The Lake Odessa Times, Wednesday, December 30, 1903
The first intimation that the blow had struck so near home came Sunday morning when the news came that Bert Meyers of this place had been killed, and a rumor became current, which was later confirmed, that Earl F. Coykendall, a member of the late firm of Coykendall Bros., meat dealers of this place, had also met his fate. It was also learned that Wm. Smith an employee of Coykendall, from Saranac, was killed and John Post of Clarksville, who is well known here and who has recently engaged in selling pianos in this vicinity was seriously injured.
Bert Meyers was a youth of 18 years, and a son of Walter Meyers of this place who is employed by the Ice Co. He was a bright and promising young man and had been employed by the Bauer Creamery Co. of Bauer, Mich. during the season, and was on the eve of entering the Agricultural College at Lansing to take a three months course in butter making to better him in his profession. He was on his way from Bauer to Lake Odessa. His body was among the most frightfully disfigured and was identified only by papers found in one of his pockets. His remains were brought here for burial and interment was made in Lakeside cemetery yesterday. He was an only child and his mother had long been dead.
The first intimation that the blow had struck so near home came Sunday morning when the news came that Bert Meyers of this place had been killed, and a rumor became current, which was later confirmed, that Earl F. Coykendall, a member of the late firm of Coykendall Bros., meat dealers of this place, had also met his fate. It was also learned that Wm. Smith an employee of Coykendall, from Saranac, was killed and John Post of Clarksville, who is well known here and who has recently engaged in selling pianos in this vicinity was seriously injured.
Bert Meyers was a youth of 18 years, and a son of Walter Meyers of this place who is employed by the Ice Co. He was a bright and promising young man and had been employed by the Bauer Creamery Co. of Bauer, Mich. during the season, and was on the eve of entering the Agricultural College at Lansing to take a three months course in butter making to better him in his profession. He was on his way from Bauer to Lake Odessa. His body was among the most frightfully disfigured and was identified only by papers found in one of his pockets. His remains were brought here for burial and interment was made in Lakeside cemetery yesterday. He was an only child and his mother had long been dead.
The Lake Odessa Times, Wednesday, December 30, 1903
The first intimation that the blow had struck so near home came Sunday morning when the news came that Bert Meyers of this place had been killed, and a rumor became current, which was later confirmed, that Earl F. Coykendall, a member of the late firm of Coykendall Bros., meat dealers of this place, had also met his fate. It was also learned that Wm. Smith an employee of Coykendall, from Saranac, was killed and John Post of Clarksville, who is well known here and who has recently engaged in selling pianos in this vicinity was seriously injured.
Bert Meyers was a youth of 18 years, and a son of Walter Meyers of this place who is employed by the Ice Co. He was a bright and promising young man and had been employed by the Bauer Creamery Co. of Bauer, Mich. during the season, and was on the eve of entering the Agricultural College at Lansing to take a three months course in butter making to better him in his profession. He was on his way from Bauer to Lake Odessa. His body was among the most frightfully disfigured and was identified only by papers found in one of his pockets. His remains were brought here for burial and interment was made in Lakeside cemetery yesterday. He was an only child and his mother had long been dead.
The first intimation that the blow had struck so near home came Sunday morning when the news came that Bert Meyers of this place had been killed, and a rumor became current, which was later confirmed, that Earl F. Coykendall, a member of the late firm of Coykendall Bros., meat dealers of this place, had also met his fate. It was also learned that Wm. Smith an employee of Coykendall, from Saranac, was killed and John Post of Clarksville, who is well known here and who has recently engaged in selling pianos in this vicinity was seriously injured.
Bert Meyers was a youth of 18 years, and a son of Walter Meyers of this place who is employed by the Ice Co. He was a bright and promising young man and had been employed by the Bauer Creamery Co. of Bauer, Mich. during the season, and was on the eve of entering the Agricultural College at Lansing to take a three months course in butter making to better him in his profession. He was on his way from Bauer to Lake Odessa. His body was among the most frightfully disfigured and was identified only by papers found in one of his pockets. His remains were brought here for burial and interment was made in Lakeside cemetery yesterday. He was an only child and his mother had long been dead.
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