Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1917 — GOODLAND MAN’S NECK BROKEN [ARTICLE]

GOODLAND MAN’S NECK BROKEN

When He Lost Control of Auto and it Overturned. Ernest Handley, a restaurant man of Goodland, was killed in Brook Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his auto and It overturned. He was caught beneath the funning board and his neck was broken. The accident occurred on east Main street in front of the residence of Laban Lyons. He was accompanied by his little son, who was thrown clear of the machine. When help arrived the little fellow was crying and frantically trying to lift the ear from the prostrate form of his father. Handley had been drinking heavily, it is said, and was in no condition to drive a car. Handley came to Goodland about four years ago from Sheldon, Illinois, where the body,was taken for burial. He is survived by his w’ife and the little son.;'- »