The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-28
FATAL AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT TUESDAY
ROLAND r. DEBEAU MEETS
DEATH WHEN CAR GOES
INTO DITCH
OTHER OCCUPANTS HURT
FUNERAL WILL BE UNDER MA.
SONIC AUSPICES FRIDAY
AFTERNOON

ROLAND Russell DuBeau, we'll
known in Sank Centre was instantly
killed in an auto accident on High
way No. 8, about four miles east of
Alexandria, Tuesday evening about
1880.
AS near as the Herald has been
able to ascertain the facts in the case
are about as follows:
ROLAND, accompanied by a Miss
Fas of Minneapolis were enroute to
Sank Centre to attend the fair dance.
They were accompanying an automo-
bile containing four other Alexandria
young people. As the party left
Osakis ROLAND asked the occupants
of the other car to lead and to drive
slow as his lights were not working
well. After they had driven for
about three miles ROLAND came by
the side of the head car and said if
they would drive faster his lights
would work better so they speeded
up to about 80 miles an hour. In
the course of short time they
missed Rolland's car and returned
to look for him and found that eight
or ten other cars had gathered and
that the Buick driven by DuBeau
and run off the road, into the
ditch and turned turtle and the
steering wheel was resting on Roll
lands head. He was probably in
stantly killed.
Miss Fas states that they met a
Ford and were blinded by the glaring
lights and in an endeavor to get
away from them went off the en-
bankment.
Rolland's Buick travelled for about
$50 feet by the roadside before it was
completely overturned. In the mean
time ROLAND had presence of mind
enough to open the right door of his
car and literally throw his companion
out before the car was completely
overturned and undoubtedly saved
her life.
The deceased was the only son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Dubeau, former
residents of this city and for num-
Der of years proprietor of the Palmer
House, selling the, property several
years ago to George Tanner, after
which they purchased and operated
the Waldorf Hotel at Fargo, taking
over the Blake at Alexandria two
years ago where they have since re-
sided.
The deceased graduated with hon
ors from the Sank Centre high school
after which he attended the Univer-
sity of Minnesota for a time. For the
past several years he was actively
engaged with his father in the man
agement of the hotel property. He
was a member of Star in the West
Blue Lodge, "A. F. & A. M, Sank
Centre, Chapter No. 48 Royal Arch
Masons, Pilgrim Commandry No. 33
Knights Templar, all of Sank Cen
tire, and Osnnan Temple Order of the
Mystic Shrine, st. Paul.
Short funeral services will be held
at the family home at Rest Haven,
Alexandria, Friday at 100 P. M.
At 800 o'clock services will be held
at the Congregational church of this
city, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Cecil s.. Sparkes. Following the
services at the church the body will
be turned over to the Masonic fra
ternity and will be buried with The
Blue Lodge service at the grave, the
Knights Templar, acting as escort: :.
ROLAND was lovable fellow and
his friends were numbered only by
his acquaintance.
Several years ago the baby of the
family met tragic sdeath when he
died from injuries received by being
hit by an automobile while on Third
street in front of the Palmer House.
Mr.. and Mrs. DuBeau and daugh-
tiers have the sympathy of Sank Gen.
ire friends in their bereavement.