John Bilhorn, 69, of Crete was killed almost instantly at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday when a fruit truck in which he was riding with August Knollenberg, also of Crete, plunged into a ditch about a half mile west of Hickman. Knollenberg was shocked from his experiences but suffered no other injuries.
A badly crushed skull was the immediate cause of Bilhorn's death. Deputy Sheriff Davis said that Bilhorn apparently had been pitched out of the cab and that the truck struck him after he reached the ground. He was found by Knollenberg at the right-hand side of the truck.
Knollenberg was driving west at the time, down a hill, and noticed a halted Burlington freight which had the crossing blocked. He attempted to swing into a private roadway to the right over a small bridge and failed to make the turn. The truck toppled over into the ditch. Both the cab and motor were badly damaged by the force of the impact.
Knowing Bilhorn badly hurt, Knollenberg ran back to Hickman for aid. A doctor was called, but he was out of town at the time. Returning to the scene of the accident, Bilhorn was found dead. His head was badly mashed in. The body was taken into Hickman to the Broekema Mortuary. Relatives of Bilhorn from Crete and Kramer were immediately summoned as was Mrs. Knollenberg, who was notified at Crete.
Bilhorn had been employed by Knollenberg in his wholesale trucking business since last September. The truck was a ton and a half vehicle and was heavily loaded with fruit. Scene of the accident was a dirt road between the Missouri Pacific and Burlington tracks.
Bilhorn was a widower, his wife having died in 1923. He is survived by three sons, Walter and Carl of Crete, and Ben, in banking at Kramer; and two daughters, Mrs. Victor Allacher of Kramer and Mrs. Matt Eisele of Kimball County. Carl had made his home with his father.
Davis, who was accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Greer on the investigation, said that an inquest would be unnecessary as the fatality was purely accidental.
A badly crushed skull was the immediate cause of Bilhorn's death. Deputy Sheriff Davis said that Bilhorn apparently had been pitched out of the cab and that the truck struck him after he reached the ground. He was found by Knollenberg at the right-hand side of the truck.
Knollenberg was driving west at the time, down a hill, and noticed a halted Burlington freight which had the crossing blocked. He attempted to swing into a private roadway to the right over a small bridge and failed to make the turn. The truck toppled over into the ditch. Both the cab and motor were badly damaged by the force of the impact.
Knowing Bilhorn badly hurt, Knollenberg ran back to Hickman for aid. A doctor was called, but he was out of town at the time. Returning to the scene of the accident, Bilhorn was found dead. His head was badly mashed in. The body was taken into Hickman to the Broekema Mortuary. Relatives of Bilhorn from Crete and Kramer were immediately summoned as was Mrs. Knollenberg, who was notified at Crete.
Bilhorn had been employed by Knollenberg in his wholesale trucking business since last September. The truck was a ton and a half vehicle and was heavily loaded with fruit. Scene of the accident was a dirt road between the Missouri Pacific and Burlington tracks.
Bilhorn was a widower, his wife having died in 1923. He is survived by three sons, Walter and Carl of Crete, and Ben, in banking at Kramer; and two daughters, Mrs. Victor Allacher of Kramer and Mrs. Matt Eisele of Kimball County. Carl had made his home with his father.
Davis, who was accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Greer on the investigation, said that an inquest would be unnecessary as the fatality was purely accidental.
John Bilhorn, 69, of Crete was killed almost instantly at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday when a fruit truck in which he was riding with August Knollenberg, also of Crete, plunged into a ditch about a half mile west of Hickman. Knollenberg was shocked from his experiences but suffered no other injuries.
A badly crushed skull was the immediate cause of Bilhorn's death. Deputy Sheriff Davis said that Bilhorn apparently had been pitched out of the cab and that the truck struck him after he reached the ground. He was found by Knollenberg at the right-hand side of the truck.
Knollenberg was driving west at the time, down a hill, and noticed a halted Burlington freight which had the crossing blocked. He attempted to swing into a private roadway to the right over a small bridge and failed to make the turn. The truck toppled over into the ditch. Both the cab and motor were badly damaged by the force of the impact.
Knowing Bilhorn badly hurt, Knollenberg ran back to Hickman for aid. A doctor was called, but he was out of town at the time. Returning to the scene of the accident, Bilhorn was found dead. His head was badly mashed in. The body was taken into Hickman to the Broekema Mortuary. Relatives of Bilhorn from Crete and Kramer were immediately summoned as was Mrs. Knollenberg, who was notified at Crete.
Bilhorn had been employed by Knollenberg in his wholesale trucking business since last September. The truck was a ton and a half vehicle and was heavily loaded with fruit. Scene of the accident was a dirt road between the Missouri Pacific and Burlington tracks.
Bilhorn was a widower, his wife having died in 1923. He is survived by three sons, Walter and Carl of Crete, and Ben, in banking at Kramer; and two daughters, Mrs. Victor Allacher of Kramer and Mrs. Matt Eisele of Kimball County. Carl had made his home with his father.
Davis, who was accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Greer on the investigation, said that an inquest would be unnecessary as the fatality was purely accidental.
A badly crushed skull was the immediate cause of Bilhorn's death. Deputy Sheriff Davis said that Bilhorn apparently had been pitched out of the cab and that the truck struck him after he reached the ground. He was found by Knollenberg at the right-hand side of the truck.
Knollenberg was driving west at the time, down a hill, and noticed a halted Burlington freight which had the crossing blocked. He attempted to swing into a private roadway to the right over a small bridge and failed to make the turn. The truck toppled over into the ditch. Both the cab and motor were badly damaged by the force of the impact.
Knowing Bilhorn badly hurt, Knollenberg ran back to Hickman for aid. A doctor was called, but he was out of town at the time. Returning to the scene of the accident, Bilhorn was found dead. His head was badly mashed in. The body was taken into Hickman to the Broekema Mortuary. Relatives of Bilhorn from Crete and Kramer were immediately summoned as was Mrs. Knollenberg, who was notified at Crete.
Bilhorn had been employed by Knollenberg in his wholesale trucking business since last September. The truck was a ton and a half vehicle and was heavily loaded with fruit. Scene of the accident was a dirt road between the Missouri Pacific and Burlington tracks.
Bilhorn was a widower, his wife having died in 1923. He is survived by three sons, Walter and Carl of Crete, and Ben, in banking at Kramer; and two daughters, Mrs. Victor Allacher of Kramer and Mrs. Matt Eisele of Kimball County. Carl had made his home with his father.
Davis, who was accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Greer on the investigation, said that an inquest would be unnecessary as the fatality was purely accidental.
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