The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-17
Family From Near EIysian
Went Over Bank
DRIVER WAS SLASHED
Hand Severely Cut; Woman Sus-
tanned Hurt Wrist; Shock
Considerable

John Hacker was almost instantly
killed and Melvin Johnson suffered a
number of bruises in an automobile
accident which occurred on the state
road three miles north OF Mapleton,
about seven o'clock last evening.
Hacker and Johnson were returning
to Mapieton, after having Witnessed
the ball game at Madison Lake in the
afternoon. They were travelling a
rough piece of road when the front
wheel on the right side of the car
broke. The auto was turned complete
ly over. Hacker was thrown out. He
struck on his head. His neck was
broken and death ensued In few
minutes.
Johnson. who was driving the car.
a Ford roadster, was pitched forward
also, but he escaped with few
bruises. The car was considerably
damaged.
Assistance OF No Avail.
AS soon as possible DR.. l.. w.
Kruger reached the scene Of the &C
cident but assistance to Hacker was
of no avail. His remains were removed
to the Hamp undertaking parlors in
Mapleton, the car owned by Emmett
O'Connor being used for this purpose.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from the
Lutheran church.
Hacker is survived by a widow, two
daughters and one son. He was forty
thrse years old. He came to Mapleton
from Minnesota Lake about a year ago
to conduct paint shop.
Car Went Into Ditch.
Carl Morsching and family, living
three miles northeast Of Elysian,
had a very narrow escape from death
last evening when their car went
into the ditch on the Mankato New
Ulm road near the George Anderson
corner of Belgrade township. The
family had been visiting friends in
CORTLAND and were returning toward
Mankato. In rounding the Anderson
corner, Mr.. Morsching lost control of
the car which was then running
about twenty miles an hour. There
were eight persons in the car, in
GLIDING three little folks. Mr..
Morsching sustained badly sprained
wrist, and Mr. Morsching was badly
cut on the wrist. All of the other
occupants of the car were more or
loss injured. Despite the fact that
the car was badly damaged, Mr..
Morsching was able to drive the ma
r
Auto Skidded And Went Over.
What might have been fatal ac-
cident was narrowly averted at nine
o'clock last night on the Madison
Lake road between the Friedrich and
Borneke residences, wfe a large
Oldsmobile owned by e. II. Petit Of
Usage, Ia, went into the ditch with
the owner, and Albert He'll, Henry
Jesse Of this city and Ben McIntire
nf INF tn oc
thrown clear of the car when he
leaped from it, but the other occu-
pants were pinned beneath it when
1t turned turtle. Mr.. Jesse with the
aid of Henry Robel. Jr., and Erick
Engwalson, who came along a mo-
ment later, released the men. Later
it was found that Mr.. McIntire had
sustained the fracture of a number
of ribs, while Mr.. Pettit's collar bone
ed on the forehead and back, but
Henry Jesse by leaping from the car
saved himself. According to the state
ment Of Albert He'll, the bank along
side of the road gave away and caus-
ed the car to skid into the ditch. The
machine was badly damaged. The
party was returning from fishing
trip at Lake Jefferson.
Motorcycle Rider Was Hurt.
mans AuueTSOu, farm manu- III IuS
employ of Robert Haedt, while riding
his motorcycle around sharp curve
on the Mapleton road yesterday aft
ernoon at a high rate of speed, was
thrown from the wheel. The result
was that he fractured his right leg,
knocked out number of teeth, and
was badly bruised about the body. He
is now being cared for in Emmanuel
hospital.