Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-30
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Herman Eickhof and
Mildred Brown, Died Is d
Result Of Crash.
! Riding on Toboggan AZ R'.eaiar',
Of Auto, Which Crash
Into Second Car.

Herman E.ckhof 2 e year-olsi, % =
Of Mr. and Mrs. John Eickho1 40
Miss Mildred Brown. rs ssyear.old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. HI
Brown, died this morning as th e srssiii&g
OF injuries received last night X Hen
toboggans, attached TO an autom obiJ1,s
ner of Fifth street and Belmont ava-
nue.. Mr.. Eickhof died Ut ) 10 II Mis-
morning, and Mjes \ Brown died one
hour and five minutes later ,a ~ n sSs
& The accident occurred about $3.50
O'Clock last night Leon Brown.
brother Of one OF the Yictims,8w
driving Buick car to which wsre at
tached two toboggans. carrying party
or ~ young people, among them
Eickhof and Miss Brown. Sd .Wiler
Brown turned OF Fifth street inW
Belmont avenue. the topoggansi we're,
s!ued into the path of a. Stiidebaker
Sedan, going north Oh Belmont. driven
by Keith Bacon manager0r the Hotel
Dacotah.s Mr.. Bacon saw the tobog-
gans s.ueing toward him he applied
the brakes and turned into the curb,
crashing over II into a. telephone pole,
about, 100 feet south OF the corner.
just as the rear tobogEan crashed into
the car. Mr.. Eickhof and Mis-
Brown were son the rear end OF thk
second tohoggan, and they were the
only two Of the party injured ], both
suffering fractures CT the skull. IN asss
Miss Agnes sHeltne of Grafton. prin-
cipal Of schools at st. Thomas, Nd,
who was riding in the sedan with
Bacon. received very severe cuts oY,
the face and hands. Mr. Bacon also
had his face cut. 5Es sS VI ssS
Mr.. Eickhof and Miss Brown were
rushed to the Deaconess .hospitai,
where they were given medical atten-
ation. Mr.. E.ckhofs s skull was crushad
at the base, while Miss Browns in1tir-
les were on the side Of the head ssss@ss
Funeral services for Miss Brown
will be held Monday AFTERNOON IL
,2:30 o'clock from st. Marks English
Lutheran church. 81 .ls s.ss
[ Miss Brown was IS years OF age.
She was born at Buffalo, N. IT, and
came to Grand Forks with her pasI
ents ten years ago. having x
home here since that tinf6. H II
.pleted a course in the pubIf ~
finishing last June with the X
1920, and in Septern Der
the University Of North tDa1
freshman. III heath cont 81
to give up her studies ASA s6A
ago. and she had since
parents home resting,
hsz e!s ssEsgk. & Y hils st ~
AsAs.SsS - oWAS OCS0hAC q
Omega sorority. y
Surviving Miss Brown atHs issel y ~
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. ss92E
mont avenue, two sisterHsS S
Eliza betl1.s and three broth9r 8 p III sG0a'
[ Harold and Kenneth Brown. Is s Il u a% N
Funeral services for Mr.. Eiclshol
! will be held at 2 O'clock Sunday after.
noon at. the home, LOT North Sixth
street. and at $3.50 o'clock at the9Eres.
byterian church, Rev. F. HalseNs Am:
,brose .ofiiciatinEs Members OF ti1s
Alpha Kappa zeta fraternity will ~
| pallbearers at the church services. afaf
j the funeral at the grave will in charge
| of Acacia lodge No. A. A. F. and "A. -
| Mr.. Eickhof was the only son q,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eickhof 81 vel
| known local residents. He was borl
/; in Grand Forks on September 5,.14SS
| In June, 1916, he was graduated from
! the Grand Forks high school. Heat!
/ tended the state university for fsSl
| years, and last fall matriculated q
| Illinois university. He returned hon,
Just a week ago for the Christina
/ holidays. 81 Il
Coroner Mclean of Gilby arriye4
| here this noon to conduct an inquest
His investigation will be held at
o'clock this afternoon in the tcour
house. l 5Y5.s II sj..