The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-14
MILTON WARD KILLED
\ Former Mitchell Citizen Was KILL
ed at Ashton, ILL.,, Struck by
Railroad Engine.

Sterling, ILL.,, Evening Gazette, 5:
This morning Milton H. Ward
of this city the we'll known
a%uctioneer and John II. Buyers, a
stock buyer of Ashton, were Instant
ly killed at Ashton by being struck
by passenger train No. 10 on the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad,
which is due here from the east at
1889 O'Clock. Mr.. Ward lived
about ten minutes after being struck
but was unconscious. The news of
the awful accident vas flashed to this
city by Wire, and it spread like wild
fire. When the family was informed
of the awful ending of the father
and husband it was almost more
than they could bear, but they with
stood the terrific shock with a foIti-
tude that was remarkable. Immed-
lately after the receipt of the mess
age the family was informed and
they We're the recipients of tender
messages of sympathy from their
numerous friends in this city.
When the public received the news
of the awful accident it created a
profound shock, as Mr. Ward was a
friend of everybody and was uni
versally liked by all who knew him.
This morning Mr.. Ward went to
Ashton, leaving on the Sterling pas
senger, and a in the best of health
and good spirits. At Ashton he was
met by j.. H. Buyers of that village
| and the two gentlemen drove into
the country to look at horses. On
their return they stopped at the
Ashton stock yards and then started
to the home of Mr.. Buyers. They
drove north on Fourth street, and as
their view of the track was obsecur-
ed by a building. The horse had just
cleared the crossing and the buggy
was directly on the track when the
throwing both men a considerable
distance, killing them, and smashed
the vehicle to pieces.
1t is claimed hat the train was
running quite rapidly and it was
impossible to stop it. The place
where the accident occurred was
about two blocks east of the station.
Mr.. Ward suffered a fractured skull.
but was not disfigured or mangled.
Mr.. Buyers was so badly mangled
that his features We're ~unrecogniz-
able. The bodies of the two men were
taken to an undertaking establish
met and the coroner notified, and
messages sent to the relatives.
Milton Horatio Ward was born
near this city fifty-nine years age
and was a member Of one of the
most prominent of the early pioneer
families i'll this part of the county
On Jan % in 1878 he was united il
marriage to Sarah j. Emmons, who
with two children, Harold E. ant
Miss Jennie, survive. The deceased
is survived by the following sisters:
Mrs. Addie w. Coe, Los Angeles
CAL, Mrs. Elizabeth Dodge, Los An
geles. Cal, Mrs. Elma Erb of Den
yer, Col, and one brother, Jesse p
also of Denver.
There are but few men in til,
community who were better known
than Milton Ward. With the ex
ception of fourteen years spent il
South Dakota near the city of Mitch
ell he was a resident Of this cit,
near which he was born, all of tn
three score years of his life. He wa
a nan of energy and the social ele
ment i'll his nature was highly de
vcloped. For years he has been on
of the most prominent auctioneer
in this part of the state and hi
service was demanded over a larg
part Of northern Illinois. Away
CHEEKY with a joke to crack and
. pleasant word for every one h
made friends readily and kept Their
as few men are able to do.
The shocking death of Mr.. War
will bring sorrow to an unusua
number of people and the terribl
accident has been the chief topic Q
conversation on the streets eve
since the shocking news arrived.