Obit: Wepfer, William (1847 - 11 Oct 1899)

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Surnames: WEPFER

----Source: Clark County Republican Press (Neillsville, Wis.) 10/12/1899

Wepfer, William (1847 - 11 Oct 1899)

A telegram to Station Agent Whitcomb yesterday requested him to notify the family of Wm. Wepfer, a German resident of the North Side (Neillsville, Clark County), that he had been struck and instantly killed by passenger train No. 3 on the Omaha road near Augusta. Details of the terrible accident are not obtainable at present.

Mr. Wepfer left here about two months ago to work for the Omaha company as shoveler on the gravel train running out of Merrillan. It is supposed that he unconsciously stepped too close to a passing train and was struck by the engine, the telegram not stating that he was run over by the cars. Undertaker Lowe left yesterday for the scene of the accident and to bring the remains home. The body will probably arrive today and funeral services be held tomorrow.

Mr. Wepfer was born in Switzerland in 1847, and came to America when a young man. He was for a number of years a resident of Pittsville, but in 1891 removed with his family to this city. He was a shoemaker by trade, but did general work most of the time, his health in later years not permitting him to follow indoor labor. He leaves a wife and five children, the youngest of whom is but a year old. Much sympathy is felt for the grief stricken family.