Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-31
FATAL ACCIDENT
Near LONDON.
August 6Iaetz I IS Found Dead
IN His Barn Having Been
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Kicked By Horse,

!. New London Times: A most shock
ing tragedy was discovered .at the 5Ausll
gust Graetz home, about miles
north Of this village, last Friday|
morning, when ana
dead With big head laytns spo
OF straw In one corner Of the barn.
1t is supposed that death was caused
by kick from a horse. Mrs. Graetz
and children had gone to spend the
evening at the Chas. Olson home.
They arrived home at about II o.
clock, and found a light burning, but
Mr.. Graetz was not at the house.
The family retired for the night, but
it seems that Mrs. Graetz was think
ing of her husband, and could not 20
to sleep for a long time. Finally she
did fall asleep, but awoke very sud-
denly. She had been dreaming, and
the substance Of her dream was like
this: She was walking along a very
shallow stream of water, when sud.
denly she. came upon her husband
laying face downward in the water,
where it seemed that he had been;
drowned. The family did not rise very
early Friday morning, and it was be-
tween and 8 o'clock when Mrs.
Graetz went down to the barn and
found her husband. She Immediately
sent the news to D. J. Price, near
nefghbor, who went to the Graetz
home, viewed the situation and lat
once telephoned for the coroner. 4
The supposition is that Mr.. Graetz
had also decided to go visiting that
evening, as he had on his fur lined
overcoat and cap. The cap was pull
ed far down over his forehead and the
fur collar was up around his head.
He must have started to leave the
place, but hearing commotion In
among the horses had gone to the
barn, without a lantern to see what
the trouble was. He most always had
his lantern on other occasions and
that together with the clothes he had
on, makes it appear that he was going
out visiting for the evening. A colt
was found loose the next morning.
Going into the barn II the dark Mr..
Graetz was quite likely struck by one
Of the horses, which was kicking at
the colt that was found loose. When
discovered Mr.. Graetz was laying IN
a very natural position IN one corner
Of the barn with a pile Of straw for q
pillow, and this would indicate that
he was not killed instantly, but had
crawled to this place and died later.
There was q red mark around one Of
his eyes but the skin was not broken.
DR.. Henry T. Foshager, deputy cor.
oner, came out from Willmar Friday,
and pronounced that death was caus.
ed by internal hemmorhage due to
being kicked by a horse
August Graetz was born IN Ger.
many Sept. oath, 1867. He came from
Germany to the United States twenty,
three years ago, and settled In Monte
video, MINI. He was married to Miss
Annie Grave in 1893. "a little over q
year ago he exchanged roomine
house in Montevideo for the C.. b
McDougal farm and came here to re-
side on October 31st, 1912 Mr.. Graet.
was an ideal farmer and a fine neigh
Dor. During the few months he had
been here, he had spent nearly S, ,0O(
improving the place, and now has
what may be called model home
i He is survived by his wife, two daMgh
!. ters and q son, all at home, three sis
! ters and one brother residing IN Ger
!. many: The funeral was held Sunday
! ct the home at 2 20 clock. Rev. n. 70
u Easily Of this village conducted The
last sad rites, and the remains wer,
!, laid ct rest IL Oak Hill cemetery 1Thl
pail bearers we're John Fhrneleus,.R r
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