Death of David H. Holdren
This community was shocked over the death of David H. Holdren about 1 o'clock Sunday morning when he was run down and killed by a passenger train on the Frisco railroad, as he and Charlie Burkett were returning from a fishing trip down on Ten Mile creek. They were walking on the track and were near C. H. Caswell's home, about one mile south of town, when they saw two trains approaching, one from the north and one from the south. Burkett stepped off on the east side of the track on which they were walking, while Holdren stepped off on the west side, which made him between the two trains, as it was a double track and the trains passed each other at that place.
It is not known just how it happened. Burkett found Holdren lying on his face between the tracks after the trains had passed, apparently dead. It is thought that perhaps the headlight of the trains blinded him and he got too close to one of the trains, or that as he carried his fishing poles and tackle, they were struck and threw him against one of the rapidly moving trains. Burkett, frightened and excited, ran at top speed all the way to town for assistance. At the Frisco station he found C. H. Caswell, who went immediately to the scene of the accident with his car. Holdren was still alive and had walked across the railroad tracks and was lying face downward on the ground when they reached him. He spoke several times.
He was taken to the home of Dr. O. C. Thomas, but he expired in the car as it stopped in front of the house.
The body was taken to the Coons undertaking parlors, where it remained until the funeral.
Upon examination it was found that he had been struck on the left side and, while the body was not badly mutilated, he received internal injuries which caused his immediate death.
David H. Holdren, son of the late deceased W. L. and Louisa J. Holdren, was born September 23, 1880 on a farm four miles east of Spring Hill. In 1892 his parents moved from the farm to Spring Hill where he attended the public schools. He was a trusted employee of the North Western Yeast Company for a number of years.
At the death of his father in 1906, he returned home and gave constant and tender care to his mother until her death in 1916.
He was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge, being a past Noble Grand of the order. At the time of his death, he was also a member of the Grange.
He leaves to mourn his untimely death four brothers and three sisters, who are Wh. H. Holdren of Lyons, Kas.; Judge J. W. Holdren of Independence, Kas.; Mose Holdren of Spring Hill, Kas.; John Holdren of Wichita, Kas.; Mrs. Lee Landon of Topeka, Kas.; Mrs. Ruth Ramsay of Kansas City, and Mrs. Loula Chevesich of Stockton, Calif.
Funeral services were held from the M. E. church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. I. F. Edwards, the pastor, and the body was laid to rest beside his parents in the Spring Hill cemetery. The I.O.O.F. lodge of this place of which he was a member, conducted ritualistic services at the grave. The lodge attended.
Dave Holdren was a quiet man, good natured, big hearted and kind, and will be missed by his large circle of relatives and friends, who deeply mourn his tragic and untimely death.
This community was shocked over the death of David H. Holdren about 1 o'clock Sunday morning when he was run down and killed by a passenger train on the Frisco railroad, as he and Charlie Burkett were returning from a fishing trip down on Ten Mile creek. They were walking on the track and were near C. H. Caswell's home, about one mile south of town, when they saw two trains approaching, one from the north and one from the south. Burkett stepped off on the east side of the track on which they were walking, while Holdren stepped off on the west side, which made him between the two trains, as it was a double track and the trains passed each other at that place.
It is not known just how it happened. Burkett found Holdren lying on his face between the tracks after the trains had passed, apparently dead. It is thought that perhaps the headlight of the trains blinded him and he got too close to one of the trains, or that as he carried his fishing poles and tackle, they were struck and threw him against one of the rapidly moving trains. Burkett, frightened and excited, ran at top speed all the way to town for assistance. At the Frisco station he found C. H. Caswell, who went immediately to the scene of the accident with his car. Holdren was still alive and had walked across the railroad tracks and was lying face downward on the ground when they reached him. He spoke several times.
He was taken to the home of Dr. O. C. Thomas, but he expired in the car as it stopped in front of the house.
The body was taken to the Coons undertaking parlors, where it remained until the funeral.
Upon examination it was found that he had been struck on the left side and, while the body was not badly mutilated, he received internal injuries which caused his immediate death.
David H. Holdren, son of the late deceased W. L. and Louisa J. Holdren, was born September 23, 1880 on a farm four miles east of Spring Hill. In 1892 his parents moved from the farm to Spring Hill where he attended the public schools. He was a trusted employee of the North Western Yeast Company for a number of years.
At the death of his father in 1906, he returned home and gave constant and tender care to his mother until her death in 1916.
He was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge, being a past Noble Grand of the order. At the time of his death, he was also a member of the Grange.
He leaves to mourn his untimely death four brothers and three sisters, who are Wh. H. Holdren of Lyons, Kas.; Judge J. W. Holdren of Independence, Kas.; Mose Holdren of Spring Hill, Kas.; John Holdren of Wichita, Kas.; Mrs. Lee Landon of Topeka, Kas.; Mrs. Ruth Ramsay of Kansas City, and Mrs. Loula Chevesich of Stockton, Calif.
Funeral services were held from the M. E. church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. I. F. Edwards, the pastor, and the body was laid to rest beside his parents in the Spring Hill cemetery. The I.O.O.F. lodge of this place of which he was a member, conducted ritualistic services at the grave. The lodge attended.
Dave Holdren was a quiet man, good natured, big hearted and kind, and will be missed by his large circle of relatives and friends, who deeply mourn his tragic and untimely death.
Death of David H. Holdren
This community was shocked over the death of David H. Holdren about 1 o'clock Sunday morning when he was run down and killed by a passenger train on the Frisco railroad, as he and Charlie Burkett were returning from a fishing trip down on Ten Mile creek. They were walking on the track and were near C. H. Caswell's home, about one mile south of town, when they saw two trains approaching, one from the north and one from the south. Burkett stepped off on the east side of the track on which they were walking, while Holdren stepped off on the west side, which made him between the two trains, as it was a double track and the trains passed each other at that place.
It is not known just how it happened. Burkett found Holdren lying on his face between the tracks after the trains had passed, apparently dead. It is thought that perhaps the headlight of the trains blinded him and he got too close to one of the trains, or that as he carried his fishing poles and tackle, they were struck and threw him against one of the rapidly moving trains. Burkett, frightened and excited, ran at top speed all the way to town for assistance. At the Frisco station he found C. H. Caswell, who went immediately to the scene of the accident with his car. Holdren was still alive and had walked across the railroad tracks and was lying face downward on the ground when they reached him. He spoke several times.
He was taken to the home of Dr. O. C. Thomas, but he expired in the car as it stopped in front of the house.
The body was taken to the Coons undertaking parlors, where it remained until the funeral.
Upon examination it was found that he had been struck on the left side and, while the body was not badly mutilated, he received internal injuries which caused his immediate death.
David H. Holdren, son of the late deceased W. L. and Louisa J. Holdren, was born September 23, 1880 on a farm four miles east of Spring Hill. In 1892 his parents moved from the farm to Spring Hill where he attended the public schools. He was a trusted employee of the North Western Yeast Company for a number of years.
At the death of his father in 1906, he returned home and gave constant and tender care to his mother until her death in 1916.
He was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge, being a past Noble Grand of the order. At the time of his death, he was also a member of the Grange.
He leaves to mourn his untimely death four brothers and three sisters, who are Wh. H. Holdren of Lyons, Kas.; Judge J. W. Holdren of Independence, Kas.; Mose Holdren of Spring Hill, Kas.; John Holdren of Wichita, Kas.; Mrs. Lee Landon of Topeka, Kas.; Mrs. Ruth Ramsay of Kansas City, and Mrs. Loula Chevesich of Stockton, Calif.
Funeral services were held from the M. E. church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. I. F. Edwards, the pastor, and the body was laid to rest beside his parents in the Spring Hill cemetery. The I.O.O.F. lodge of this place of which he was a member, conducted ritualistic services at the grave. The lodge attended.
Dave Holdren was a quiet man, good natured, big hearted and kind, and will be missed by his large circle of relatives and friends, who deeply mourn his tragic and untimely death.
This community was shocked over the death of David H. Holdren about 1 o'clock Sunday morning when he was run down and killed by a passenger train on the Frisco railroad, as he and Charlie Burkett were returning from a fishing trip down on Ten Mile creek. They were walking on the track and were near C. H. Caswell's home, about one mile south of town, when they saw two trains approaching, one from the north and one from the south. Burkett stepped off on the east side of the track on which they were walking, while Holdren stepped off on the west side, which made him between the two trains, as it was a double track and the trains passed each other at that place.
It is not known just how it happened. Burkett found Holdren lying on his face between the tracks after the trains had passed, apparently dead. It is thought that perhaps the headlight of the trains blinded him and he got too close to one of the trains, or that as he carried his fishing poles and tackle, they were struck and threw him against one of the rapidly moving trains. Burkett, frightened and excited, ran at top speed all the way to town for assistance. At the Frisco station he found C. H. Caswell, who went immediately to the scene of the accident with his car. Holdren was still alive and had walked across the railroad tracks and was lying face downward on the ground when they reached him. He spoke several times.
He was taken to the home of Dr. O. C. Thomas, but he expired in the car as it stopped in front of the house.
The body was taken to the Coons undertaking parlors, where it remained until the funeral.
Upon examination it was found that he had been struck on the left side and, while the body was not badly mutilated, he received internal injuries which caused his immediate death.
David H. Holdren, son of the late deceased W. L. and Louisa J. Holdren, was born September 23, 1880 on a farm four miles east of Spring Hill. In 1892 his parents moved from the farm to Spring Hill where he attended the public schools. He was a trusted employee of the North Western Yeast Company for a number of years.
At the death of his father in 1906, he returned home and gave constant and tender care to his mother until her death in 1916.
He was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge, being a past Noble Grand of the order. At the time of his death, he was also a member of the Grange.
He leaves to mourn his untimely death four brothers and three sisters, who are Wh. H. Holdren of Lyons, Kas.; Judge J. W. Holdren of Independence, Kas.; Mose Holdren of Spring Hill, Kas.; John Holdren of Wichita, Kas.; Mrs. Lee Landon of Topeka, Kas.; Mrs. Ruth Ramsay of Kansas City, and Mrs. Loula Chevesich of Stockton, Calif.
Funeral services were held from the M. E. church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. I. F. Edwards, the pastor, and the body was laid to rest beside his parents in the Spring Hill cemetery. The I.O.O.F. lodge of this place of which he was a member, conducted ritualistic services at the grave. The lodge attended.
Dave Holdren was a quiet man, good natured, big hearted and kind, and will be missed by his large circle of relatives and friends, who deeply mourn his tragic and untimely death.
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