Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Shawhan, Capt. Joseph H.  1911
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Payette Independent 4-27-1911
Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, April 27, 1911

CAPT. SHAWHAN MEETS DEATH

Instantly Killed in Runaway Accident Yesterday Afternoon -- Mrs. Shawhan Also 
Victim but Not Dangerously injured.

Captain J. H. Shawhan, veteran of the civil war and one of the highly 
respected pioneers of the Payette Valley, met a tragic death yesterday 
afternoon by being thrown from his buggy while on his way to town from his 
orchard farm two miles south of the city. He was killed instantly. Mrs. 
Shawhan was in the buggy with him and was also thrown out but suffered only a 
broken wrist.

The news of the horrible accident came as one of the saddest shocks ever 
experienced by the community, as Captain and Mrs. Shawhan are beloved by all 
who know them. Only a few weeks ago they celebrated their golden wedding and 
hundreds of their friends paid tribute to their esteem and friendship for the 
happy couple.

About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon Captain and Mrs. Shawhan left Hopehurst 
orchard for Payette. While driving along the road between the Muzzy place and 
Axel Johnson's the horses shied at a bag of sacks in the road. The lines 
slipped from the Captain's fingers and when the horses started to run he had 
no control over them. When the horses reached the turn in the road down the 
hill towards Payette, they swerved into the gate which enters the Johnson 
ranch. This threw the occupants out of the buggy and evidently the Captain was 
thrown against a rural route mail post, which killed him instantly. His body 
glided on into a waste ditch, where it was picked up.

Within a few minutes neighbors rushed to the scene and two physicians were 
called from Payette, who reached the scene within a very few minutes after the 
accident. They found the captain's body lifeless. His left chest and head were 
badly crushed.

The victims of the accident were taken to the farm home and T. E. Jones, a son-
in-law, soon arrived. Senator B. P. Shawhan and Dr. G. E. Shawhan, sons of 
Captain and Mrs. Shawhan, were in Boise at the time but they were expected to 
arrive here last night.

Captain Shawhan was one of the successful fruit growers of this valley and 
owned one of the most famous pear orchards in the west. He was a veteran of 
the civil war and has been honored by various high offices in the national G. 
A. R. He has taken a leading part in the development of horticulture in this 
state and served several years on the state board of horticultural inspection.

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