Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-28
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WASHINGTON

TACOMA, Oct. 27-Maj Don G. Lowell
dropped dead of heart disease tonight
while attending a board meeting at the
First Church of Christ, Scientist. He was
past commander of the department of
Washington and Alaska, G. A. r., prom
inent member Of the Loyal Legion. Maj.
Lowell was 66 years old and was born in
Ionia, Mich.,' serving through the Civil
War with the Michigan troops and after
the war with Custer. He came to Tacoma
In 1888 and had been a superior court
bailiff of late years.
TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 27.-Caught by
9 revolving shaft in the mill of the Puget
Sound Lumber company on the water
front. Thaddeus H. Ward was beheaded
and every vestige of clothing was stripped
from his body. His head dropped into
tue conveyor. which was idle at the time,
ana the headless trunk fell to the floor,
three feet below. He had been an oiler
IN tne mill nearly two years. Ward
leaves widow and six children.
hVhHETT-A formal request was made
at a meeting of the chamber of commerce.
for the immediate beginning of the har-
Dor Improvement work suggested by Mai.
Chittenden and fathered by Coneress-
man Humphrey. The plan as suggested
by the United States engineer IL fo omen
a deep water channel from the mouth of
the Snohomish river to Lowell to make
possible the passage of sea-goinE vessels
u the river SO they can be loaded at tie
mills. The request for harbor improve
ments Will also include the completion
of the government jetty.
WALLA WALLA-Senator Levi An
keny was run down by an automobile
Belonging 10 a man named Corkrum. on
the road to the fair. The back of his
head was gashed and his legs were badly
bruised. He says the automobile did not
have whistle or a bell. He is better
today and his injuries are not as serious
as at first thought.
WALLA WALLA = Several robberies
during the week have kept the police
guessing. A suitcase. personal effects,
guessing. A suit case, personal baggage
checks, valued at $500, the property of c.
H. Lundesman of Spokane. were stolen
from the Dacres hotel. Forty pairs Of
pants two dozen shirts, two quilts and
$3.50 were stolen from the Bee Hive store.
Seven coats and other personal property
valued at $85 were stolen from John
Stacks residence. The office of the Walla
Walla Lumber company was entered. but
nothing OF any value was taken.
MISUNDERSTANDING Avery, who has
been on trial three days in Judge SHELLS
court charged with insanity by his chill
dren, was declared sane by a jury Of
twelve men. The jury was out less than
twenty minutes. The announcement Of
the verdict was greeted with applause
EVERETT-Sheriff Beard has returned
from Wilbur with =. ]. Wheeler, wanted
here on charge Of forgery. Last May
Wheeler was said to have passed a bad
check on the American Tug Boat COM
pany. and since that time the sheriff's
Office has been searching for him. When
arrested Wheeler was enjoying the county
fair at Wilbur. Since passing the check
he has been at work in the harvest field
KELSO-Adolph Kerp, % years old. who
was almost instantly killed while en-
ployed on the railway of the Ostrander
Railway g. Timber company at Ostrander,
had been out of the hospital only three
weeks. He went there three months ago
on account of having splinter driven
through one Of his legs.