The Holt County sentinel., 1914-07-17
KILLED BY TRAIN.
John Gfyfhih Steps m Front -oi
Moving Train and INSTANTLY
Killed.


ing death on Monday Of this week,
July 18th, 1914, that brought great |
sorrow to . large circle OF relatives
and friends.
Mr.. Grythin owns some $50 acres In |
Forbes township, . portion OF which |
is along the Burlington track, some
81 niles south Of Forbes, and here
he has his home, living alone, leading
the life Of . bachelor.
On Monday afternoon he had oc.
casion to 20 to Forbes, and started |
up the track, and when near the Lutte
Meade place, met his death. Train !
No. Al, which passes Forbes about
l:l0 p. m, north bound WAS due, and
Mr.. Grythin walked along between
the two tracks, and hearing the train |
approaching lie presumed II was ap
preaching on its customary track, the
right hand track. This proved q
mistake, and the mistake caused his
death.
Below where the accident occurred,
the railroad company had occasion TO
do some blasting, and this caused by
the debris, . change In the use OF
tracks, putting north bound trains
for . short distance over the left
track.
As the train approached, the engi
neer gave the whistle alarm, and see.
Ing the man so close to the rails,
slowed down, but not In time TO save
the man, Is Mr.. Grythin stepped TO
the left track, IS he supposed, TO &c,
out Of the way Of the moving train,
but In this lie was mistaken-.h.
stepped In front Of the monstrous en-.
CINE, and IL was all over, and Mr.
Grythin's light went out.
The train came TO stop, the body
was picked up and taken TO Forbes
His head was crushed, In such . way,
that lie died instantly from the force
OF the stroke from the engine. lie
WAS we'll known and his nephe~s,
Owe and william flaten, living IN
Forbes township, we're notified, and
they came Immediately to Forbes.
and sum moned undertskers, Thatcher
Il Dawson, who hurried TO the scene
and took charge OF the body, Which
MAS removed TO the home Of hi.
nephe~s.
Tuesday evening the body va,
brought TO Oregon by Mr.. Tba,che,
and Owe Flaten, where the under
takers prepared II for shipment, a. d
= nephew, Insvai Flaren, came from
Granite Falls, MINI, and took charge
Of the body, which Was shipped Il
that point Wednesday, from Hhicl
place Mr., Grythin came 20 iioll
county.
While residing IN Chicago he tool
up the study Of medicine, and va,
about ready 10 enter the practice,
when lie changed his mind aud went
to Minnesota, and took up asricul
ture, and In this lie proved successful
The deceased vas born IN Wang
Norway, IN lsii, and was therefore H.
the 10Th year VI his aye. lie received
good education In his native cOun.
try, and for several years prior TO hi
coming TO this country VAS school
teacher. In l.GD lie came 10 the
United States and located In Chicago
where he remained for ten years, and
then went TO Minnesota, locating
near Granite Falls, and where In
time he became the possessor OF some
600 acres.
Here lie resided until 1910, when he
came TO Holt county, buying large
tracts Of lands In Forbes township,
within - miles Of Forbes Associated
with him In his purchases here was
his nephew, Owe Flaten.
He had been member OF the Luth.
eran church for many years, lie
leaves to survive him three sisters,
Mrs. Mary Flaten, Granite Falls,
MINI; Mrs. Rognild johnson, Of Chi,
cago, and another married sister In
Norway. lie also leaves five nephews
and three nieces-Ove and william
Flaten, Of Forbes township; and Ingval,
John and Ole Flsten, OF Granite Falls,
MINI; Dina, Gertrude and Mary
Flaten, OF Granite Falls, MIMI; also
. nephew and niece, by his brother,
Thomas Flaten, John Thompson, Of
Granite Falls, MINI, and. Mrs. Hove
Of North Dakota.
The body left here Wednesday fol
Craotto Falls and nm Saturdav this
18th instant, funeral services will b
held.
Mr. Grythin was an eccentric man
but q good, honorable, upright citi
zen. Alone on his place, his SPAR
time was given to study and histor
zeal research, and kept In touch with
the current events Of the day. II,