Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-04-25
HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENT

What was perhaps one Of the larR-
est delegations Of Linton people that
ever journey ed to another part Of
the county to attend . dance Vas
that which made the trip to En-
monsburg Friday evening Of last
week to attend dance given at the
Bart Lee home in honor Of Mrs.
Fred Kyes, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee. who recently returned
from her home in Canada for visit.
Nine automobile loads and two
teams went from here. taking forty.
five people to enjoy the evenings
festivities.
Although the road to EmmonsbuYR
is rather rough in places for auto
mobile travel. the trip down in the
evening was made without mishsp
Of any kind The only event to mar
the pleasure Of the trip occurred on
the way home, when Will Jones
automobile, containing FIVE people.
turned turtle" while coming down
a sharp incline about halfway home.
Mr.. Jones was driving. and had just
Strengthened back 10 the seat after
facing cold wind at a pretty lively
gait. In so doing, he pulled up
slightly on the ste: ring wheel and it
came loose, leaving the driver with
cut means Of guiding the car. Mr..
Jones is Of the opinion that the car
was going at the rate Of about sew.
enteen miles an hour when the mis-
hap occurred. The machine jumped
from the road and through plowed
field, going completely over after
travelling about fifty feet.
Miss Stoecker, one Of the Linton
school-teachers, was the only occu.
pant of the car to receive any &C.
rious injury, other than a consider.
able shaking up. She sustained q
couple of fractured ribs. according
to DR.. Montieth. Of Hazelton, who
was called Immediately after the
victims Of the accident were brought
to Linton. Neither DR.. Hogue mol
DR.. Fuller was in Linton at the
time. Miss Stoecker also received
some injury to her left hip. though
probably Of not a serious nature.
Other occupants II the car were
Miss Baker, also a Linton school
teacher, and Messrs. Don Tracy anc
Ed. Halsey.
When the accident happened Mr.
Jones set the brake and then grasped
the steering-rod, throwing himself
clear Of the car and thus avoiding
being pinned down by the rod wher
the car overturned. MIR. Halsey wa.
thrown several feet through the air
but sustained only q slightly bruised
wrist. Mr.. Tracy and Miss Baker
were both caught under the car, bu,
were not badly hurt.
1t is the opinion of all who saw
the place where the accident hap.
pened and the position that the
car was in that the only thing which
saved the members of the party
from serious injury or possibly
death was the plowed field into which
the car plunged. The blowing acted
as brake on the car, and also the
soft soil protected the occupants
when they were thrown to the earth
Further than the accident to the
Jones car, there was not even sc
much as a tire puncture during the
round trip. The evening -or rather
the night was spent in dancing. q
fine lunch being served at midnight.
The start home vas made abou,
daylight.
Those who made the trip were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Irvine, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Irvine. Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Shier. Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Junge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Atha. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Britts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Carley. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Pagel; Messrs. Anton ftorner. Jay
Smith, Carl Vorlander. Emil Hardt,
Harry Petrie, Fred Petrie, VIM.
Jones, Don Tracy, Ed. Halsey. AL.
bert Tough. Milton Culbertson,
Walter Mewing. Floyd Atha. Harry
Lynn, Charlie Paulson. w. A. Rodg.
ers, Frank Streeter; the Misses
Lucy Shier, Winnie Bates, Mabel
Mcneil, Flossie Baker. Lena Stoecker,
Laura Petrie. Bertha Good. Helen
Everson, Myrtle Mohn. Frieda
Backhaus, and Miss Ella Ammonsoll,
of Hague. guest Of Mrs. Frank Ir.
vine. and Master Albert Shier.