Bennick, Frank (Died 1881)

BENNICK

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Date: 11/12/2008 at 13:03:47

LeMars Sentinel newspaper
Dated May 15, 1891

PIONEER DAYS IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY
An Historic Account Of The Early Settlement, Organization, and
Subsequent Development of the County by Townships

CHAPTER XIV
AMERICA TOWNSHIP
Origin of the Name-When Constituted-Boundary-General
Topography-Population-Early Settlement-Capt. Betsworth-Events of
Interest-Religious-Educational-Terrible Accidents-Post Office and Other
History.

By W. L. Clark

FATAL ACCIDENTS
(Gleaned from Sentinel file)

To the list of fatal accidents in LeMars may be added the sad case of
Frank Bennick, a nine-year-old son of D. H. Bennick, who in 1881, fell
into his father's well, which was thirty-five feet deep. He fell head
foremost, penetrating the mire and sand in the bottom of the well, while
his feet appeared just above the water's edge when discovered. He was
taken from the well alive, but never regained consciousness.