Umatilla-Union County OR Archives Obituaries.....Swauger, Seymour October 1904
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Morning Oregonian October 25,1904
La Grande,Or.Oct.24-(Special)- The funeral of Seymour Swauger, who met death 
by being run over by an eastbound train yesterday morning at Norht Fork,west 
of La Grande, was held from the Presbyterian Church in this city today.
Swauger left la Grande Saturday night on the train for this home at Norht 
Fork, and how he was killed is a mysty. Portions of his body were found along 
the tracks for yards.He was a railroad man and worked for the O.R.&N Co., near 
this city for years. It is believed that the train was going at full speed 
when he attempted to get off. He belonged to several fraternal orders in La 
Grande, was 47 years of age, and left a wife and five children.

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