Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1912 — ELMER DICKINSON KILLED. [ARTICLE]

ELMER DICKINSON KILLED.

Run Over By Train In lowa—Body Brought Here for BuriaL"*’ The body of George Elmer Dickinson was brought here Saturday night from lowa and the funeral held Monday forenoon from the M. E. churdh, and interment made in the Egypt cemetery in Jordan tp. The young man was born and raised in Jasper county and was a son as Reuben Dickinson, who moved to near Oneida, X. Y., a few years ago. He had been working in lowa for. several years near Hudson, and was on his way east for a visit when killed. Just how the accident occurred is not clearly known. He was on board a train for Chicago and Is suppoesd to have stepped off ih the yards at Belle Plain, lowa and was there struck by another train. He was found at 4 o-Lclock Thurs-' day morning lying by the side of the track, not far from Belle Plain. The back of his head was crushed in, one aim and hand crushed, and was so badly injured that it was seen he could not, live. He was supposed to- have been run over about 12:30 a. m., and was not found until 4:30, when he was picked up by the crew of another train and taken to Cedar Rapids where he died at 9:30 a. m. He was partly conscious ant. made known his father’s name and residence. Pie had when found $390 in cash . on his person, two S2O biils being in one of his gloves of the hand that was crushed, the bills being badly ground up, also a ticket to Chicago. > This is about all that is known of the particulars at this writing.

His father was notified and the body was ordered shipped here. His sister Carrie came on from New York to attend the funeral, also the, two other sisters, Mrs. May Farm'er of Logansport, and Mrs. Blanche King of Niatic, 111. He was aged 30 years,- 5 months and 23. days, and leaves a father, and three sisters. It is understock he was on his way to visit his sisters in Illinois and Indiana, when killed. A. 11. Dickinson of - Carpenter tp., and M. R. Dickinson of near Francesville, are u-ncles of deceased.