MOSES H. WEVER KILLED From the Audubon Republican Newspaper, Thursday 21 May 1903 Meets Death on C. & N.W. Railroad Track near Manning, Iowa M.H. WEVER, aged father of our ex-county Recorder, A.L. Wever was suddenly killed Monday evening on the C. & N.W. Railroad track about three miles this side of Manning by being struck by the engine of the up going train about 6:30 p.m. Mr. Wever had only returned a week ago Saturday from spending the winter in California with his daughter and had been visiting his sons at Scranton Iowa. He was on his way to Audubon to visit his son A.L. Wever and family. He came on the Northwestern train from Carroll to Manning. At Manning the train is divided, one part going to Harlan and the the other coming to Audubon. Mr Wever mistakenly remained in the Harlan Car until the Audubon train had left the Manning depot. Being thus left at Manning & feeling disappointed he started to walk down the track to Audubon. On reaching the cut three miles to the South-West of Manning in which cut there is a sharp curve, He met the train going back North. The engineer whistled and from the best we can learn, Mr. Wever, who was leaning over as he walked, looked up startled not undertanding, for an instant from which way the train was coming. However, he soon started to leave the track and had got nearly out of the way, but was a little too slow, the steam chest of the engine striking him knocking him to the ground. The train which was going about twenty miles an hour, was stopped and men hurried to his assistance. After being reached he only breathed a few times and died. The body was put on the train and taken to Manning. A Masonic watch charm which he wore was didcovered and the Masons at Manning took charge of and cared for the body. A. L. Wever was summoned by telephone and he in company with G. W. Hoover and Clyde Baker drove to Manning at once. The Carroll Couny Coroner did not arrive there until the next morning, but then waived the inquest and the body was brought here Tuesday forenoon. An examination of the body showed the posterior part of the skull broken, neck broken, one leg broken, hand & body slighty bruised. MOSES H. Wever was born 12 Dec 1819, in Onondago Co. New York, being past 83 years old at his death. He moved to Illinois in 1853, to Shelby County Iowa, 1886 and to Audubon County, 1888. He was married when a young man, his wife dying in 1860. In 1860 he married again, his wife living only about a year. His thrid wife died in 1886. He has seven children still living: A.L. Wever, Audubon; Will (William) & Bert, Scranton Iowa; G.W. (Geo. Wallace), Shelby Co. Iowa; Mrs. Prosser (Carrie), Los Angles, California; Mrs. Barstow (Nina), Seattle Washington; Mrs. Currier (Lue), Stark Co. Illinois. Mr. Wever was an honest, respected and hard working man. He was a remarkable well preserved man for his age. He was a blacksmith for sixty years. The funeral was yesterday at 1:30 p.m. from A.L. Wevers residence and was conducted by Rev. McCormick. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery. The four sons were present, but the three sisters, who live at such a distance, were unable to be there. The public extends s;ympathy on this sad occasion.... Mark Wever Allen Wever Aaron Wever Tina Wever Joseph Wever Joseph Wever Shawn Wever David Wever Delores Lillie Tess Anne Hamre Wayne Wever Verra Hudson
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