From Sandstone's Pine County Courier, January 3, 1895:
"The report of a terrible accident that is characteristic of the dangerous side of life in lumbering camps reached this place early this morning. The unfortunate occurrence happened at Wm. O'Brien's camp about nine miles south of town, of which George Colby is foreman. At about five o'clock last evening, just before the time for returning to camp, Wm. Ruley, a sawyer, was killed by having a large pine tree fall directly across his body. The crush was complete and death instantaneous. Mr. Ruley was an unmarried man about 23 years of age, who has always lived with his parents about five miles west of Taylors Fall. His body was taken to Hinckley to be carried home for interment."
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