The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-16
FRANK ARBOGAST
KILLED IN AUTO
Former Hand County Boy Killed
i'm Washington

A copy of the Wenatchee World,
containing the name of w. E.
Reeve" a former business mar Of
Miller, was received at this Office
Friday. The following marked item
in the paper describes the death of
Frank Arbogast, a native of south
west Hand county. who moved to
Washington with his parents a few
years ago:
After spending a delightful Fourth
Of July at the Waterville roundup,
Frank Ross Arbogast, the l8-year-old
o of Mr. and Mrs John l.. Arbo-
CAST, whose orchard home is l mile
south of Peshastin, was killed in an
auto accident which occurred within
a few miles of his home. The tire
tracks show that the machine did not
urn when it came to the first curve
the other side of Tom Henry's place,
near DRYDEN, but went straight
ahead and down the steep grade,
turning over two or three times.
The steering gear was badly damag-
ed; the steering wheel must have
struck his chest, for the inter nal in
juries were very severe.
In the rea seat were a brother,
Lewis Arhogast, and his young lady
friend, Miss Mabel Reeves of Pes
hastIn. They were both asleep and
awoke, finding themselves on the
ground. They were pitched out and
almost unhurt. A boy friend Earl
Jones Of Peshastin vas in the front
seat and was also thrown out. He
was injured, but not fatally. The
Young lady friends of the boys in the
front seat had just been delivered at
their homes in Wenatchee. They
were Misses Alice Smelling and Reba
Chosen.
The injured Young man, who is a
member of the Methodist church, of
very exemplary character, never
having smoked, drank or INDUCED
in any bad habits in his life, may
have momentarily been doing. as
would be indicated by the feet that
the wheels did not turn in the least
when they approached the sharp
turn. On the way to Wenatchee,
however, just after the accident,
Frank told his father and Rev. J. O.
Hawk The was perfectly conscious to
the LAST, that he was not asleep, but
that the steering gear refused to
work.
Tom Henry brought the boy to
Cashmere, and Rev. Hawk IN his
machine. accompanied by the father,
brought the unfortunate victim to
Wenatchee. He died within an hour
after arrival at the hospital. DR..
w. G.. Parker of Cashmere and DR..
W. Nj. Mccoy of Wenatchee, did all
within their power TO: the relief of
the sufferer but they found no way
to overcome the effects of the In
juries.
The funeral will occur at the
Methodist church near Peshastin
tomorrow at 10 a. m. Interment
will be in the Peshastin cemetery.
The merry party left early Satur-
dav morning for Waterville. They
had enjoyed the festivities at the
round. up and were pretty tired when
departing for the return after sup
per. The two Wenatchee girls were
taken to their homes shortly after
midnight, good bves were said and
little was thought that one of the
sextet IA saying a last farewell.
Up to that time Lewis Arbogast had
been at the wheel, but now Frank
climbed in front in order to let his
brother sleep awhile.
Frank was slwavs a very careful
driver. He never took chances and
he knew the road. every foot of it.
The place where the accident hap
pened was not a particularly dam
Nerous place, and there would have
been no trouble if the turn had been
made at all.
Frank got up after receiving his
fatal injury, and walked around.
His companions did not realize for
the moment that he had but three
hours to live.
In addition to the bereayed father
and mother. two brothers are left
Lewis and Charles, and two sisters