Austin Daily Herald
Tuesday May 13, 1919
Austin, Minnesota
DEADLY AUTO ACCIDENT
Jo Furtney Killed: Albert Cotter and Walt St. Ledger Seriously Injured.
An auto accident that occurred this side of Lansing between midnight and one o'clock this morning resulted in the sudden death of Jo Furtney and the serious injury of Albert Cotter and Walter St. Ledger. Gus Lunberg who was with the party escaped without injury.
The party left here in the Furtney auto at about 8 o'clock Monday night for Blooming Prairie. On their way back from that village, Cotter was driving the car.
At the point where a road turns west to the Andrew Ramsey farm the car ran into the ditch and in bringing it back to the grade it turned over, pinning Furtney to the ground and crushing the life from his body. Lunberg was thrown free of the car but Cotter and St Ledger were caught under it. They managed to get free. Roy Chaffee of the Baird farm was aroused and phoned for Dr. Griese who hurried to the scene. Others came in the mean time and the car was lifted and Furtney was found to be dead.
Roy Drummond who has a crew working on the state highway was coming to the city in his Ford and he brought the three men to this city and left Cotter at the hospital and St. Ledger at his mother's home. Lunberg left when the car stopped at the hospital.
Cotter had his back hurt and suffered a slight fracture at the base of the skull. St. Ledger had his right shoulder broken. Dr. Griese took an X-ray of the break this morning and found the humerus bone broken from the shoulder socket. Both men are expected to recover.
The body of Furtney was brought to this city by Frank Mayer.
Mr. Furtney was born in this city August 24, 1875 and has always resided here. He has been engaged in the livery business all his life. He was married to Miss Ida Nelson who with two children, Florence and Herbert survive. Another child, Donald, died a few months ago. He leaves a mother, two brothers, Roy and Harry and four sisters, Vera McArdell of Minneapolis, Ada Davis of Dickinson, Lotta Williamson of Geyser, Montana and Minnie Griffith of Sumner, Washington.
He leaves his family well provided for. He was a member of the Eagles and also carried insurance in an old line company.
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Provided by Dorothy Kunz
Tuesday May 13, 1919
Austin, Minnesota
DEADLY AUTO ACCIDENT
Jo Furtney Killed: Albert Cotter and Walt St. Ledger Seriously Injured.
An auto accident that occurred this side of Lansing between midnight and one o'clock this morning resulted in the sudden death of Jo Furtney and the serious injury of Albert Cotter and Walter St. Ledger. Gus Lunberg who was with the party escaped without injury.
The party left here in the Furtney auto at about 8 o'clock Monday night for Blooming Prairie. On their way back from that village, Cotter was driving the car.
At the point where a road turns west to the Andrew Ramsey farm the car ran into the ditch and in bringing it back to the grade it turned over, pinning Furtney to the ground and crushing the life from his body. Lunberg was thrown free of the car but Cotter and St Ledger were caught under it. They managed to get free. Roy Chaffee of the Baird farm was aroused and phoned for Dr. Griese who hurried to the scene. Others came in the mean time and the car was lifted and Furtney was found to be dead.
Roy Drummond who has a crew working on the state highway was coming to the city in his Ford and he brought the three men to this city and left Cotter at the hospital and St. Ledger at his mother's home. Lunberg left when the car stopped at the hospital.
Cotter had his back hurt and suffered a slight fracture at the base of the skull. St. Ledger had his right shoulder broken. Dr. Griese took an X-ray of the break this morning and found the humerus bone broken from the shoulder socket. Both men are expected to recover.
The body of Furtney was brought to this city by Frank Mayer.
Mr. Furtney was born in this city August 24, 1875 and has always resided here. He has been engaged in the livery business all his life. He was married to Miss Ida Nelson who with two children, Florence and Herbert survive. Another child, Donald, died a few months ago. He leaves a mother, two brothers, Roy and Harry and four sisters, Vera McArdell of Minneapolis, Ada Davis of Dickinson, Lotta Williamson of Geyser, Montana and Minnie Griffith of Sumner, Washington.
He leaves his family well provided for. He was a member of the Eagles and also carried insurance in an old line company.
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Provided by Dorothy Kunz
Austin Daily Herald
Tuesday May 13, 1919
Austin, Minnesota
DEADLY AUTO ACCIDENT
Jo Furtney Killed: Albert Cotter and Walt St. Ledger Seriously Injured.
An auto accident that occurred this side of Lansing between midnight and one o'clock this morning resulted in the sudden death of Jo Furtney and the serious injury of Albert Cotter and Walter St. Ledger. Gus Lunberg who was with the party escaped without injury.
The party left here in the Furtney auto at about 8 o'clock Monday night for Blooming Prairie. On their way back from that village, Cotter was driving the car.
At the point where a road turns west to the Andrew Ramsey farm the car ran into the ditch and in bringing it back to the grade it turned over, pinning Furtney to the ground and crushing the life from his body. Lunberg was thrown free of the car but Cotter and St Ledger were caught under it. They managed to get free. Roy Chaffee of the Baird farm was aroused and phoned for Dr. Griese who hurried to the scene. Others came in the mean time and the car was lifted and Furtney was found to be dead.
Roy Drummond who has a crew working on the state highway was coming to the city in his Ford and he brought the three men to this city and left Cotter at the hospital and St. Ledger at his mother's home. Lunberg left when the car stopped at the hospital.
Cotter had his back hurt and suffered a slight fracture at the base of the skull. St. Ledger had his right shoulder broken. Dr. Griese took an X-ray of the break this morning and found the humerus bone broken from the shoulder socket. Both men are expected to recover.
The body of Furtney was brought to this city by Frank Mayer.
Mr. Furtney was born in this city August 24, 1875 and has always resided here. He has been engaged in the livery business all his life. He was married to Miss Ida Nelson who with two children, Florence and Herbert survive. Another child, Donald, died a few months ago. He leaves a mother, two brothers, Roy and Harry and four sisters, Vera McArdell of Minneapolis, Ada Davis of Dickinson, Lotta Williamson of Geyser, Montana and Minnie Griffith of Sumner, Washington.
He leaves his family well provided for. He was a member of the Eagles and also carried insurance in an old line company.
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Provided by Dorothy Kunz
Tuesday May 13, 1919
Austin, Minnesota
DEADLY AUTO ACCIDENT
Jo Furtney Killed: Albert Cotter and Walt St. Ledger Seriously Injured.
An auto accident that occurred this side of Lansing between midnight and one o'clock this morning resulted in the sudden death of Jo Furtney and the serious injury of Albert Cotter and Walter St. Ledger. Gus Lunberg who was with the party escaped without injury.
The party left here in the Furtney auto at about 8 o'clock Monday night for Blooming Prairie. On their way back from that village, Cotter was driving the car.
At the point where a road turns west to the Andrew Ramsey farm the car ran into the ditch and in bringing it back to the grade it turned over, pinning Furtney to the ground and crushing the life from his body. Lunberg was thrown free of the car but Cotter and St Ledger were caught under it. They managed to get free. Roy Chaffee of the Baird farm was aroused and phoned for Dr. Griese who hurried to the scene. Others came in the mean time and the car was lifted and Furtney was found to be dead.
Roy Drummond who has a crew working on the state highway was coming to the city in his Ford and he brought the three men to this city and left Cotter at the hospital and St. Ledger at his mother's home. Lunberg left when the car stopped at the hospital.
Cotter had his back hurt and suffered a slight fracture at the base of the skull. St. Ledger had his right shoulder broken. Dr. Griese took an X-ray of the break this morning and found the humerus bone broken from the shoulder socket. Both men are expected to recover.
The body of Furtney was brought to this city by Frank Mayer.
Mr. Furtney was born in this city August 24, 1875 and has always resided here. He has been engaged in the livery business all his life. He was married to Miss Ida Nelson who with two children, Florence and Herbert survive. Another child, Donald, died a few months ago. He leaves a mother, two brothers, Roy and Harry and four sisters, Vera McArdell of Minneapolis, Ada Davis of Dickinson, Lotta Williamson of Geyser, Montana and Minnie Griffith of Sumner, Washington.
He leaves his family well provided for. He was a member of the Eagles and also carried insurance in an old line company.
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Provided by Dorothy Kunz
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