Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-17


Belt
His parents will have the sympathy
of a wide circle Of friends and &C.
quaintances in this community. Fol
such tragedy there can be no pre-.
paratDn and the shock to the parents
is one from which they can never re-
cover. It viii sadden their future
years. Because Of our inability to
better it we are reprinting the Tri-
bune Article.
Orvin B. Brewer well known in
Belt and who has operated ranch
on Little Belt for a number of years
was seriously injured in an automo-
bile accident near Neihart, Friday
night. Brewers back was broker
while his companion escaped unharm-
ed. Brewer and his friend Hartwick
were returning late Friday from
business trip 30 Great Falls when due
to faulty lights the car was driven
off the grade and overturned. Hart
wick was thrown clear but Brewer
was caught underneath. the car.
Hartwick lifted tn ecar off his COM
panion, righted it and drove to Nei-
hart. Saturday morning the injured
man was taken to the Columbus hos
pital. The report is that at least one
of the vertebrae in his back was
crushed. The patient was operated
on Monday and at last reports was
progressing favorably although moth
ing definite can be conjeetured about
his ultimate recovery.
The Rev. A. 7. Alton Of Sidney, in +
Great Falls Monday as delegate to
the Methodist church conference which
opens today, and Mrs. Alton were mott
fled by telegraph late Monday that i
their l2-year-old son, James, was kill
ed early Monday evening, when he
was run over by a motor grain truck /
as he was riding bicycle on Sid
nev street. The parents were able to
catch an evening train after receiv-
ing word Of the tragedy, and will
reach Sidney early today by driving
part Of the way.
The boy was run down bv a truck
that speeded away without a pause
after the accident, according to the ae-
count received by The Tribune from
its Sidney correspondent. The truck
made q left turn and bore down on
the lad before he could realize his
danger or pedal to safety, hurling his
head against concrete sidewalk and :
two wheels passing over his body. He !
lived but 10 minutes after the acci-
dent.
The accident was witnessed by 3. a
Bailey Of Bismark, N. D. who ran to
the lads assistance to find the body {
IF the victim crushed by the weight {
# the machine and to see the driver
speeding away at a distance. The 4
soy's bicycle was caught by the for !,
ward gear Of the truck and carried = =
our blocks before it disengaged and :
lrOpped off. !
No information had been obtained !.
n Sidney late in the evening that !, Z
Indicated the indentity Of the driver
md the entire community was re- :
'orted to be reused over his failure
o stop after the accident as well as
yer the way in which the Alton Lao
vas run down Murmurs urging dir.
ct action when the driver is found
'ere reported to have been generally >.
card on the streets at Sidney. X
aiimpses of the tragic little figure B.
i lay IN the street covered with a
iood, and his bicycle four blocks dis
mt as reminder Of the truck driv- "
rs failure to stop, reused univer- Il
q indignation among the crowd that Iu
lnnost instantly gathered. The feel leo
'g N the community. ii is stated. :.
ron1ised to grow, at least nnta the
rivers version Of the accident i q
armed. IN
ahe Rev and Mrs. Alton arrived ha
Great FalIs Sunday with the ex- Of
aetation Of remaining until the con la
irenee closes late this week. Their IN
~ had not accompanied them b. ho
luse Of his attendance at sch,oI aud no
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