SAD ACCIDENT.
Dora Jenson Fatally Burned By An Exploslon of Coal Oil.

Thursday morning, August 7th, Dora Jenson, the fifteen-year-old daughter of J.M. Jenson, formerly of Manning, now living at Martinsburg, Nebraska, received injuries from the explosion of a five gallon can of coal oil which resulted in her death some fifteen hours later.

She was preparing to get dinner and in order to get a quick fire took the oil can and poured some oil on the fuel in the cook stove. There was a smoldering fire underneath and an explosion followed enveloping her in flames. She ran out of doors and started for the water tank some distance away, but was unable to reach it, falling to the ground with the clothing almost entirely burned from her body. Mrs. Jenson had witnessed the accident and seized a bed comforter to smother the flames but was unable to over take her daughter or get her to stop. After she fell the flames were extinguished and she was assisted to the house where she lingered in fearful agony until 2:30 Friday morning. She was conscious and called for her uncles, George and Jacob Ohde, aunt Anna (Mrs. Hans Klindt) and her girl friends, Lulu Robinson and Emma Stammer. They were telegraphed for and Mr. and Mrs. George Ohde, Jacob Ohde, and Dr. Reimer started for Martinsburg, but missed connections at Sioux City and remained there, having been informed of the death of Dora. The body was brought to Manning and the funeral took place Saturday conducted by Rev. Martins.

Dora Jenson was born September 26, 1887, in Iowa Township Crawford County Iowa and lived in this vicinity until last spring when she moved with her parents to Nebraska. She was a kind and dutiful child, well loved by her associates and her sad death is a severe affliction to her parents and relatives.