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Show SHORT HIE TRAM R1S DON I 1A1 With the bend and right arm com plotoly soverel, the horribly mangled body of n man supposed to bo Peter Smith, of WIdohollow, Wash., waB found on the Oregon Short Lino tracks in the Sand ridge cut about a mile south of Thirtieth street shortly nfter midnight Tho discovery of the body was made by M. Thomas and A. H. Howo, brakeman of a northbound freight, Tho main portion of the train, which was In charge or Conductor L. C. Mortsmeler and Engineer L. Duffln. had been loft at Roy while the engine came Into this city for water. The brakemon were riding on the pilot. Tho docapitaied bodv was lying between be-tween the rails, while the head, arm and other portions of tho body were scattered along tho track for a dls-lanco dls-lanco of 100 feoL It 1b believed that not less than four trains passed over tlie body. Alter the remains had heen broueht to the Hoaton-Kirkendnll undertaking un-dertaking rooms a search of the tattered tat-tered clothing revealed a letter addressed ad-dressed to Peter Smith, at WIdohollow. WIdohol-low. Wash., and containing a vouchor receipt for money paid. The vouchor was sent out from the department of the Interior at Washington, D. C, an-1 It IE believed thnf liir mnn Vin.l 'l... employed In the forestry servic There were no othor papers on the body. Tho man wore working clothos and no money was found In the pockets As nearly as could be ascertained bv tho badly mangled body, the man was nhout n.'i years of ago and probably weighed KO pounds. Deputy Sheriff Thomas DeVlne mnde an Investigation of the case and will make an effort to find the relatives rela-tives or frlonds of the man. |