The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-07-04

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again. front wheels on the grade
rear wheels in the shallow ditch
motor running and gears in neut
raj. Mr.. White lay in the ditch
stunned into unconsciousness. ThC
left door had opened when the
car started to go over and The
driver was thrown out. AS the
car went on over the right dool
opened and Dorgan was thrown
out and clear of the car. Davey
says he seemed to spin around
and found himself with his face
! against the back cushion of the
seat. After looking to his com.
panions he drove the car off tc
the side of the road.
Mr.. White was unconscious but
did not show the marks of ser.
ious injury. The right side of his
face was bruised and his clothing
on his body torn. Another car
was secured from the Sethre farm
and Milton Siljenberg, who hap
pened by, was enlisted as driver.
The injured man was placed in
the back seat and Mr.. Davey and
Mr.. Dorgan stayed back there
with him. He had regained con-
seriousness before this and his
first oncern was for his COM
panions, and learning they were
unhurt, inquired as to the con-
dition of the car. When asked
about himself he complained of
pain in his leg and shoulder and
face.
Manner OF Accident
Soon after the journey to town
was begun the injured man said:
Stop, stop, stop. The car was
halted but Bob kept repeating the
request to stop so the journey
was continued. He soon became
silent and his condition changed.
His companions held his hands
and chafed his wrists but even
before they realized it death had
claimed their friend.
MI. Davey, after examining the
wounds on the body and recalling
the circumstances of the accident,
says he is convinced that Bob
was thrown against the door.
which opened. In a partly sitting
posture he was partly out of the
partly open door when the side
of the car hit the ground and was
caught and crushed between the
door and the door frame.
The body was brought to the
Clayton undertaking parlors and
at eight O'Clock an inquest was
conducted by Judge Gordon and
County Attorney Foor. The jury.
w. B. Dewitt, Wilbur White, H..
c. Ditmarson, George Barwise. I.
L. Jensen and Calvin Rogers. re-
turned a verdict in accordance
with facts as above stated as to
time, place and cause.
Services
Funeral services were held at
the Presbyterian church Tuesday
at three p. m. The church was
filled with those who had been
friends of the deceased and came
to pay a last tribHte Of love and
respect. The impressive Masonic
ritual service was read. A large
number of the Masonic order
were in attendance, many of them
from Poplar where Mr.. White
formerly resided. A trio, Mrs. o.
c. Johnson, Genevieve Montgom-
cry and Winifred Trail sang,
with Mrs. E. L. Shipman accom-
panying. The casket was banked
with bright flowers from local
gardens.
At the direction of a sister, Mrs.
L. A. Wildwood of Rockford, ILL.,,
the body was shipped there for
burial. Frank nj. CatIin accom-
panied it.
Born In ireland
Robert ]. White was born in
Belfast, Ireland, May %, 1871, and
just past SO years of age. He
came to Poplar, Montana, in 1916
from Rockford, ILL.,, and engaged
in the jewelry and watch bust
ness, owned property in both
Poplar and Wolf Point and nearly
a thousand acres of land, much
of which he farmed through a
tenant. Besides his sister he
leaves an adopted daughter, now
25, the child of his brother.
A Man
Bob White held the warm
friendship of many and the high
respect of all. He was a Mason of
long membership, a loyal friend
and a clean, sterling, upright man
and citizen. He was a member of
the city council, held a member
ship in the Commercial club, and
in the golf club and va always
ready to do his part in community
enterprises. He was frank, sin
cere, and always to be depended
on. His tragic, untimely death
brought a terrible shock and deep
to those who knew him best.
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