The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-07
DROPPED DEAD.
L. N. Price. old Benton County Resid-
ent-Was Buried Saturday.

SAt w CS ON4ASo S0tU4oC&y<
L. N. Price, a highly respected
and old time resident of Benton
county dropped dead at eight |
O clock last Friday morning in a
store in Portland, and was buried !!
Saturday in the cemetery at Simp- |
sons chapel, near the old home Of
the deceased in Southern Benton.
His demise came among total strang
ers, and it was several hours before
the afrighted Portland merchant
and those about him, learned the
identity of the dead. Mr.. Price
went four weeks ago to Portland
and bought lot in one of the sub
urbs of the city. He built a house
which was rapidly rounding into
completion. and with his wife, Mr..
Price was preparing to occupy it.
At the very hour of his passing his
errand in town was the purchase of
furniture and groceries with which
to begin life in the new habitation.
He had made a purchase in store,
and while the salesman was wrap
ping it up. Mr.. Price fell dead on
the floor. There was no warning,
no signal of what was to happen.
With his face ashen in death, he
dropped to the floor and expired.
The clerk fastened to his side, but
only learned that his customer was
beyond human aid. The mex query
became the one of who was the man
before him. Inquiry along this
line was prosecuted vigorously,
but there was no one to answer.
The coroner was summoned, but
could not give the dead a name.
/ The bereaved wife, ignorant of
the facts, was in another part of
the big city, and had an engage
ment to meet her husband at a GER
tain place. At the appointed hour,
she went to the rendezvous, but he
was not there,-he was dead.
Out at Sel1wood, resided w. L.
| Price, son. He went to Sellwood
| from Benton county, about a month
: ago. to reside. He could have told
the crowd the identity of the dead
man, if he could have been at the
store, or later at the morgue.
: It was noon, four hours after his
death, before the body of Mr.. Price
was identified. The stub of a check
in his pocket contained the name
of the man from whom he had
: bought the lots. From him the
: name was secured of the man who
f built the house. He was found af-
ter much trouble, and at the NOR
que was able to identify the body
: The day was nearly exhausted be-
fore relatives in the city had beer
J. Informed of the tragic development:
\ of the morning.
: AS the sun went down Saturday
! evening a large assembly of ole
3 neighbors stood in the country
churchyard at Simpsons chapel
a and saw the casket containing tn
] body of L. N. Price lowered int,
+. the grave, and earth to earth, dus
!. to dust.
The body with the funeral part,
reached Corvallis. on the Westsid
:. at noon that day. Relatives ane
q friends met them at the station ant
started at once for the cemetery
q There was not time for the funera
;. in the chapel, because the day wa
far spent when the cemetery wa
reached. and it was in the cemeter,
as the sun was sinking in the Wes
that old neighbors heard from Rev
NJ. M. Waltz the words that con
n signed their old neighbor back t.
the dust from which he came.
The deceased was citizen we
worth the high respect and esteer
in which he was universally held
,e He was good in all the meaning Q
# the word, and the heritage c
It abundant worldly goods that h
:. leaves to a son and daughter il
II creased name that in their paren
r stood for all that is honorable.
,r L. N. Price was born in Indian
l. ana, 70 years ago. He came t.
e Oregon in 1858, and settled i
!. Southern Oregon. He came t
Benton county 81 years ago, an
= settled on the farm now occupie
by his daughter, Mrs. A. W. HaN
" ley, and her family. He knew tha
his debt of life might have to b
paid at any time, and provided hi
d son, w. I. Price with a documer
n so that the son might if he desired
draw the money on deposit at val
:. ious banks after the passing {
y the father. The surviving men
bers of the family, are the widow
If and the son and daughter, "
p I. Price and Mrs. A. w. Hawley
l. Wanted
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