The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-03-04
FORMER FARGOAN
KILLED IN WEST

The following from The Morning
Oregohian. published at Portland, tells
OF the death of a former well known
Fargoan:
w. A. CleIand, 55 years old, an at
torney, with Offices in the chamber of
commerce building, a prominent Mason
ana orother of Judge John B. Cleland,
was fatally hurt about 1880 o'clock last
night, when he was struck at East Sew
enteenth and Morrison streets by an
automobile driven by DR.. J. p. Wiley, of
167 East Salmon street. He died five
minutes after he had arrived at Good
Samaritan hospital, where he was
taken in DR.. Wiley's machine.
Sunnyside street car No. 662 had
stopped at the corner of East Seven
teenth street on it's way down town,
and DIR. Wiley. who had been closely
following the car, turned out to the
left to go around it, as it was loading
passengers. Mr.. Cleland, who had
come from the home of his brother at
l75 East Sixteenth street, came from
the south side of Morrison street, run
ming diagonally down the street and
across towards East Seventeenth
street.
Death Comes Quickly.
AS DR.. Wiley's machine emerged
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ed at first to see Mr.. .Cleland and ran
upon him. striking him and throwing
him to the pavement. DR.. Wiley tried
to slow down ais he saw Mr.. Cleland
ahead OF him. but was unable to do
so in time.
With Patrolman A. A. Cooper, who
had run to the place from a block
away when he heard the shock of the
accident, DR.. Wiley placed the un-
IT, l. to-
speeded with him to Good Samaritan
hospital. When they arrived he was
dying, and in spite of the hasty means
applied, death came Immediately.
The injuries which caused death
consisted of a broken arm, and both
legs broken, cuts and abrasions of the
head and body. The shock is suppos-
ed to have been the chief cause of
death. -.
Or. Wiley Explains Accident.
DIR. Wiley, who was almost pros
J. o. G. Wiley. his story Of the acci-
dent, thue: III.
81 was driving slowly from behind
the street car, which at this point
stops on the near side of the street and
once in each two blocks. AS came
from the rear of the car, which had
been dtscharging passengers, and had
just restarted, Mr.. Cleland was about
upon me. He had evidently run fol
the car, but when he saw it starting
had stopped in the middle of the street
was unable to stop and the bumper
of my machine struck him, dragging
him for about five feet. cried out to
the occupants of the street car, and
they stopped the car, and with the
patrolman who came, helped me place
Mr., Cleland in my machine"
T. CIeIand From Wisconsin.
Mr.. Cleland was born in Rock coun-
ty, Wisconsin, June %, 1856. He was
educated in the public schools of that
community and later attended Prince
ton university, being graduated with
the class of 1875. Later he read law
and was admitted to the bar at Usage
| Ia., where he practiced several years
He next moved to Fargo, N. D., and
later to Grafton, N. D.. where he form
ed a partnership with o. E. Sauter.
In 1888 he returned to Fargo anC
| entered into a partnership with his
brother, J. B. Cleland, and a friend
under the firm name of Miller, Gle.
land & Cleland. Two years later the
| brothers moved to Portland, whert
they have resided and praeticed theil
profession ever since. They main,
tanned their partnership until ]. B
| Cleland was elected to the circuit
bench. During his incumbency w. A
Cleland continued the law business
| alone. After Judge Cleland's retire
ment from office, a little more thar
two years ago the brothers resumed
their partnership.
Masonic Affiliations High. r.
| Mr.. Cleland was a prominent Mason
being past grand commander of tn,
Oregon commandery knights TemplaT
and at the time Of his death bein!
grand treasurer of the grand lodge O
oregon. He was a member of Portlant
lodge No. 55, A. F, and A. M; Of Port
land chapter No. 3, Royal Arch Ma
sons; of Oregon commandery No. ]
knights Templar; of Al Kader Temple
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine. and o
Myrtle chapter of the order of tn,
| Eastern Star. He served in various
offices of these Masonic bodies. amoni
them being that Of master of Portland
lodge.