Rigby Star, November 19, 1908: "The 3 year-old son of Utellus Whittle met death in an accident in a peculiar way. The little fellow accompanied his father in from the ranch to do some trading. Returning, Mr. Whittle went by way of Ashton, in order to get some coal at the mine. Tying the team to a post while he should load the coal in the wagon. Mr. Whittle went toward the coal to begin loading when his team became frightened and broke loose from the post, and dashed forward at a furious rate of speed. The wagon struck against a corner of the stockyards as the team ran, and the boy was thrown to the ground. When the horror-sticken father came up he picked up the lad and found his neck was broken. The spring-seat fell upon the boy's head, crushing his skull. Death was instantaneous. The parents and all the people of the valley are grief stricken over the terrible accident. The boy's father said the child must have had a premonition of the occurance, as during the night previous the boy screamed in his sleep and said he was going far, far away."
Rigby Star, November 19, 1908: "The 3 year-old son of Utellus Whittle met death in an accident in a peculiar way. The little fellow accompanied his father in from the ranch to do some trading. Returning, Mr. Whittle went by way of Ashton, in order to get some coal at the mine. Tying the team to a post while he should load the coal in the wagon. Mr. Whittle went toward the coal to begin loading when his team became frightened and broke loose from the post, and dashed forward at a furious rate of speed. The wagon struck against a corner of the stockyards as the team ran, and the boy was thrown to the ground. When the horror-sticken father came up he picked up the lad and found his neck was broken. The spring-seat fell upon the boy's head, crushing his skull. Death was instantaneous. The parents and all the people of the valley are grief stricken over the terrible accident. The boy's father said the child must have had a premonition of the occurance, as during the night previous the boy screamed in his sleep and said he was going far, far away."
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