Elgar Geegan

Awful Accident

A distressing accident happened at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Geegan  in Wall town Thursday noon at 12:00 o'clock when their son, Elgar Martin Geegan, aged 4 years and 7 months was killed.
They were threshing at the Geegan farm and the oats from Albert Grosenbach's wagon had just been threshed and Art Struber was getting ready to change the team to another wagon.
The boy managed to climb on the back of the wagon unnoticed and just at that time the team started to run away.  The Melvin Motor give the following description of the accident.
Upon reaching the end of the lane the wagon struck the ditch at the side of the road and the team turned to the west.  The child was thrown to the front of the wagon then to the ground where he was dragged for some distance, then the wagon passed over his head.
Wm. Geegan, the father, was first to reach the boy.  He picked him up and carried him to the house.  A doctor was called and everything possible was done to save the child but he passed away before the doctor arrived.
The funeral services was held Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Catholic Church in Roberts.
Elgar was a bright boy full of life and gave promise of a bright future.
This is a terrible blow to the parents and Mr. and Mrs. Geegan have the deepest sympathy of everyone.

--Roberts Herald.  14 October 1926.