The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-26
wife AND CHILDREN
SUFFER INJURIES AS
CAR STRIKES DITCH
Farmer Loses Control OF Ma.
chine Near Sterling; Is
Rushed to Hospital
CHILDREN SLIGHTLY HURT
Victim Was Prominent in Com.
munity Life Of Sterling; Was
Member Of School Board

william c. Hoeft. about 40. farmer
who lived six and one-half miles
north OF Sterling. is dead. and his
wife Is in local hospital recovering
from slight injuries as result Of an
automobile accident near Sterling be-
tween 6 and z o'clock last night. Hoeft
died in the local hospital at 8 o'clock
this morning.
The car in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoeft and their three children were
riding left U. 8. Highway No. 10 two
miles north of Sterling. dived into .
deep ditch, and rolled over several
times when Mr.. Hoeft lost control Of
the machine. They were driving
north, returning to their farm home.
The automobile. light sedan. was
completely demolished
Skull Fractured
Hoeft suffered a fractured skull,
broken jaw. many other broken bones,
and general shock. Mrs. Hoeft and
the children suffered. many minor
bruises and body cuts. The children,
Pauline, II, Maxine, 8. and Max 7.
were discharged from the hospital last
night after receiving first aid treat
ment.
The accident was witnessed by Mrs.
L. B. Smith and Mrs. H. e. Wildfang.
both Of Sterling, who were driving
south on the same road some distance
north of the scene of the accident.
Hoeft. unconscious. and the other
members of the family were rushed
to Bismarck in car driven by j. H.
Riley. Sterling, arriving here shortly
after 8 o'clock last night.
Hoeft had operated the farm north
of Sterling for the last four or five
years and had operated farm south
OF Sterling for two or three years be-
FORE He came to North Dakota from
Montana, where he had gone Is
years ago when he left his family
home in Minnesota.
Was Prominent
Prominent for several years In af-
fairs in the Sterling district, Hoeft
had served as a member Of the school
board In Christiania district and was
one of the 10 Sterling farmers who
had part in the "hog-wild" affair last
fall.
Ed Olson, formerly Of Bismarck but
now of Moffit, father Of Mrs. Hoeft,
arrived In Bismarck this morning to
help arrange funeral services. No
definite plans for the rites had been
made at noon today.
The dead man. besides his wife and
children and members Of the Olson
family. leaves sister, who resides In
Canada.
Two Women Hurt
Two Dickinson women narrowly
escaped death last night when an au-
tomobile which they had borrowed
and were driving somersaulted on q.
s. Highway No. 10 q short distance
west Of Taylor. They were on their
way to Dickinson.
The two women, both nurses in q
Dickinson hospital. were Anna Killer
and a Miss Lennitz. Both were &C.
verely shaken and suffered face cuts
necessitating stitches. The car was
badly damaged, the frame twisted, the
back Of the body crumpled in. and
all windows shattered.
They said the car swerved into the
ditch, Somersaulted over q built-up
approach to q connecting road. and
sailed 20 yards through the air. land
ing right side up.
Four cars were damaged slightly
but no one was hurt In two autono-
bile collisions in Bismarck this morn
ing. Two cars figured In q third
crash on U. 8. Highway No. 10. near
the state penitentiary, shortly after
midnight. Damage made It impossi-
bic to drive either car and both were
hauled to the city.
A car driven by Martin Solberg
craftsman In the state highway de-
partment, was struck on Main avenue
near the swimming pool this morning
by another machine driven by RAJ
Hancock and Robert McCurty. bott
Of Illinois.