RUDOLPH BARTLEY SCHALL

Rudolph Bartley Schall was born in Liberty Center, Henry Co., O., November 4, 1909, and died at the home of his parents, Geo. M, and Bertha W. Schall, Monday September 15, 1913, aged 3 years, 10 mo. and 11 days. Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church in this place Thursday September 18, Rev. C. S. Barron officiating. Interment in Young’s cemetery. He leaves to a father, mother, three brothers and a host of other rrelatives and friends. He was preceded by two brothers and an only sister just two months ago.

Little Rudolph was of a sunny dispositlbn and won the friendship of all who knew him. His welcome smlles and loving ways will be missed, and in his home where he was a companion to his mother and other relatives.

Everything pleased him and he found contentment in all. He lived a beautiful life and when the Death Angel came he passed peacefully from this vale of tears to the Glory Land, there to be welcomed by Him who doeth all things well. He will long be remembered in the community in which he lived. As the best evidence of the love and esteem in which Rudolph was held by all who knew him was the interest shown in his condition during his last sad days. He was a member of the Cradle Roll of the M. E. Church and had often expressed, a desire to go to Sunday School.

Child Killed by Auto

Sunday afternoon Rudolph, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Schall, was run over by an automobile driven by John S. Miller, a farmer living near Liberty, receiving internal injuries from which he died Monday night.

Mrs. Schall and the children whose home is on W. Cherry St. were calling at a home on N. East St., and the children were coasting down the driveway into the street. The brother older than Rudolph was on a velocipede and he coasted into the street a few yards ahead of Mr. Miller, who was driving his auto at a very slow speed along the street. Mr. Miller had his eyes on the boy on the velocipede and did not see Rudolph come down the driveway and express wagon. Just as it reached the street the wagon tipped and the child fell directly in front of the front wheel of the auto. As stated, Mr. Miller was proceeding slowly, and when he saw the child’s danger he applied the break but before the machine stopped both wheels had passed over the little body just above the hips. The child was carried into the house and Dr. Ennis, who was in his auto right behind Mr. Miller, made an examination. No bones were broken and the extent of any internal injury could not be determined at the time. The child rested well Sunday night and Monday forenoon and hopes were entertained that injury might not prove serious. But Monday afternoon the injured child grew rapidly worse and died that night.

Funeral services will be held at the M. E. Church this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o‘clock, conducted by Rev. C. S. Barron. Interment in Young’s Cemetery.

Those who witnessed the accident say that Mr. Miller was not in any way to blame. He had his machine stopped before the rear wheel had passed the child six feet and rendered all assistance possible. The grief of himself and Mrs. Miller is nearly as great as that of the parents. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the parents and also to [cut off]