July 9, 1940 INDIAN WOMAN KILLED Norma Riddle Jackson, 20, Sprague River, was instanly killed in an automobile accident which occured shortly before dawn, one mile north of Dorris on Highway 97, when lights of the car in which she was riding failed as the machine rounded a curve. Steve Swain, driver, and his daughter Estelle where in the car when it plunged over an 80 foot drop before crashing at the bottom. John Arkell of Chiloquin, Special Indian officer, was called to the scene of the accident. According to Arkell, the car left the highway and made an arch thru the air before coming to a stop and did not touch the sides of the___________. Swain, who took part in Klamath Buckaroo Days racing events, is in Gray Hospital in Dorris suffering from serious injuries, including 5 broken ribs, internal injuries and head cuts. Estelle, the child was badly shaken. The three were said to be Beatty Indians. Swain had evidently dimmed his lights for an oncoming car and the lights failed to flash back on. Mrs. Jackson, native of Sprague River, is survived by her husband, Boyd Jackson, Sr., son, Boyd III; her mother, June Billy; two brothers; three sisters, and other relatives. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with the new version of MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/