Harvey Foster (1926)

FOSTER, SHOEMAKER

Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:03:00

The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 12, 1926
Page 1, Column 5

SLEEVE CAUGHT, FOSTER KILLED

Harvey Foster’s Sleeve Caught By Tractor Lug, Thrown Over Wheel And Killed Instantly. Lived Near Winterset At One Time. Funeral at Winnebago

Harvey Foster, son of George Foster, a farmer formerly living south of Winterset, was instantly killed Thursday near Winnebago, Minnesota.

Foster was helping move a thrashing outfit from one farm to another. His sleeve caught on a lug of the tractor, throwing him over the wheel, killing him instantly.

Mr. Foster was about 40 years old. He leaves a wife and seven children. He was a son-in-law of George Shoemaker, Scott township. Mr. Shoemaker and his daughter, Flossie left Friday for Winnebago. Carl and Ralph Shoemaker were in Winnebago at the time of the accident.

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