Son of James Harper and Catherine Bailer Byler. Husband of
Margaret (Maggie) Potts Byler.
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James Byler, 67 years old, was killed Friday in his home south of Garfield when his team ran away with him in the hay field, and he was so badly injured that he died an hour or two later.
Our correspondent at Providence sent the following story of the unfortunate accident. "James F. Byler and son, Harper, were working in the hay field together.
His son was shocking hay and being some distance away did not notice anything was wrong until his father called for him to catch the team of mules. At the time Mr. Byler was laying across the rake tongue and when his son attempted to stop the mules they swung in a circle and ran through the wire fence and out into the timber. When the team turned Mr. Byler fell headlong to the ground. When Harper reached his father, he thought he was dead and ran for the home about a quarter mile away for other members of the family.
When they reached the scene of the accident, they discovered there was still life, and the doctor was called. His head and face badly bruised and mangled but he lived about four hours without gaining consciousness.
Margaret (Maggie) Potts Byler.
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James Byler, 67 years old, was killed Friday in his home south of Garfield when his team ran away with him in the hay field, and he was so badly injured that he died an hour or two later.
Our correspondent at Providence sent the following story of the unfortunate accident. "James F. Byler and son, Harper, were working in the hay field together.
His son was shocking hay and being some distance away did not notice anything was wrong until his father called for him to catch the team of mules. At the time Mr. Byler was laying across the rake tongue and when his son attempted to stop the mules they swung in a circle and ran through the wire fence and out into the timber. When the team turned Mr. Byler fell headlong to the ground. When Harper reached his father, he thought he was dead and ran for the home about a quarter mile away for other members of the family.
When they reached the scene of the accident, they discovered there was still life, and the doctor was called. His head and face badly bruised and mangled but he lived about four hours without gaining consciousness.
Son of James Harper and Catherine Bailer Byler. Husband of
Margaret (Maggie) Potts Byler.
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James Byler, 67 years old, was killed Friday in his home south of Garfield when his team ran away with him in the hay field, and he was so badly injured that he died an hour or two later.
Our correspondent at Providence sent the following story of the unfortunate accident. "James F. Byler and son, Harper, were working in the hay field together.
His son was shocking hay and being some distance away did not notice anything was wrong until his father called for him to catch the team of mules. At the time Mr. Byler was laying across the rake tongue and when his son attempted to stop the mules they swung in a circle and ran through the wire fence and out into the timber. When the team turned Mr. Byler fell headlong to the ground. When Harper reached his father, he thought he was dead and ran for the home about a quarter mile away for other members of the family.
When they reached the scene of the accident, they discovered there was still life, and the doctor was called. His head and face badly bruised and mangled but he lived about four hours without gaining consciousness.
Margaret (Maggie) Potts Byler.
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James Byler, 67 years old, was killed Friday in his home south of Garfield when his team ran away with him in the hay field, and he was so badly injured that he died an hour or two later.
Our correspondent at Providence sent the following story of the unfortunate accident. "James F. Byler and son, Harper, were working in the hay field together.
His son was shocking hay and being some distance away did not notice anything was wrong until his father called for him to catch the team of mules. At the time Mr. Byler was laying across the rake tongue and when his son attempted to stop the mules they swung in a circle and ran through the wire fence and out into the timber. When the team turned Mr. Byler fell headlong to the ground. When Harper reached his father, he thought he was dead and ran for the home about a quarter mile away for other members of the family.
When they reached the scene of the accident, they discovered there was still life, and the doctor was called. His head and face badly bruised and mangled but he lived about four hours without gaining consciousness.
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