Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1918 — YOUNG MAN KILLED AT KOUTS [ARTICLE]

YOUNG MAN KILLED AT KOUTS

And Gillam Tp. Girl Receives Broken Leg When Struck By Auto. A. D. Hershman, democratic candidate for county clerk, was in the city Monday and told us of a fatal automobile accident at Kouts Sunday, although he did not know all of the particulars. It seems that Miss Lilly Hindsley, daughter of James Hindsley of north Gillam, who was employed in Kouts, was out walking with a young man Sunday, and in crossing a street they were struck by a big automobile that came around a corner. The young man was instantly killed and Miss (Hindsley suffered a broken leg. Mr. Hershman did not legrn the name of the owner of the car. Mr. and Mrs. Hindsley were called and informed of the accident and went to ~Kouts at once.