The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13
INJURED IN AN AUTO WRECK
No Details of Accident Had Been Re
ceiyed in Kenosha and Announce
ment of Death comes as Great
Shock-Long Prominent in this City.

Robert E. Wilkinson, former we'll
known Kenosha man, died at Mandan,
N. D., on Tuesday morning as re-
suit of injuries received in an automo-
bile accident on last Friday afternoon
The first news of the injury of Mr.
Wilkinsoa was received in Kenosha late
Tuesday afternoon when kilograms
were received announcing his death at
Mandan. These kilograms gave no de-
tails of the accident. The kilograms
were from George Wilkinson, brother
who was associated with the deceased
in the motor car business in the north
west. Details of the accident have been
furnished from Mandan.
More than six months ago Mr.. Wiki
inson, who had been employed at the
plant of the Thomas B. Jeffrey Com.
pany gave up his position here and
went to Minneapolis where he became
the agent for the White Motor Car Co
His territory included Minnesota
North Dakota and Montana, and he
had been active all over the territory
On last Thursday afternoon Mr.. Wiki
inson went to Dickinson to look over
his business interests and at the time
of the accident he was making an
overland trip from Dickinson to Fargo
Grover Dunlap, formerly Of Mandan
employed with the Dickinson Motor
Car company, was driving the car in
which Mr.. Wilkinson was a passenger
and the two had left Dickinson early in
the afternoon. A new road built near
the Daley farm north of Mandan had
not yet settled and in steering to one
side of the hill in the road the
motor car skidded in the soft dirt and
rolled down a twenty foot embank-
ment. It turned over but Wilkinson
was thrown out just as the car termed
turtle, while Dunlap was pinned under
the car He managed to get out by
kicking off one of the doors of the
overturned car and he discovered Will
kinson lying a few feet from the
wrecked car unconscious. Dunlap ran
to the Daley farm, borrowed team
and drove to Mandan, where he secured
the services of physician and Wilkin-
son was taken to the hospital at Man
dan. An examination showed that he
had sustained a terrible cash in the
calf of his right leg, presumably from
broken glass of the windshield. The
leg was cut clear to the bone and
Wilkinson had lost large amount Of
blood from the wound In addition to
the cut he had four fractured ribs, his
left arm wrenched and severe injuries
to his back and spine. He also had bad
cuts and Commissions about the head and
face.
George Wilkinson, the brother, hur-
ried to Mandan and remained with his
brother until the end came.
Mrs. Wilkinson and Miss Natalie
Wilkinson, the one daughter, were at
Superior at the time of the accident
and it is not known whether or not
they reached Mandan before the death
of the husband and father.
Few men were better known in Ke-
nosha than r. E. Wilkinson and the
telegram announcing his death came as
great shock to the friends of the
family in Kenosha.
Mr.. Wilkinson was a native of
Brockville, Canada, where he was born
Al years ago. He came to Kenosha
more than twenty five years ago and
for some time was connected with the
management of the Kenosha Gas Co.
Later he was in the employ of the
Kim5all Piano company, both in Racine
and Kenosha. For some time he was
connected with one of the large type
foundries in Chicago. Some four years
ago he returned to Kenosha from Chi
cago and for two years he was employ
ed at the offices of the Frost Manufac-
turing company. Following this en-
ployment he went to the Thomas B.
Jeffrey company, where he remained
until less than year ago, when he
took up the agency for the White Mo-
tor Car Company in the northwest
He was a membes OF many Kenosha
organizations. He took great interest
in the work of the Masonic Order in
Kenosha and was member of Kenosba
Lodge No. AZ F. and A. NJ, Kenoshs
Chapter No. 3 R. A. NJ, The Wisconsin
Consistory and the Tripoli Shrine.
He is survived by his widow and ohs
daughter, Miss Natalie Wilkinson. Nc
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