The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-19

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of Mt. Vernon. II was some time
before the report. which was receis-
ed here late in the evening. could be
confirmed. A party arrived here
about midnight after Mrs. Burns. to
be taken out to the Pease home, and
they confirmed the report that Mr..
Pease was killed.
The details of the death of Mr..
Pease are about as follows: One of
the boys returned to the house from
the corntield late in the afternoon
to apprise them of the possible dang
er in the oncoming storm. which
gave some evidence of damage. Mr.
Pease told the members of his family,
there are nine children, to go to the
to bring in the other boys who were
working. BY the time they reached
the barn and had their horses put
away, Mr.. Pease had got the family
in the cellar. The boys crossed the
road and wen into a large grove
for their shelter, and while the storm
was in progress they had to hold to
the trees to prevent their being whiff-
ed off with the wind. Mr.. Pease,
after seeing the rest of the family
safe, went over to the grove to see
about the boys and if they We're get
ting along all right. He started back
to the house, but he never reached
it until he was carried in by the boys.
Just after Mr.. Pease started for
the house, the storm in all it's fury
and force swept down upon them. 1t
struck the residence and lifted it
high in the air and then seemed to
but the wind with another swoop
tore it apart and scattered the lum-
Der to the four winds of the heavens.
When the storm had passed the boys
came out of the grove unframed and
started across the road to the house..
When they reached the middle of the
road they discovered their father ly-
ing there unconscious and he was
badly injured. His arm and leg were
broken and there Was a bad contu-l
sion on his head, his back was
wrenched and his body was briusedI
in a dozen or more places.
The house, as stated, was wrecked, |
and while the children were in the
cellar a flying missile struck one of
the girls and rendered her uncon-
l%scious, but she recovered in a short
time. The house was being remodel
ed and the carpenter who was work.
ing on the place failed to get out in
time and he was injured by having |
three ribs broken. His name could
not be ascertained.
When Mr.. Pease was found in an
unconscious condition, one of the
boys mounted a horse and rode to
Mt. Vernon to secure the aid of a
physician. The unfortunate man
lived but thirty minutes after the ac-
cident and did not regain conscious
ness. Just how he was killed was
not known as he was enveloped in
the storm and the boys did not see
him again until they found him in
the road, in fact they supposed that
he had reached the house, which he
could have done in five seconds time.
1t seems probable that he was caught
in the storm and lifted high in the
air and then dropped to have caused
all the injuries that he sustained.
Mr.. Pease was injured to such an
extent that it was impossible to keep
the body any longer than Sunday and
in the afternoon the funeral services
were held, which were Of a private
nature. They were cond .ucted by.
Rev. Mr.. Thurston, of Mt. Vernon,
who was assisted by Rev. A. Craig
Bowdish, of Mitchell.
Mr.. Pease was an old resident of
Dawson county, and was about SO
years old. He came into state prom
inence some seventeen years ago in
the political campaign during the
days of populism, when he made the
race for the election of senator from
this county, and it was a memorable
campaign that he made. He acquir-
ed state prominence in that cam
paign and vas n of the most ener-
gentle leaders of the populist party
in the state. He was a brilliant
speaker and IN energetic worker.
The success of the party in this coun-
ty was due as much to his labors as
m other individual. Later he was
associated in the publication of n
or two newspapers, but in later a
he has lived a quiet life on his farm.
In one or two campaigns since then
he was associated with the republic
ar party. The death of Mr.. Pease
and the unfortunate way in which he
was taken has aroused a great deal
of sympathy in the minds of he citi-
zens, and his death will be sincerely
regretted.