The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-10
CULVER BOY
DIES FROM
INJURIES
OSCAR KELLER AGED 20
YEARS VICTIM OF RUN
AWAY TUESDAY.
Thrown from Wagon Received
Bad Skull Fracture-Did
Not Regain Consciousness.

Oscar Keller, the twenty yea
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Keller. residing two miles soutl
OF Culver died at 6 o'clock Tues
day night from injuries receives
in a run away, which occurred
quarter OF a mile west of Culver
Tuesday morning. Death wa
caused from a bad fracture of tn,
skull, and the young man did no.
regain consciousness, from tn,
time OF the accident at III!
Tuesday morning until his dealt
last evening. The skull wa
crushed over the eyes and extend
ing up and back on the head owe
space OF four inches square. Tn,
fracture was caused not from be
ing run over by the wagon, a:
first reported, but from being
thrown from the wagon to the
road, falling on the forehead.
Return from Burr Oak.
With an elder brother Lloyl
young Keller, was returning from
Burr Oak station, where they haC
delivered two COWS, for shipment
They were driving a team 81
horses, hitched to a heavy wagon
They were returning to their
home by way of Culver, having
to pass through Culver, en- abel
way to their homeaAs Tie IiHd
ture of the Burr OAK and sAdad-
envy roaIf, just outside of Culver
the accident occurred. The story
is told blythe surviving brother
He said that the horses were
trotting along, as they wished to
get home in time for dinner, and
they were going down hill
when one of the; single. trees
broke, anil falling struck one OF
the horses on the heels The ami
NAL was a high spirited one, and
becoming frightened the team
started TO run away. Lloyd seiz-
ed the reins. and the two boys
attempted to check the madly
plunging horses. Suddenly the
tongue OF the wagon slipped from
the yeck yoke, and striking the
road, brought the wagon to ain in
slant step. releasing the horses,
who continued in their mad
career. The sutdden stop of the
wagon. threw both OF it's -occu-
pants over the side. When Lloyd
came to his senses, he looked
about, and saw his brother w.
ing in the road grooming. Reach
ing his side. he found Oscar un-
conscious with his face covered
with blood. Two men from Gull
yer, VIM. McLain, a driver for
the Heffel grocery and Eliza
Cromley liveryman, witnessed
the accident, and arrived upon
the scene immediately.
The injured lad was loaded into
the rig driven by the livorvnran.
and laben to Culver where instant
medical attention was given him.
DIR DouSherty was telegraphed
for from South Bend, WHO ar
rived :. few minutes before the
lads death. The fracture was an
enormous one, the entire top IT
the forehead and skull being
crushed.
Is Known Here.
Oscar Keller is we'll known by
many friends in Plymouth. He
as nephew of Balsaar Scheetz.
and often visited in this city. He
has attended several OF the So
cial functions, dances, etc, held
in Plymouth, and has many
friends among the best class of
young peoples here, who knew
him as an honest excellent young
man. His untimely death, 'has
cast a shadow over the neighbor-
hood of his home near Culver.
His mother was visiting with
friends at Indianapolis AT the time
OF the accident, and owing to
train connections, was unable to
reach home until Wednesday
after her son died. There
are five brothers and sisters at
home, besides other married chill
lren. The family are members OF
he Catholic church at Monterey.
The funeral arrangements have
not vet been made.