The Washington Republican Washington County Friday August 2, 1901 A Terrible Death. John Shearer, From Near Linn, Is Scalded to Death. The papers of Friday, July 26, contained a dispatch from Minneapolis, Ks., telling of the sad accident which ended in the death of a Washington county boy. The following is the substance of the dispatch. "Thursday afternoon John Shearer, a young man from near Linn, Washington county, was fatally scalded while running a threshing engine about three miles northwest of here. He was just hitching onto the separator when he lost control of the engine and was caught between it and the separator. The glass of water gauge was struck during the trouble and breaking poured the escaping steam all over the unfortunate man. He was rescued with difficulty and brought still conscious here to town, where he died two hours later." The remains were brought to Linn and the funeral services were held at the home of Jas. Shearer, an uncle, Saturday morning at 10:30, conducted by Dr. Henderson of this city. The interment took place in the Reiter cemetery near Linn. Mr. Shearer was well and favorably known in this city and had the respect of all who knew him. He was a member of the Odd Fellow lodge of this city.