Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Hopper, Melvin 1929
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The Payette Independent 4-4-1929
The Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, April 04, 1929

MELVIN HOPPER KILLED BY AUTO

WAS SKATING ON SECOND AVENUE SOUTH WHEN STRUCK BY CAR DRIVEN BY HERMAN MACKEY.

Wednesday was filled with tragedy for Payette, the second sad event happening 
about 8 o'clock last evening when Herman Mackey, driving his car on Second 
Avenue South, ran into and instantly killed Melvin Hopper. The ten year old 
son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hooper, who live on the avenue east of where the 
paving ends.

Mr. Mackey was leaving town and was driving along on the avenue behind Mr. R. 
A. Karker. When in front of the Peterson place, occupied by E. E. Colpin, Mr. 
Karker turned his car to the right and Mr. Mackey thinking the intended 
turning in to the curbing turned to the left to pass him when he felt a shock 
and realized he had struck something. Stopping at once he looked back and saw 
the boy lying in the street. He at once rushed back and picked the boy up, 
calling Dr. Fox who was near, but the little fellow only breathed a couple of 
times and was pronounced dead by the Doctor.

Too late Mr. Mackey learned that Mr. Karker had seen Melvin and another boy 
coming toward him on roller skates and had merely swerved his car to the right 
to avoid hitting them. They were in the center of the street and were headed 
right for the car. Mistaking Mr. Karker's intentions, and not knowing the boys 
were coming toward him, Mr. Mackey hit the unfortunate boy before he knew it, 
and the boy, not knowing another car was following the Karker car, ran right 
into the Mackey car.

Witnesses of the tragedy, and all officers, including the speed patrol, 
absolve Mr. Mackey from all blame and say the accident was unavoidable so far 
as he is concerned. He, however, feels terrible and the grief stricken parents 
are suffering little if any more than he is.

The sad accident ought to be a warning to everybody, old and young, who are in 
the habit of roller skating on the paved streets. It is very dangerous, and it 
is a wonder that more accidents have not happened as a result. Children are 
apt to grow careless and drivers, especially after night are liable to run 
into them.
 
(The Payette Independent, Thursday, April 11, 1929)
 
CARD OF THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hopper wish to thank the people of Payette for the many 
kindnesses shown them in their hour of sorrow in the loss of their little son. 
They are more than grateful for the tenderness and sympathy and kind neighbors 
and friends.       
A. F. Hopper and Family

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Note:  Burial at Riverside Cemetery, Payette.  ch

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