Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1920 — BENTON COUNTY MAN KILLED [ARTICLE]

BENTON COUNTY MAN KILLED

At Fowler Tuesday Evening When Struck by Automobile. Isaac Winehold, a wealthy land owner of Benton county, and for many years a resident of near Wadena, but of recent years residing in Fowler, was struck and probably instantly killed by a large Nash automobile owned by Ernest Stlllabower and driven by Floyd Stillabower, his younger brother, about 21 years old. The distressing accident occurred at 7:40 Tuesday evening, the time being established by Mr. Winehold’s watch, which was pressed out of shape and stopped by the blow. The young man is employed on his brother’s farm but has been coming into town for his meals on account of Illness in his brother’s family. Accompanied by young Pritchett he was driving west on Fifth street when, according to his story told Coroner LeSage, he saw the old man and blew his horn, but not until he was almost upon him evidently. Mr. Winehold was about 75 yearff of age and was hard of hearing and probably did not see or hear the approaching car. He had been call. Ing at the Jerry Stanfield home and was returning home at the time. The left fender struck him and he was caught somehow between the spring and fender and dragged 135 feet before the car was brought to a stop. His right leg was broken, collar bone broken, his skull fractured and his back badly bruised and scraped from dragging on the brick pavement. The yoroner has turned the case over to the grand jury for investigation. —Benton Review.