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Awful Tragedy as Bridge Breaks. Murtha Man Killed East of Burt
On a Friday evening Thomas Murtha, 30, died when the Des Moines river bridge east of Burt collapsed under a gasoline tractor he was leading. His brother Peter survived. the family mourns a promising farmer who lived with his parents after stints in college and travel. Burial was in Burt Catholic church with relatives from Cresco, Estherville, and Fairbanks attending.
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Thomas Murtha
Peter Murtha
Peter
Rice & Zerfass
Buffalo Township
Thomas
Des Moines
Burt
Thomas Murtagh
Cresco
Iowa
Joseph Murtagh
Estherville
McInerney
Emmetsburg
Halpin
Cumberland
Ohio
Hel
Kosguth
St. Joseph's College
Dubuque
Iowa State University
St. Paul
Charles Schmid
Wm. Berger
Carroll
Joseph Frankl
Song
Woodstock
Minn
F. J. Welsh
Ed Welsh
Laurina Beirechmitt
Frank Kane
Fairbanks