100 YEARS AGO The Jordan Gazette – December 3, 1914 --Rather an unfortunate mishap took place at the homestead of John Bietz eight or ten miles west of Jordan on Thursday of last week. Sometime ago Mr. Bietz dug a well on his place, but after going into the ground quite a distance he was unable to secure water and abandoned the well. He filled it up last week and when within eight or ten feet of the top, decided to finish the work of filling with a team and scraper. While thus engaged, the ground near the well caved in under the weight of one of his horses, with the result that the horse fell into the hole and pulled its mate in at the same time, killing both of them. The animals were both fine young heavy draft mares and were worth a considerable sum of money. The loss is a heavy one which Mr. Bietz can ill afford and the people of the community extend their sympathies to him. --J.L. McKinney, the well-known rancher on Steves Forks, was taken ill very suddenly while in Jordan last Friday afternoon, his ailment being caused by nervousness and complete exhaustion. For several hours it was feared that he would not recover, but as a result of the careful attention of a number of friends he rallied and the following morning was able to be up and around again, returning to his home that day. Mr. McKinney had not been in the best of condition physically for several days, no doubt due to the fact that one of his sons was a few days previously thrown from a horse and quite severely injured, having been unconscious for several hours. The shock was quite a strain on Mr. McKinney’s nerves, which together with the trip to town practically exhausted him. His many friends hope that his illness will not prove at all serious. --Mrs. P.H. Whitlock, who resides with her family on Mrs. Alex. P. Mcdonald’s ranch five miles south-east of Jordan, was the victim of quite a serious and a decidedly unfortunate accident Monday afternoon of this week. Mrs. Whitlock came to Jordan on horseback shortly after the noon hour to do some shopping. She started on the return trip at about 3:30, and among the articles she had purchased in Jordan was some apples in a sack, the sack being tied to the saddle. When a mile or two from Jordan, the sack came loose and in falling to the ground frightened the horse. The horse became unmanageable and Mrs. Whitlock was thrown to the ground with the result stated above. She was rendered unconscious, but was able to walk around in a sort of a dazed condition. August Wiebke and two other gentlemen came out from Miles City and upon meeting Mrs. Whitlock in the road they observed that something was wrong with her. They brought her into the village and upon examination by a physician it was found that her collar-bone had been broken. The fracture was given the proper medical attention and the lady was taken to her home, where she is resting as easily as can be expected. The people of the community sympathize with her in her misfortune, and it is sincerely hoped that she will enjoy a complete and speedy recovery. --August Wiebke, the Miles City locator, was in this neighborhood a short time the fore part of the week with some landseekers. --FOR SALE – Good piano, would accept cattle in exchange, or cash. Alex. P. Macdonald. (Adv.)
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