fell, striking the track
this time 50 that both arms we're cut off.
The top of his head was nearly all
crushed.
As soon as possible jury was en-
paneled and an inquest held. The jury
were w. w. Smith, Hans Mo, L. P. Jen-
sen, T. G. Weber, J. P. Bertrand and
Isaac Gallagher, with George N. Hanson,
clerk.
The verdict was: That said Samuel
Kinmore came to his death by being run
over by the caboose attached to freight
train on the W. s. St. P. Div, of the
G. Il N. W. Ry., on the 18th day of
April 1899. -
The body was taken to the home of de-
deceased in Tracy on the evening passen-
ger, ,and the funeral took placeSaturday by
the knights of Pythias. Mr.. Kinmore
leaves wife and one son, about 19
years of age. .....
Legislature adjourns at noon today.
The New Ulm Gun Club met last night
in annual session and elected officers.
It was too late for this edition to bring the
the result.
The 'sSons of Veterans will meet
Sunday afternoon. Important business
will he transacted and full attendance
is therefore expected. .. ..., "
Mr.. Hy. Keller has rented the Park
Hotel at St. Louis Park near Minneapo-
lis and will take possession on or about
May 1st. Henry Keller Jr. will remain
here for the time being. - .sa
And. Lookwey and Tony Reinartz, ar
rested by night police Julius for disturb
ing the peace were each given $40 and
$6.45 cost by Justic Jacobs Monday
morning. They paid their fine aid SAID
they'll never do it again. .....
A raft of forty cords of wood foated
down the river last Friday, this being
the easiest and cheapest manner of trans
POI tation during the favorable stage of
the river. The wood was consigned to
Mr.. Aufderheide and was sent from Bas-
tian's farm. >'E =
A host of friends we're in attendance
at the Sandau residence Friday after
noon and evening, the occasion being
Mrs. Louis Sandau's birthday. A jolly
old time was had by everyone present
and the festivities did not, close until
Fri day was nearly turning into Satur-
day. ,-s-.. .z....:sss.'.. ss 5
Geo. MetZen died on his farm south of
this city Friday morning. He was sew
enty years old and resident of Brown
county since 1862. He died OF heart
failure after an illness of only few
days and was buried Monday afternoon.
Interment took place in the city GENE.
terry and Capt. Steinhauser delivered the
address. Deceased leaves three sons and
four daughters. .
The reading room is now complete
and is generously patronized. From
now on the rooms will be kept open
during supper hours, arrangements to
this effect having been made. Former
ly the reading rooms were closed from
6 to z o'clock. Reading matter of in
terest is arriving daily and no one should
fail to visit the rooms, which are now
the favorite place for New UIm's best
people.
A hunting trip, only partly successful
was made by two well-known marks
men, Messrs. Z. G.. v. and F. IF. in CON
junction with non-partisan witness OF
the newspaper tribe. A number of car
tridges were used or wasted and the on
7 ~ visible or rather invisible success was
the one attained by the destruction OF
the battery of schell's, provided for by