The Ward County independent., 1921-01-27


quarters in Minot, met death at the
foot of the Great Northern viaduct,
on Second Street N. W. Sunday af-
ternoon in an attempt to save the
little two-year-old son of Mrs. F. H.
Weiss, of Walders St. from being run
over by Ford car, driven by lver
lverson, who had just started for the
Lutheran church in Mckinley town.
ship. with Rev. j. r. Michaelson, pas
tor Of the Zion Lutheran church. The
accident occurred at one o'clock and
Mr.. Cross died in St. Joseph's hos
pital at Ave o'clock with fractured
skull. the base of which had been
broken clear around by the hard fall
to the icy viaduct.
Mrs. Weiss, accompanied by her
two-year-old son had started to come
up town and stopped in the Witham
store. Mrs. Weiss crossed the street
at the lower end of the viaduct and
presumed that her little boy was fol-
lowing her. The child instead play
ed along and started up the roadway
of the viaduct. Mr.. Ivers0n saw the
child and as he was driving rather
slowly, he turned his machine to the
left side of the viaduct to avoid strik-
ing the child. The child escaped in
jury and ran to his mother. As soon
as Mr.. 1verson saw the child, he put
on the brakes and this caused the car
to skid on the icy viaduct. 1t ap-
pears that no one saw Mr.. Cross until
about the time he was struck by the
rear of the car, as it skidded around,
but it is presumed that he ran out
in an attempt to save the child. Thos.
Jackson, who was about 100 feet from
where the accident occurred, saw the
car strike Mr.. Cross and saw him
fall. As his head struck the viaduct
there was sharp crack. Mrs. Weiss
cannot recall the accident clearly, as
she tainted away after it occurred.
Mr.. Iverson placed the injured man in
his car and hurried to the hospital
with him where Mr.. Cross died with
out regaining consciousness.
DR.. R. w. Pence, the county cor
oner, held an inquest Monday fore.
noon. The jury, Geo. Hoover, Fred
Almy and Bertel jacobson, held Mr..
tverson blameless for the accident.
Mr.. Iverson, who has been connect
ed with the Balerud lunch room for
years, is regarded as very careful
driver.
Mr.. Cross Was as years Of age. He
had resided here for twenty-four
years and in another year would have
completed twenty-five years service
for the Great Northern. For years
he had been regarded as one of the
company's most reliable engineers.
He was quiet unassuming man and
a first class citizen in every respect,
Mr.. Cross was married to Miss Mar
garet A. Wood of Litchfield, MINI.
in this city in 1897. She together
with their two children, George 81,
and Junior IL, survive. George is
employed as switchman for the G.
N, in Minot.
. Ms. and Mrs. Geroge Cross, the
parents of the deceased, arrived from
their home at Valley Forge, Wash.
Wednesday morning. J. L: Cross, a
brother, who is manager of the Adams
County Abstract Co., at Ritzville,
Wash, and who served in the Wash
ington legislature in 1920 as repre-
sentative from the l5th district, also
arrived today for the funeral.
Mr.. Cross is survived by the follow
ing brothers and sisters J. l.. Cross,
Ritzyille, WASH; Otto D. and Grover
4. Cross, Valley Forge, WASH; Peter
T., railroad man, at Lewistown,
Mont; H. S. Cross, St. Maries, Ida;
Mrs. Ellen McCulloch, and Mrs. Flor
ence Chapman, Valley Forge, Wash.
Leroy w. Cross, the youngest broth
er enlisted in the 305th Inf, met
death in the Argonne Forest just four
months after the date of enlistment.
Another brother, George, is dead.
John Cross was born at Gorham,
N. H. and would have been 45 years
Of age in May. As boy he accom-