Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-30
CONTRACTOR
LAID TO REST
George Campbell, Eveleth,
Was Run Over by Cater
pillar Tractor.
Distressing Accident Oc-
Cured Friday Morning
on Road Near ASkOv.
Life is uncertain.

This was brought out very clearly
and suddenly last Friday morning
when George Campbell, partner in the
bell was run over by a caterpillar
tractor and killed on the road con-
struction job on trunk highway Nc.
1856, west of Askov.
The distressing fatal accident oc-
Cured about 1000 a. m, mile east
of the pavement. A steam shovel was
dumping dirt into the trucks. When
trucks were unable to pull away on
their own power, due to unevenness
or slippery road, caterpillar tractor
was hooked on. A truck had stalled
and no one seemed handy to man the
tractor, so Mr.. Campbell who was
just then eating a sandwich, handed
it to a foreman, William Bulley.
Jumped on the tractor and started
backing it up to the stalled truck.
The hook end of the cable to be
used between the tractor and truck
had been thrown over the drivers seat
and when the tractor was backing
part of the cable caught in the cleats
of the track which resulted in the
yanking off of the driver and the
seat. Mr.. Campbell was caught I'M
der the tracks as the machine con-
tinued backing and it all happened
so fast that the efforts of his brother
in-law, Albert Forte, truck foreman.
to eXtricate the unfortunate man,
were in vain.
The 60 horse power caterpillar trac-
tor weighs about 10 tons so the
weight which passed over the stomach
and hips of Mr.. Campbell was enough
to crush him. The tracks are about
IL inches wide and the cleats two
inches deep.
The unfortunate man was rushed to
the office of DR.. H. P. Dredge in Sand
stone where he breathed his last with
body was later removed to the home
at Eveleth.
Resident OF Eveleth.
Mr.. Campbell who was 3S years old.
had been a resident of Eveleth for ali
but few years of his life. He at
tended the local schools there and
served as a councilman of the city
1924-26. He was a charter member
of the American Legion post and
served as its first commander when
it was organized in 1920. He is sur
vived by his widow and two sons, Ar
thur, Z, and George, 5. Other sur
vivors include two sisters, Miss Irene
Campbell of Eveleth, and Mrs. Frank
Bradish of Aurora.
Funeral services were conducted at
$50 a. m. Monday from the st. Pat
rick's church in Eveleth, with Rev.
Father William j. Powers in charge.
Burial was in the Eveleth cemetery,
with Eveleth post No. 221, American
Legion, taking part in the rites.
Mr.. Campbell came to Askov about
two weeks before the fatal accident,
together with his partner in this road
construction project, ]. w. Runquist.
Things were just going nicely on the
job, about a hundred men being en-
ployed. Mr.. Campbell was of the
cheerful, bright and happy type of
men, one who knew how to handle big
crews of men and get along we'll with
them. He would eat together with
his men and was just like one Of the
gang. His men as we'll as the be-
reaved family feel keenly his sudden
passing.
Work Was Going Well.
Only the evening before, Mr.. Tay-
Tor of Duluth, long time friend of
George Campbell, had been here to
visit the contractors and to see how
the work was progressing. Mr.. Tay-
lor was like father to the younger
Campbell as they had been associated
in contract work in various ways and
he was much interested in the sue
cess of Mr.. Campbell. They had spent
a pleasant evening together, things
were going good, and they were lay
ing plans to also bid on the bridge
to be constructed over Kettle river.
The next forenoon the sad news was
telephoned to Mr.. Taylor at Mime
apolis where he had gone on bust
ness. He Immediately returned to
Sandstone and together with the fam
lily at Eveleth made the funeral ar
rangements.
Mr.. Campbell had been a contrac-
tor for several years, was known as
"go-getter," full of pep and energy
and apparently had a good future be-
fore him.
Folks in the Askov community
where he had been but two weeks and
where he was not as yet we'll known,
had however, come to appreciate this
energetic young contractor, appreci-
ated his being here and liked to see