The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
WESTON BODY BROUGHT HOME.
Funeral to be Held From Home Wed.
nesday Afternoon.

Frank Weston returned at noon
i7.year-old son, Fred Weston, who was
killed while loading ice at Plainview
at II O'Clock Monday morning. Flu
neral services have not yet been ar
ranged but it is probable they will be
held from the family home on Braasch
avenue at 2 O'Clock Wednesday after
noon. Rev. w. Kirkpatrick of the
First Methodist church may have
charge OF the services.
Fred Weston, popularity known as
Fritz" Weston, was born on farm
three miles west OF Hadar in Pierce
county on Dec. s, seventeen years ago.
He came to Norfolk with his parents
while very young.
Last Saturday noon in company
with his cousin, Clarence Weston, son
of Fred Weston of this city, Fritz left
Norfolk for Plainview where his broth
err John Weston lives. He expected to
have "lots of fun" loading ice at Plain
view and notwithstanding his moth
er's protests he left Norfolk expecting
probably to get job at PlainvieW."
Monday morning, when he started
his work OF loading ice, he was acci-
dentally struck by heavy cakes of ice
and his brother carried him to the Of
flee of a physician.
Mrs. Weston, mother OF the dead
boy, is griefstricken. I'VE all told
Fritz not TO go" she said. Something
seemed to tell us all that he should
stay at home. But he was so insist
ent and he and his cousin wanted to
90 there because they said they would
have lots of fun loading ice. / finally
let him go and he said he would be
home Sunday or Monday. He wanted
me to let him stay at Plaiview. He
said there was SO little to do in Nor
folk at the present time and | told
him if he could get job there he
could stay"
Twelve children have been born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weston, parents
of the dead boy. Ten Of them are liv-
ing. Several accidents which were
alarming have occurred among these
children, but none fatal until this ac-
cident befell Fred at Plainview. Last
summer one of the boys suffered so
badly from an attack of blood poison
ing that the physician was in doubt
as to whether or not q leg should be
cut OF. Tho boy recovered, however.
Another son some years ago accident
ally shot himself, but the wound
proved to be slight one.
Plainview, Neb., Jan. 30.-Special
to The News: Fred Weston, the 49,
year-old son of Frank Weston of Nor
folk, was killed here just before noon
by a 7OO.pound cake Of ice falling
from a car door and striking him
He and several others were push
ing the car door open preparatory to
filling Frank butchers new icehouse
with ice shipped from Creighton, when
the accident happened. One OF the
men shouted when he saw the ice
slipping out, but the unfortunate lad
did not succeed in getting out of the
way. 1t struck him fairly and broke
his neck and one of his legs, but did
not crush him to the ground.
He was taken to the home OF his
brother-in-law, Frank Hit, and ply
stefan was called, but life was extinct
He had come from Norfolk Saturday
evening, and in company with his
brother Jack was staying at the resi-
dence of their sister, Mrs. Frank Hit
of this place, and expected to go to
work today unloading ice. His father
Frank Weston, came up from Norfolk
yesterday afternoon. The body will
probably be taken to Norfolk today
and the funeral held at the family
home.