The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
TEACHER DIES
FROM INJURIES
MILFORD HI. Eubank Dead
as Result Of School
room Accident.
WAS HELPING A PUPIL
Death Came as Result of In.
jury While Helping Student
in Manual Training.

A schoolroom accident resulted Sun
day morning in the death of MILFORD
Herbert Eubank aged 20, manual
training instructor at the Mckinley
Junior High school, who died at his
home at 5S5 Charles street. The in
jury which caused his death was re-
ceived last Tuesday afternoon while
lie was instructing q class in the
worKroom at the school
Fearing that one Of the pupils might
be injured while cutting large board
on a circular saw, Mr. Eubank offered
to saw the beam for the student. 1t
task that he was injured; the saw, in
some way or other, buckled on him
hurting the timber back so that it
struck him in the abdomen.
He was hurried to his home and had
been under constant care of physicians
since the time of the accident. He
had rallied somewhat and it was
thought that the injury was not seri-
Gus. On Saturday afternoon he suf-
fered a relapse. He sank steadily un-
til early Sunday morning when death
ended his suffering.
A post-mortem examination held as
a part of the coroner's inquest into an
accidental death, showed that gangren-
Gus poisoning had set in from the in
ternal injuries and had been the
cause of the relapse.
The news of this death cast a
shadow over the entire school system
of Kenosha Mr.. Eubank was most
efficient instructor and his death
means a most severe loss both to the
Mckinley school and to his associates
there and in other schools. He was
most popular with the students at the
school and the word Of his death en-
shrouded the school in sorrow today
MILFORD Herbert Eubank was born
February 20, 1896, at Columbia, Mis-
souri,, the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Eubank. He was educated in the pub
lie schools there and later entered the
University of Columbia He had also
studied at the University of Mime
sofa and at Stout Institute at Menom-
inee.
He came to Kenosha four years ago
as an ms ructor in manual training
WORK In Lne SCnuOlS hclS aAu nos ~SSAN
most successful in his work.
On August 25th, 1922, he was united
in marriage to Miss Clara Butrick, of
Kenosha, who survives him. He is
also survived by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Eubank, of Columbia, Mo-,
and a brother, Richard Eubank, of
Jefferson City, Mo.
The deceased was a member of the
Masonic lodge at Columbia, Missouri,
of Kenosha chapter No 3 Royal Arch
Masons, and of the Kenosha Council
r. and S. NJ, having taken the last
degree only recently. He was like
wise member of the Elks lodge at
Columbia, Missouri. He was also a
member of the Eastern Star and of the
Kenosha Teachers club. He had been
most active in fraternal life in Keno
sha and his death comes as a severe
loss to the organizations to which he
belonged.
In war days he heard the call to
the colors and answered 1t, serving
in the United States navy. He was
member of the American Legion Post
at Columbia, Missouri, and had been
active in it's work.
He was a member of the First Bap-
fist church of Kenosha and had been
active in the work. of that congrega-
tion.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day afternoon at two o'clock at the
Hansen Funeral Home on Park ave-
nue. with the Reverend l. w. Corey
pastor of the First Baptist church Of
fciating. There will be Masonic
service at the grave with Kenosha
lodge No AZ in charge. Interment
will be in the family plot in the North
Bristol cemetery on the Geneva road.
The American Legion will also have
a part in the services, acting for the
post at Columbia, Missouri, of which
the deceased was a member.