Clackamas-Marion County OR Archives Obituaries.....Lawson, Oscar  July 22, 1908
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Aorora Borealis July 30,1908
Wilsonville
Oscar lawson,the young man who was drowned at this place.Wednesday July 22,was 
19 years of age and had graduated from the state university in Salem at the 
close of school in June.Larson went in bathing with his younger brother and 
two thers all whom were good swimmers but he himself could not swim and was 
keeping a large plank along for support.Suddenly tho others noticed that he 
did not have his plank and was struggling in the water.His brother succeeded 
in getting him by the hair as he came up the second time and a row boat also 
came ,but he sank again in 25 feet of water about 50 feet from shore.A man 
passing in a motorcar was a diver and after several attempts the body was 
recovered in half an hour.Oscars father is ablacksmith employed by the Oregon 
Electric Line and lives a short distance from the river.He leaves his 
parents ,two brothers and two sistera all younger than himself.The remains 
were interred in PLeasant Hill cemetary Thursday on account of the warm 
weather.The services were conducted by Rev Reed of Hood View Congregational 
Church.Oscar was considered by all who knew him to be  a very bright and 
energetic young man and had just succeeded inn his school work much to the 
satisfaction of his family and friend.

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