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Kempf's Accidental Death

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
June
Year
1891
Copyright
Public Domain
Obituary
OCR Text

A dispatch from Chelsea in this mornng's Free Press says: The remains of Calvin J., son of Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Kempf and nephew of Henry C. and Reuben Kempf, ankers at this place, arrived from Seattle, Wash., this morning, and were at once taken to the vault in Oak Grove cemetery. Calvin went to Seat:le nearly two years ago and engaged un the milk delivery business, and Satírday, May 30, at 5 o'clock, stepped from his wagon with a five gallon can in his hand. In some manner he slipped and became entangled in the whiffletrees and gear. The team became frighteoed and ran away, running four blocks befo re being stopped, the body of young Kempf receiving iicks iind bruises at every jump. When taken from the wagon he was unconscious and dicd two hours after. He was a very iudustrious young man and highly respected. His sister, Mrs. Eniina Kempf Winans, is now in Chili, where she is teaching in a M. E. school. The funeral will be held at the M. E. church, Tuesday, at 10 o'clock.