General Notes

Article in paper when Francoise died.
Iroquis County Times, Feb 12 1892.

Killed by the cars
Kankakee Gazette

Polite Dube a farmer, aged 82, living near St. Anne, was almost instantly killed on Friday last by the south bound fast train on the Big
Four while driving across the track one mile south of St Anne.
There where no witinesses to the accidnet except the enginemen and they were not supeoned as the jury felt satisfied that the accident was unavoidable ontheir part.  Mr. Dube was very infirm and doubtless the train was fairly upon him before he was aware of it.  His horse's mouth looked as thought he had sawed on the bit to hold the animal, and the supposition is that the horse became frightened and attempted to cross the track instead of backing away from it.

Death Record of Xavier Dubie (this is from the county clerk, Kankakee co)

FEb 8 1892 Dubie, Xavier, Male, White, 83, Farmer,Date of Death, Feb 5 1892, 11:15 am, married, French, Canada, Place of Death: St Anne, Cause: struck by a CCCStL train, Place of burial: St Anne, Date: Feb 6 , Place of business, St Anne.Physician Aug Schmidt Coroner.
Have a copy of the above report.