The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-10
WAS STRUCK BY
A FREIGHT TRAIN
Had Gone to Crookston to
Audit 1910 Accounts
of the Company.
CASHIER FOR THE
NORTHERN PACIFICl
Served in Company c, First
Regiment North Da-
kota Volunteers.

Joseph Lohsjnger me- an accidental
death at Crookston this morning at
$40. lie was run over by Il train
coming from the West while he was
returning from Il fruitless endcavor to
eaten Il freight train bound for Grand
by Tom Hunt. engineer on a special
from East Grand Forks running into
mangled. Both legs are crushed and
broken and his head is cut at eleven
different places. His jaw is broken.
Mr.. Lobsinger e to Crookston
yesterday with w. +. Handy the Nor
some 1910 accounts. The work had
not been completed last night so both
decided 10 stay over. Mr.. Lobsinger,
however. later decided to catch a
freight train leaving Crookston for
Grand Forks at 1:15. He desired to
get to Grand Forks as soon as possi-
Die on account of his wife being sick
With plurisy.
The theory advanced is that he went
to the hill west Of Crookston to catch
the freight and e to sleep waiting
Tor it. When he woke up he found
that he had missed the train, and
started back to the city. In the out
skirts of the city he was struck by a
train coming from the west. He was
dragged about sixteen feet. When
found by the crew OF the special train
at sos his body was still warm and
he was still bleeding. His watch had
stopped at SAL, that evidently being
time he was struck by the train.
A special train under engagement
by the knights of Columbus lodge Of
this city left for Crookston and the
scene OF the tragedy as oon as word
was received in the city. The men
went over in tho snecial we're
Frank Lobsinger. NJ. Norman, Mic
ketter Of East Grand Forks and
Joseph Mahowald. They will bring
the body back to Grand Forks this
afternoon. The %coroner's inquest will
be held sometime before they leave.
h coroner arrived on the scene at
ably. return a verdict Of accidental
death. There wcre no eye.witnesses
of the fatality.
Mr.. L.obsinger is we'll known in
Grand Forks. His many friends were
greatly shocked to hear of his untime-
~ death. Rumors. Of all kinds were
anoat this morning as to how he met
his death n definite news will be
looked for by all who know him.
Mr.. Lobsinger was cashier for the
Northern Pacific stationed in this city.
has been with the Northern Pa
chic in that capacity for the last three
years. He was horn at Carlsrule,
rue county Ontario. His age was
ABOUT 49,. He served as corporal OF
Company G. First Regiment North Da.
kiota Volunteers in the Spanish-Amer-
a He saw service in the Phil
AS a trustee Of st. Michael's Cath
Ole church he was known to all the
Of that church. He was re-
garded as n of its most exemplary
His death is q great loss.
MI. IIobsinger is survived by a wife
n two children. The elder, a boy, is
~ years and the younger, a girl, is
10. He has two brothers and i've sis
ters living. The brother are Frank.
night clerk at the N. P. offices ana
George. who is in Canada. Three Of
his sisters reside at the family home
In Ontario. n lives in st. Paul and
another at Portland, Ore. All are
married. 10 arrangements for the
funeral have been made as yet.