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- This community was shocked upon learning
of the auto accident Monday night at
- Rockton, Ill., in which Dr. J. H. BURDICK,
Milton, was killed and his wife Clara, who was driving, was critically
hurt. They were returning from Davenport, Iowa, where they had
visited their daughter Phyllis, a patient in a sanitarium.
- The accident occurred at a curve in
the highway in a triangle formed by two side roads
- branching off from the highway and
meeting. Three theories as to the cause of the accident are:
that Mrs. BURDICK fell asleep; that she hesitated a fatal
instant whether to go straight ahead or follow the curve; or
that she just could not make the curve. The car traveled about
200 feet on the left shoulder before it hit a tree with such
impact that the engine pinned the unfortunate couple in the car.
Both suffered skull fractures, broken legs and many other fractures
and cuts. Mrs. BURDICK is in a Rockford hospital and her
recovery is doubtful.
- Funeral services for Dr. BURDICK
have been planned for 2:30 p.m. Friday, Apr.
- 7th, to be held in the Milton S. D.
B. church with Rev. Carroll L. Hill officiating. Burial will
be in Milton. Pallbearers will be H. B. CRANDALL, L. A.
BABCOCK, Dr. L. M. BABCOCK, Prof. W. D. BURDICK,
W. E. ROGERS and Henry OCHS.
- Justin Herbert, son of Harriet BABCOCK
and George Stillman BURDICK, was
- born in the town of Lima, Dec. 29,
1851. He attended Milton College during 1868 to 1872. Upon graduating
from Northwestern Medical School, he practiced medicine at Utica
and then in Milton but retired from active practice about 30
years ago.
- Dr. BURDICK was married twice,
his first wife the former Fanny COON of Utica
- died many years ago. On Sept. 2, 1898,
he married Clara STILLMAN at Watch Hill, R. I. The five
children by his first marriage are: Percy, Rockford, Ill., Mrs.
Adene WILCOX and Paul, Los Angeles, Calif.; Clifford,
Boulder, Colo.; and Hugh at home. Five children by the second
marriage are: William S., West Allis; Ruth, Phyllis, Robert and
Roger, all of Milton. There are ten grandchildren and one great
grandchild. Mrs. Jessie NOEY, Milton, is a sister of the
doctor.
- About 25 years ago Dr. and Mrs. BURDICK
with Dr. G. E. CROSLEY organized
- the Milton Electric company which they
operated until October, 1935, when they sold out to the Wisconsin
Power and Light company.
- The doctor had for a number of years
manufactured an antiseptic. He also had a
- government rain gauge and as a hobby
had kept records of the precipitation for at least 45 years.
[Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- Mrs. Edith HUTCHINS, a resident
of Milton since August, 1924, died last Thursday
- night in the home of her daughter,
Mrs. George THOMPSON, Milton. She was a nurse and was
taking care of a patient at Albion when she suffered a stroke
Thursday morning and was brought to the Thompson home.
- Edith Evelyn CAMPBELL, daughter
of M. A. CAMPBELL, was born July 25,
- 1877, in the town of Penn, Minn. She
attended Milton college and later was married to Rev. Jesse HUTCHINS
at Milton. He preceded her in death.
- Survivors are three daughters, Mrs.
Robert BURDICK, Mrs. John H. MANOGUE
- and Mrs. George THOMPSON, Milton;
a son, Marcus, of Janesville; two brothers, Victor CAMPBELL
of Excelsior, Minn., and Zuriel of Welton, Iowa; three sisters,
Mrs. Howard STEWART of Spencer, Miss Margaret CAMPBELL
of Milwaukee and Mrs. Florence GOULD of Glencoe, Minn.;
also eleven grandchildren.
- Funeral services were held in the Milton
S.D.B. church at 2:30 p. m. Sunday, Dr.
- Edwin Shaw and Rev. Carroll L. Hill
officiating. A college male quartet sang "In the Garden."
and "Beautiful Island of Somewhere." Burial was in
Milton, the pallbearers being Dr. G. E. CROSLEY, S. N.
LOWTHER, C. M. TODD, Pres. J. W. CROWFOOT,
Prof. J. N. INGLIS and B. R. ROOD.
- Among the out of town relatives and
friends attending were: Misses Margaret
- CAMPBELL,
Verna LEAN and Jule WEEKS, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs.
Howard STEWART, Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh STEWART,
Jefferson; Lucile STEWART, Clinton; Mrs. Florence GOULD,
Glencoe, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Zuriel CAMPBELL, Welton,
Iowa; Mrs. Anna THOMPSON and Mrs. Gordon RICHARDS,
New Lisbon; Percy BURDICK and family, Rockford; Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. BURDICK, West Allis; Mr. and Mrs. Marcus HUTCHINS,
Mrs. BUMGARNER [BAUMGARTNER] and two daughters
of Janesville. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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