The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-11-03
ELY men FIGURE IN TWO
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
Unfortunate Affairs Cause the Death of Mako kochevar
Old Resident of Ely, and Harry Anderson at Orr
State Highway No. IL.

Mako hOcneVar, an OlQ reSlQent o.
this city and well known by a large
number of friends, was struck by ar
auto driven by Joseph Palcher OF thu
American Clothing Company, Friday
evening, and sustained injuries from
the effects of which he died the follow.
ing day at about 10 o'clock
Mr.. Palcher was driving his car along
Sheridan Street when he noticed Mr.
Kochevar starting to cross the stree
between Fourth and Fifth Avenue.
East. The horn was sounded in warn.
ing and Kochevar, who was few fee
off the curb, Speeded up attempting tx
beat the auto instead of standing still
In the meantime the car had come into
close proximity and the brakes were
applied. On the slippery road the
brakes were of little avail and in trying
to evade Kochevar, Palcher ran hi.
car for the curb and into the fence
He failed to clear Kochevar and strucl
him with the side of his car.
Investigation at the hospital showed
that the injured man had suffered 6
fractured skull when knocked to the
pavement. He was made as comfort.
able as possible but expired about ter
hours after suffering the injury
Authorities were notified but all evi.
dence pointed to an unavoidable acct
dent and no inquest was deemed neces-
sry by the county attorney and the
coroner.
Mako Kochevar was SO years of age
widower, his wife having preceded
him in death by about a year. He is
survived by an adopted son, Mathew
Banks, of Duluth, and one brother
John Kochevar, who makes his home
at Greaney. He has been a resident
of Ely for the past 35 years following
the occupation of miner He was q
member of Lodge No. of the South
Slavonic Catholic Union of this city
The funeral took place from the
Catholic church on Tuesday morning
the Rev. Father Mihelcic conducting
the services. A large number attended
the funeral. The remains were pre-
pared for burial at the Ely Mortuary.
Harry Anderson, aged SIS, proprietor
of hotel at Orr, was struck by a cal
diven by Jessie Swanson of this city
short distance from Orr on Sunday
night and instantly killed. Swanson
with Joe Bottiani and Earl Fenske, wa
returning from a duck hunting trip II
Lake Kabetogama.
Swanson was held at Virginia and al
inquest was held Monday. He and hi.
companions, Bottiani and Fenske
stated that when a short distance NORTH
of Orr and in the center of a shor
upgrade, they noticed something lying
in the road. The grade made it inn
possible to see the object clearly unit
the car was too close to avoid strikin,
it, when it turned out to be man.
1t was not determined how Anderson
happened to be lying in the road bu
the superstition is that he slipped OF
the ice-coated highway as the car ap
preached. He was dragged abou
seventy-five feet before the car couls
be stopped, it was stated at the in
quest. Anderson suffered fractured
skull and died instantly.
A coroner's jury on Monday after
noon cleared Mr.. Swanson of an,
negligence in the fatal accident. Tn
inquest was held at the Ala Funera
Home at Virginia where the body wa
| taken Anderson jS survived nv hi
widow.