Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1899 — Killed By The Cars. [ARTICLE]

Killed By The Cars.

AYonngMan Meets Death Near Parr. V) Another sad and fatal accident occured in this county Saturday. As the train which passes here at 9 55 a. m. was between Surrey and Parr it struck a young man on a bicycle, named Wm. Sheffer, a resident of that vicinity. He bad been to Parr after the mail, on his bicycle, and on crossing the railroad atChupp’s crossing, a half mile south of Parr he met his death. He was killed instantly and very much mangled. The train stopped and took the remains to Parr. He was about 30 years old unmarried and a son of B. H. Sheffer, and a very estimable young man.