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Found Dead On Car Floor

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
September
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

FOUND DEAD ON CAR FLOOR

J. T. Ashton Found Dead in a Freight Car

WITH HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Which He Was Transporting to California—Sad and Lonely Ending of a Sterling Man

The sad news has been received here of the death of J. T. Ashton, who has for the past five years been a resident of this city.

The family recently decided to remove to Pasadena, Cal., and Mr. Ashton started on Tuesday noon for his destination, traveling in the freight car which contained his household goods and family horse.

Wednesday morning the car was opened at Lake, Ind., and Mr. Ashton was found lying dead on the floor of the oar. The cause of death is supposed to be heart disease.

The body was taken in charge by the coroner and his family were communicated with at Bryan, O., where they are visiting, and also with his son who is living at Grand Island, Neb.

The body will undoubtedly be taken to Bryan, O., for interment, as that was the former home of the deceased.

Mr. Ashton was a man of sterling character and has won a host of friends in this city during his residence here, who will be grieved to hear of his untimely death.