On This Date in Minnesota History: June 8

June 8, 1910 – A. O. Clyde, employed at the sawmill of Grimn & Stewart at Orth, two and one-half miles south of Northome, was accidentally killed this afternoon while at work in the mill. According to the reports received from there, Clyde met his death while trying to replace a belt that slipped off a pulley. In some manner his arm caught in the belt and before anyone could reach him or the plant could be shut down he was drawn in between the friction pulleys and was almost ground to pieces. Clyde was about 40 years old and leaves a wife and four small children.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Clyde Killed in Sawmill; Ground to pieces by Friction Pulleys In Plant Near Orth.”; June 9, 1910; p. 1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orth,_Minnesota

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