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HISTORY
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Tom Sewell was born in
Grant County on June 4, 1869,
and was the eldest of Colum-
bus and Louisa Sewell’s chil-
dren. A freight hauler like his
father, Tom developed a repu-
tation as a man willing to help
anybody who needed help,
often acting as nurse to sick
members of his community.
Tom was married twice,
fi rst to a woman named Cora
and later to a woman from
Portland following Cora’s
passing in 1919. The name of ODZRSHQHGDKRVSLWDORI¿YH
Tom’s second wife appears to
be lost to history.
Tom was well liked within
his community, and a peti-
tion for leniency was circu-
lated throughout Canyon City
and signed by many of the
men in town following Tom’s
arrest for selling whiskey to a
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served the full length of his
sentence, for which Tom felt
no ill will.
Tom passed in 1943, a few
days after suff ering a blow
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as the Reno Racketeers is riding in the wagon.
Portland. His wife brought his A four-horse team pulling a wagon driven by Tom Sewell. A band known
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buried with other members of
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Canyon City, Or., Thurs., Jan. considering the stormy weather
his family.
Elderly Black man, pos-
8, 1891, Vol. XII, #41, p. 3, in the mountains,
sibly Tom or Columbus
Tom Sewell in the news
col. 1, para 29
The Grant County News,
Sewell, in front of a home.
John Day — Thos. Sewel
Tom Sewell arrived in the
Canyon City, Or.,Thurs., Dec.
Face is shaded by hat,
and George Sollinger were in city Monday with the usual
10, 1891, Vol. XIII, #38, p. 3,
making identifi cation
town with two wagons each amount of freight. Freighters
col. 2, para 23.
diffi cult. Year unknown.
loaded with wool for Baker are kept busy these days as the
Tom Sewell arrived in the
City.
roads are in good condition,
city
Monday
with
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there is no knowing how
amount of freight. Freighters
Canyon City, Or., Thurs., June long they will remain so.
are kept busy these days as the
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Sewall the other day, and two
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of them, a man and his wife
Tom Sewall fi nds the freight
Canyon City, Or., Thurs., Oct.
have gone to work cooking at business rather slow. He made
22, 1891, Vol. XIII, # 31, P. 3,
the City Hotel.
as high as fi fteen miles in three
col. 1, para 15
SIGNS OF
CHANGE
NEWS FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAIN EAGLE, DEC. 3, 1943
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Grant Union Defeats
Taft Hi to Win
State ‘B’ Championship
The Prospectors, who the
week previous had clinched
the Eastern Oregon “B” cham-
The “B” high school foot- pionship by beating Maupin
ball championship
of Oregon
displayed
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was won by the Grant Union work against the powerful Taft
high school “Prospectors” in team, with exceptionally bril-
a hard-fought game with the liant defensive play against Taft’s
Taft “Tigers” Western Oregon whirl-wind passing attack. The
champions, played on the Grant Taft boys, who the week previous
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out of 17 attempts and scored
their touchdown from the old
“deadman” sneaker play after
the kickoff immediately follow-
ing Grant’s fi rst touchdown in the
second quarter. Grant’s fi rst score
came after
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downs on the 50 yd. line, through
a series of power plays featuring
Trowbridge and McKinnis, the
latter making the touchdown on
an end run. Both teams failed to
convert for the extra point and,
with 2 minutes time left in the
half, the score stood 6-6. Grant
then made its second and fi nal
score, taking the ball again on
downs and putting it over by suc-
cessive power plays, McKinnis
also making this touchdown. The
try for extra point again failed and
at half time the score was 12-6 for
Grant, and remained that when
the timer’s gun ended the game.
In the scoreless last half, Taft
tried many passes, in fact, during
the entire game, they used only
fi ve line plays. Gene Bauman,
Taft’s left half, did the passing
and he has a wicked aim, but
Grant’s defensive work against
these passes was also wicked,
and until the last play of the game
which stopped on the 35-yd.
stripe, Taft was never able to get
within Grant’s 40-yard line.
The Grant coach, Tommy
Johnson, said, as did many of
the local fans that the boys came
through with the greatest play-
ing they have displayed all sea-
son. A statistical record of the
game reveals that Grant made 10
fi rst downs to Taft’s fi ve; Grant
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made 201 yards and Taft made
152 yards from scrimmage and
passes; Taft tried 17 passes, com-
pleted nine; Grant intercepted
four passes. Grant’s quarterback,
Glenn Eddy averaged 41 yards
on his punts in this game.
The Prospectors displayed
excellent team work and, it would
be diffi cult to pick any one or two
men for individual starring hon-
ors. Each and every player on the
team shares in the credit for this
hard-earned victory. Coach John-
son used both his light and heavy
backfi eld combinations and also
did considerable substituting in
the line. Nearly every man on the
squad got into the game.
Bruce Barker, Taft quarter-
back, was outstanding in defen-
sive play, and Lonnie Headrick,
6 ft. 5 in. end, showed up well in
the Taft line.
Doc Mason, Bend high school
coach, who refereed, said this
was one of the cleanest games
over which he had ever offi ciated
and highly praised the boys for
fi ne sportsmanship. There were
only four penalties called.
Bounty Paid on 60 Coyotes
Since November 15th
From November 15th, which
was the date the bounty plan
became eff ective, to November
30, there were 60 coyote pelts
brought to the county clerk’s
offi ce at Canyon City. The bounty
is $2.00 and the total amount paid
out in November was $120.00.
Marine Center
at Klamath Falls
Announcement was made
Tuesday by Congressman Low-
ell Stockman that construction of
a $2,500,000 recuperation center
for marines at Klamath Falls has
been approved by Secretary of
the Navy Frank Knox. The center
will have a capacity of 3,000 men
and 100 offi cers and will be used
by marines injured in the south
Pacifi c and who are now hospi-
talized on the west coast, Stock-
man said.
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