Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 276, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1915 — FORMER RESIDENT KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE [ARTICLE]

FORMER RESIDENT KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE

Edwin G. Haff, Who Visited Over Sunday With J. A. McFarland, Met Death Near Gibson. Edwin G. Haff, who lived in this city some years ago and run the hitch barn at present owned by James Norgor, .met death near Gibson, not far from Hammond, in Lake county, Thursday night, when he drove his Ford automobile into a fast moving Michigan Central passenger train. Apparently Mr. Haff was blinded by the drizzling rain. No one saw the accident but the wrecked machine with the body beneath was found after the train had dashed by. He died as he was being moved to the hospital. Saturday, Nov. 13th, Mr. Haff came to Rensselaer in his auto and remained over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McFarland. On Monday he took “Aunt” Sarah Pruitt, who lives with Mr. McFarland, to Valparaiso, where Mr. Haff lives and she was to visit relatives there until next Thursday, when Mr. Haff was again to bring her home. No word had been received from him until The Chicago News of Friday evening brought the information that he had been killed in the accident. Mr. Haff was a native of Illinois but re- I sided in Newton county for a number of years, owning a farm south of Foresman. He came to this city some fifteen years ago and conducted the hitchbarn for some time. He then built hitchbarns at several different places and would operate them for some time and then sell them. He had during recent years lived in Valparaiso. Mr. McFarland went to Valparaiso this Saturday morning and expected to attend the funeral of Mr. Haff. He was of the opinion that the body would be shipped to Goodland for burial.