The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-05
BOY KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
0NNl HURIA LOST HIS LIFE ON
COUNTY ROAD SUNDAY
A FORD CAR TURNED TURTLE
Had lust Gone by Another Car and
Was Passing a Rig When Car
Suddenly Turned Over

Onni Hurja. the sixteen year old sor
OF Mr.. and MIS-. Matt Hurja was in
stsntly killed when Ford car which
he was driving turned turtle at ths
forks OF the county road and the
Amasa road last Sunday evening about
six o'clock.
The story we get Of the affair is that
he started for Fortune Lake to get Mr.
and Mrs. Wieland who had spent 8
part OF the day there. He was alone in
the car and just beyond Mrs. Parks
residence he passed a Kissle car
Ahead OF the Kissef was horse and
buggy belonging to Knud Nelson and
being driven by his son. Onni turned
out TO pass this rig and while he did
swing out little farther than was
necessary he didn't go off the road
After passing the rig he attempted 10
turn back into the road. This stretch
is being re-surfaced and the loose
gravel makes steering hard. II is evil
dent that he lost control or else he
turned too short and came across the
road at an angle that would result in
sufficient pressure broadside from his
momentum TO overturn the car for II
turned turtle, fell upon him and broke
his neck
The accident happened so suddenly
that no warning was given anyone.
Those following in the car and rig
hastened to the owe turned car, lifted
Il of the body and hastened to town
with Onni but examination showed that
the neck had been broken and life was
extinct. He died in the hospital half
hour after
The car was but slightly damaged
and after being righted was driven TO
town under its own power. The wind
shield was smashed and few minor
injuries were the only marks of the
accident
The question OF the speed at which
onni was driving when the accident
occurred is a contested one. Some
claim It was above the limit. some deny
that. Ii was sufficient with the resist
ance OF the soft ground to make suffi-
cient lateral pressure to overcome the
resistance of the cars weight Had
there been more people in the car IL is
probable that the car would have main
tanned its balance.
Onni was nearly seventeen years of
age and a bright young fellow. lie
started to work for Mr.. Webb couple
OF years ago and was getting on nicely
I'm the hardware and auto business and
gave promise OF developing into a
smart business man.
The boy was universally liked and
his death was terrible blow 70 his
parents and was felt keenly by Mr.,
Webb who had grown to like him very
much.
The funeral was held on Wednesday
from the Finnish Lutheran church Of
this city.
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and the peninsula is suffering greatly.
I think that the effort should be TO
promote exploration and bring about
additional values rather than to retard
development"
Raises A New Question
When the Tobin mine was reached
supt. Richards raised new question.
The Tobin has been closed for 3-years
and the factor used on its tonnage Is
that OF the five years previous to the
closing down OF the property. Mr.,
Richards claimed that this didn't seem
fair to him In the light that 5o-cents
had been Topped of the value OF the
ore In the mean time.
This matter was taken under advise
ment as was the objection OF supt
Kruse TO the assessment on the Forbes
mine in Iron River township
Caspian Aine Puzzle
The Caspian mine was passed IN the
regular order and was taken up after
the list had been called. Mr. Kcarney
stated that the commission was unable
10 agree upon value for the Caspian
mine and had, 80 far, refused 10 take
Il DR. Aliens fipurea Mr. I<earnov stated
that tie commission would be glad tc
hear from any ope IN relation 20 this
mine
pr i.eith. formerly with the taS
commission as mine expert. appeared