Accidents Reported in Newspaper

The Menard Messenger
Vol.10 No. 11
Thursday, January 11, 1917

(Page 5)
Oma Russell was killed and Curtis Trimble and Boyd Yarbro were injured in a motorcycle collision at Robert Lee Saturday night. Trimble and Russell were riding one of the machines and Yarbro occupied the other alone.

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 10 No. 14
Thursday February 1, 1917

ALTUS NIGH ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY 22 TARGET
Altus Nigh was accidentally shot Sunday afternoon while out hunting in company with Dan Oliver and a number of other boys. Dan had the gun in his hand when it accidentally went off the bullet lodging in Altus' left knee near the cap. Fortunately however, it did not strike the knee cap and the doctors state that the wound will not be a serious one. The bullet is located between the bones and an operation was not thought necessary. The boys had borrowed the gun to go hunting and were out by the Old Mission when the accident happened. Altus walked a quarter of a mile and was then picked up by a car and brought to town. A doctor was summoned and it was thought advisable to take him to the Brady sanitarium.

The Menard Messenger
Vol 10 No. 16
Thursday, February 15, 1917

(page 5)
N. B. Fields, a farmer of Childress, Texas, died from the effects of poison accidentally inhaled. He was mixing a bucket of poisoned grain for killing prairie dogs and while at work a heavy gust of wind came up, blowing the poison into his face, causing him to catch his breath and inhale some of the poison.

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 10 No. 19
Thursday, March 8, 1917

E. I. DRINKARD RUN INTO BY THE NORTH BOUND FRISCO
----(Brownwood Herald)----
E. I. Drinkard, who resides some distance from the city on the May road was seriously injured about 11 o'clock yesterday when he was run into by the north-bound May train. Advices received from the bedside of Mr. Drinkard last night indicate that his condition is rather serious, as he was injured about the side and head and was unconscious for some time after the accident.
It seems that Mr. Drinkerd was in a closed buggy on account of the inclement weather and unable to see the approaching train for this reason. The buggy was entirely demolished and Mr. Drinkard was thrown out, receiving the injuries as mentioned.

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 10 No. 21
Thursday, March 22, 1917

(page 5)
FATAL ACCIDENT

MRS. HENRY BIERSCHWALE FATALLY SHOT
While cleaning his Winchester Tuesday morning at about 8 o'clock, Henry Bierschwale accidentally shot his wife. The bullet entered below one ear and came out through the other side. Death occurred in about fifteen minutes.
The way the accident happened is reported as follows: Mrs. Bierschwale was in the kitchen near the stove and thought to have been sitting down. In a room that adjoins the one that connects with the kitchen Henry Bierschwale took his gun down to clean it. he took out three cartridges and, after trying the gun several times thought that it was empty. he then needing some oil to clean it with, went into the next room that connects with the kitchen. In the doorway leading from this room to the kitchen hung a curtain. Mr. Bierschwale holding the gun and not thinking it was loaded, started to walk into the kitchen and, in passing it is thought that the curtain caught the trigger and discharged it.
---Harper Herald---

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 10 No. 22
Thursday, March 29, 1917

(page 1)

THIGPEN BOY RUN OVER BY AUTO SUNDAY
The five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thigpin was run over by auto Sunday afternoon and had one leg broken just above the ankle besides suffering several bruises. Drs. Gordon and Davis were called and they report that the little fellow is getting along nicely at present. The driver of the car is said to be a man by the name of Smith and lives near Eden. He was driving at a high rate of speed when he struck the child, witnesses assert.

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 10 No. 31
Thursday, June 14, 1917

(page 1)

E.L. ALLISON'S BOY DROWNS SATURDAY IN KICKAPOO
Word was received here Saturday evening that George Allison, the sixteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Allison of Eden had drowned in the Kickapoo river while in swimming. He was racing with two smaller boys and gave out and the other boys were unable to save him. The drowning occurred about two o'clock and the body was not recovered until six. The funeral was held Sunday. The bereaved families have the sympathy of all in their loss.

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 10 No. 40
Thursday, August 16, 1917

AUTO ACCIDENTS

Sunday night Miss Ora Mackin was killed by falling from a car near San Angelo. She leaned forward from the rear seat to speak to the driver and lost her balance, falling on her head. She only lived a short while after the accident.

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 11 No. 5
Thursday, December 13, 1917
(page 1)
MECHANIC KILLED BY FALLING CAR
Thursday noon while working on a Saxon car George Kenebel one of the mechanics employed at the W. P. Bevans & Co. garage, was caught under the car which had been pulled up to work on. He lived but forty minutes after being crushed. It was during the noon hour and Kenebel was working on a car which belonged to his foreman, Sawyer.
Sawyer was busy working on a lathe with his back to the boy and did not notice that he had tied a light three eights inch rope and also removed the truck from the car contrary to his instructions. The cars weight with its sharp edge cut the rope in two and fell catching the boy who was sitting up under it.
His remains were taken to his former home in Brownwood for burial.
Kenebel had been here but five months previous to his death and was little known here but he was well liked by those who came in contact with him. He has been working alongside of his foreman Sawyer for the past four years and they were close friends.

(ALICIA’S NOTE: Buried in Brownwood, Texas. Son of H. H. Knebel and Matilda Hillzer. (per death rec. bk. 1, pg. 5).

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