The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-30
FATALITY IN
BEEHIVE PARTY
CAR ACCIDENT
One Killed, Three Injur-
ed When Cars Crash
Near Bancroft
Thursday
DUE TO PUNCTURE
Alta Grover Dead, Fern
Watson, Thelma Spen-
Ger, Ed Van Orden
Injured

| Injured
The annual excursion of the Bee
hive girls had sad ending Thurs
day morning when Edward Van Or
den's rear hind wheel went flat at
the instant when he was driving past
| Russell Bradford's car on a smooth
hard grade four and one-tenth miles
northwest of Bancroft. Both cars
were moving at lively clip and the
lurch due to the puncture caused
Van Orden's car to lose its balance
| and begin to zig-zag. Bradford in
an effort to give Van Orden room to
recover control veered into the shall
low borrow-pit, struck the sleeper
outside bank of the borrow-pit, the
car vaulted thirty feet thru the air
and lit running but breaking one
rear wheel off. None in his car was
injured.
Van Orden's car zig-zagged, cross
ed the borrow-pit, turned back to the
edge of the grade, crossed second
time, again slanted back to the grade
and there turned over, head down,
rear wheels UP and over, with a
rolling movement of the car and
stopped right side up facing back to-
wards Bancroft. The occupants
were slammed out upon the ground,
Miss Alta Grover dead, Miss Fern
Watson unconscious, Miss Thelma
Spencer and Mr.. Van Orden injured
and Miss Veda Taylor thrown SO
that she rolled rapidly upon the
ground and got up dazed but not
seriously hurt.
There were forty-two cars travel
ing far enough apart to avoid the
dust, and Mr.. Van Orden was lead
ing the second contingent. He
stopped few moments to let his
passengers see cave, and the Brad
ford car passed on. 1t was while
regaining his former position as
leader that Bradford gave him the
right of way and but for the pune
ture the passage would have been
executed according to designs.
Others coming upon the scene of
the wreck supposed that third car
had come from the opposite direc-
tion and had vanished after the col
lision, and various reports went
forth while the rescuers were ad-
ministering first aid and getting the
injured ones back to Bancroft where
the local physician and his wife, who
is a trained nurse, gave them the
best of care.
The body of Miss Grover was left
where she fell, and a canopy was
raised to keep off the sun. Ice was
brought to combat the heat till the
sheriff arrived and released it for
removal to the undertaking par
lors.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Duckworth
were in charge of the party, as
sisted by H. c. c. Rich, Marion Cling
er, Mrs. Hyrum Vance, president of
the Mutual improvement associa-
ton; G. A. Packham, j. H. Hale, Eu-
gene Hale, Farley Clark, mechanic;
and the various drivers.
Miss Grover was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Grover; Miss
Watson is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs John l. Watson; Miss Spencer
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Spencer, and Mr.. Van Orden
IS the son of Mr.. and Mrs P. e.
Van Orden, all residents of Thomas.
The excursion was made up of 142
Beehive girls and thirty-three chap
erons and attendants, the whole par
ty travelling in forty-two automo-
biles. They left Blackfoot at about
1880 Monday morning and camped
that night in the Johnson park at
Logan, Utah. During the evening
they had musical and literary pro-
gram in the camp, and ice cream
was served to all.
For the second evening they drove
fourteen miles up Logan canyon and
camped in beautiful natural park.
Candy was served that evening in
connection with the singing, speak
ing and jollification.
The third afternoon they reached
the shores of Bear lake at Fish Ha-
ven, southeast of Paris, and by pre-
vious arrangement, the whole re-
sort with all the bathing suits, row.
boats and motor-boats were turned
over to them. In the evening they
camped at Soda Springs and they
had great weenie feast in connec-
tion with the usual speaking and
musical program and pranks Of the
various Beehiyes with their yells and
tricks.
For Thursday Afternoon they were
to glide down to Lava Hot Springs,