Iowa
Old Press
Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
September 30, 1900
A Fatal Accident.
A sad death by accident occurred Tuesday morning in the rear of
the Beeman block, west Waukon. Walter Calvert of Winona, who is
visiting his uncle George Ralston, of Jefferson township, began
to unload wood he had just brought to town when the team started
to run. The lines had been thrown down out of his reach and in
trying to recover them he was thrown under the wheels of one side
of the wagon which passed over his stomach. He was taken into F.
L. Beeman's store and Dr. Crawford called, but death resulted in
about an hour. He was conscious so that he could tell how the
accident happened. He was a ___ young man, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Calvert, his father travelling for Wyman, Partridge
& Co., of Minneapolis. He would have graduated from the high
school in another year and was putting in spare time in farming
duties, expecting to have a ______ farm of his own when 21 years
old. His parents were notified by telegraph and came yesterday.
He was also a nephew of Mrs. J. T. (??) Ralston. They have the
heartfelt sympathy of the community.
[transcribed by M.D., March 2008]