Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1902 — DAN MICHAELS KILLED. [ARTICLE]

DAN MICHAELS KILLED.

Young Farmer Near Sharon Receive* Fatal Injuries While Helping a Neighbor Thresh. Dan Michaels, residing near Sharon, met with an accident last Alpnday which resulted in his death about noon Tuesday. He was helping thresh at fm. B. Walter’s, a neighbor’s, and while pitching bundlee off the ground to the table of the separator, accidently let his fork drop on the belt of the machine. The tines caught in the belt and brought the end of the fork handle back against his stomach with great force, knocking him down voilently. He then got up and walked a short distance, when he fell to the ground. He was carried to the house and a physician summoned, who examined him and thought that he was not dangerously injured. Mr. Michaels continued to grow worse, however, and died as above stated, at Mr. Walter’s house. He threw up quantities of blood and was evidently badly hurt internally. Deceased was 39 years of age and leaves a wife and five children, the eldest a boy 14 years of age. f. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon, _Rev. A. G. W. Farmer conducting the services, and interment made in Welsh cemetery.