The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-08-09
Weekend Auto Accidents
Near Here Take : Lives
Two Sleepy Eye Young People
Die After Car Crashes
Into Fairfax Truck
OTHERS SUFFER INJURIES
Springfield Cars in Accident
Near Morgan; Mrs. Ben
SchmitZ Killed

OCumltZ AllleQ
Weekend accidents in Red
wood and Renville counties re-
suited in the death of three
Brown county residents.
Two Sleepy Eye youths died
following a smashup near Fair
fax. A tragic death near Nor
gan was the first auto accident
fatality in Redwood county this
year.
MRS. BEN SCHMITZ DIES
AFTER MORGAN ACCIDENT
Mrs. Ben Schmitz, 26, was fatally
hurt and four other Springfield per-
sons sustained injuries Sunday eve
ming when two cars crashed at
crossroad near the C. M. Bendixsen
farm three miles west of Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schmitz were driving
east in Model T. Ford when Nash
coupe driven by William Swanbeck
with Ole Sorenson and Ella KEEPER
as passengers, approached from the
south. They met in the center of the
intersection and both were thrown
northward into the ditch. The coupe
overturned.
Mrs. Schmitz died of broken neck
while being taken to the Springfield
hospital. Her left collar bone also
was broken and she suffered severe
skin abrasions and deep decorations
over her left eye.
Mr.. Swanoeck received bruises and
minor cuts. Mr.. Sorenson, assistant
engineer at the Springfield power
plant, received broken arm while
Miss KEEPER and Mr.. Schmitz escaped
with bruises.
A. w. Hubbard, county coroner
and Sheriff L. j. Kise were called
about 9 p. m. and Investigated the &C.
cident. Mr.. Hubbard announced that
no inquest will be held.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at the Eden Meth
odist church where Mrs. Schmitz had
been member since early childhood.
Rev. H. A. Potthoff of Morgan offic-
lated.
Before her marriage five years ago
at Morgan, Mrs. Schmitz was Vera
Dittbenner, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugo Dittbenner of Eden township.
Besides her husband, she leaves her
parents, sister, Hilary and BROTH
er, Willard. Mr.. Schmitz is associat-
ed with his father, B. ]. Schmitz Of
Wabasso, in the road construction
business. Mr.. and Mrs. Schmitz were
returning to Eden township after
spending the day at Wabasso.
TRUCKLOAD OF CCC
BOYS AND CAR CRASH
Two Sleepy Eye young people were
fatally injured and three other per-
sons were cut and bruised Saturday
about 9:45 p. m. when a car crashed
into a truck on the highway between
Fairfax and Fort Ridgely park.
Alfred Kuester, Fl, driver of the
car, died at / p. m. Sunday at Loret-
ia hospital in New Ulm. His right
knee was crushed, his arm was brok-
en- in two places and he was cut and
bruised. Alice Simonsen, Is, suffered
a basal skull fracture and died at Z
a. m. Monday at the New Ulm hospi-
tai.
Accompanied by Bernice Tretbar
and Richard Arbes, also of Sleepy
Eye, Kuester was driving toward
Fairfax on highway when his car
skidded in loose gravel and struck a
truck driven by Oscar Steeber of
Fairfax. Mr.. Steeber was accompan-
led by Mrs. Steeber and their small
son and was taking a truckload Of
CCC boys to their headquarters at the
fort.
The impact threw the Steeber child
through the windshield of the truck
and he was scratched and bruised.
Kuester was driving a Chrysler
sedan which was completely demol-
ished. 1t belonged to his brother-in-
law.
WOMAN INJURED IN
WABASSO ACCIDENT
Three persons were injured, one
seriously, Tuesday, July 81, when a
Lakefeld car swerved into the ditch
to avoid hitting the star mail route
truck at the intersection Of Highway
II and the Wabasso-M Morgan road,