Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-12
Extra News And Notes
The Deadly Railway Crossing Claims
One More Victim

gay evening OF laSJ week, ana MS ueaLn
the next morning; half brother of
| Will T.. Brinkerhotf and Mrs. Charles
Milliman, of Extra; Mrs. Fred Della
hoyde, of Guthrie Grange: and Mrs.
James b. Irving, of Victor, Colorado
we clip from the Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
| Gazette Of March 5. 1908. Mr.. Brinker-
hotf organized the Modern National
| Reserve Lodges atEXira and Audubon:
" Mr.. S. j. Brinkerhotf, an old time
Cedar Rapids printer, but during the
past few years deputy for the Modern
| National Reserve, was found in an
unconscious condition on the tracks at
Second Avenue and Fourth Street, at
! ten O'Clock last night where he had
been run over by switch engine and
| both legs severed from his body. He
was hurried to Saint Luke's Hospital
in the ambulance, and although he is
still alive has not recovered conscious
ness and there is but little hope for
his recovery. Mr.. Brinkerhoff came
to Cedar Rapids, Monday, to attend
the state convention of the Modern
National Reserve held here yesterday.
He made one of the principal speeches
at the convention and was one of the
most active workers in organizing the
convention. He was one of the char
ter members of the order, and had
! been state manager in Colorado for
| about year. About a year ago, how
ever, he had severed his connection
with the National Reserve and since
that time has been employed as field
manager forthe Highland Mobiles. The
| Injured man has no relatives here eX-
cept two sisters-in-law, Mrs. A. Mccoy
| at Cos North Fourth Street West: Mrs
| =. A. Siecert, 23S North Twelfth Street
| West. Mrs. Brinkerhotf, who is also
engaged in fraternal work, was at Lar
| rabee, Iowa, at the time of the acct
| dent but came to Cedar Rapids on the
| first train, having been notified by tel
egraph. He also has two sons, Claude
| Brinkerhotf, at Waterloo, Iowa; and
| Clyde BrinkerhOf, at Oelwein, Iowa.
! Mr.. BrinkerhOtt is very we'll known in
! this city, having been a printer by
trade and has worked in both The
Gazette and Republican offices and in
number of Job Offices ia the city He
left Cedar Rapids about ten years ago
| being first employed a piano sales
man but later entered the fraternal in
suranCe business The accident is
most deplOrable one, aud adds anOth-
er victim To the long list III people who
have been killed or injured on the
Fourth Street crossing. No one wit
messed the accident, and it is not known
! which engine struck him, as none of
the crews saw the man either before
or after he had been run over, and as
there are engines passing the crossing
every few moments it is impossible to
ascertain the real facts in the case
| Mr.. BrinkerhOtl died at Saint Luke 5
Hospital shortly before eleven o'clock
lthis forenoon.
The deceased had that afternoon
been elected Grand Supreme Chaplain
of the Modern National Reserve. hut
relentless death took him from his
family and friends and that Office is
vacant. Funeral services were con
Quoted from the United Evangelical
church, on the West Side at Cedar
Rapids, at half-past two, on Sunday
afternoon March Eight, and the vast
ediiice was filled to its utmost capacity
by sympathiZing friends: the Knights
Of PythiaS Lodge, of Cedar Rapids, of
which he was member and who had
charge Of the services: the Modern
National Reserve, of the Rapids; the
Highland Mobiles from the cities of
Cedar Rapids, Marion and of Belle
PLANE: the Typographical Union of
Cedar Rapids, and every printer in
the city attended in body and occu-
pied section in the church. Rev. j.
Auracher, his pastor for many years,
spoke words of comfort to the sorrow
ing ones: a choir composed of many
trained voices sang: Some Day We
Will Understand" Nearer My God
To Thee" an especial favorite of Mr.
Brinkerhof1;" Lead Kindly Light. {"
The members of each order who came
to pay the last tribute of respect to
their departed brother brought beauti-
full floral offerings; the friends brought
pretty boquets; and one especially
exquisite piece was arranged by Mr..
Cramer, the florist at Marion, who
had been a personal friend of Mr.
Samuel Brinkerhoff and also of his
father, Professor w. III. Brinkerhoff,
for many years: so there was a pro-
fusion of flowers which banked the
casket, filled the altar and rostrum.
When the wife, Mrs. Emma Brinker-
hoff, his sons, and the other relatives
had taken the last look at their beloved
dead; had dropped a silent tear and
turned away; the funeral director and
his assistants pinned as many flowers
upon him as the casket would contain:
filed the outer box full: piled the rest
OF them in the grave; and burial was
at the West Side Cemetery.
At the State Meeting OF the Modern
National Reserve, at Cedar Rapids,
last week, Mrs. William Fulton, of
Extra, was elected as Supreme Lady
Goodwin. A we'll deserved honor.
William Smith and wife leave today
for Lorenzo, Idaho, where their SON
ln-laW, John Gunderson, is stopping
and they may locate out there.
William Dofting has purchased the
farm Louie Bartlett formerly owned,
Just east of town, and has moved his
! family over there. He got the land oi
4. Ii. Lastine and Will thinks lac will
try farming the coming season.
A. w. Harvey and +. ID. Powell
were in Audubon on business, Satur-
day forenoon.
Ed Bartlett went to Omaha, Thurs
: day evening, came home Saturday, re
signed his position In the harness
shop here and on Monday started or
the road selling harness supplies and