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Show CARL BALLIF HURT IN FARM ACCIDENT Carl Ballif, well-known yours farmer from Whitney, suffered the: loss of his right forearm last Thurs-' day afternoon in an accident that occurred while he was running a liay chapper. His condition at, the present time is said to be improved. im-proved. Accordir-; to reports, Ballif had reached i: .0 ihe chopper to clean 'it out while clogged, and Ihe cuff of his, sleeve caught in the machine. ma-chine. The lower part of his arm was badly lacerated, necessitating an amputation at the elbow aflei he had been rushed to the Preston hospital. The accident occurred at the Winward farm at Whitney. Misfortune has struck twice in the Ballif family within the pasL year, for his father, Frank Ballif, died last fall after being gored by a bull. n n |