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Show SUING RAILROAD FOR DEATH OF HIS FATHER The $24.3S0.r.0 damnge suit of William F. Boxwell against the Oregon Short Line Railroad company was called for trial before be-fore a jury In .Judge Ritchie's division of the Third District court, Wednesday. Boxwell Is seeking to rocovgr the amount statod for the death of his father, William F. Boxwell, who was run over by a train at Blackfoot, Ida.. October 15. 1905. and so severely Injured that his death occurred oc-curred the following day. Of tho rptal amount sued for, $3S0.50 Is for medical attendance after ifrz Injury. It is alleged In the complaint that tho train was backing at the time of the accident and that no warning was given Boxwell. Tho company pleads contributory contribu-tory negligence. |