Boy Killed by Runaway Team

I found this grave marker north of Cascade, Montana in Saint Peter's Mission Cemetery.

The written memorial is a copy of the news article that appeared in the Great Falls Leader newspaper dated January 23, 1917.  It reads:

"Boy Killed by Runaway Team

Leslie Craig 'J.R.' Harris, the 16-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Harris, was killed by a runaway team near the home of his parents, south of Cascade, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.  The boy was driving the team near his home when the horses became frightened and ran, throwing him from the wagon and injuring him so that he died within a short time."

A tragic event.

Looking southward...

...and northward.

The cemetery is located on a hillside in a ruggedly beautiful landscape.  See more of the scenery here: Mission Road Travelogue

Photographed on November 24, 2017.