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Show Run Down by Cab. Dashing around the corner of Second South and State streets at breakneck speed last evening, a cab driven by Lee Shaffer ran Into Fred Wood, u cook, as he was making straight for his lunch wagon loaded down with two annfuls of bread. When Shaffer finally succeeded suc-ceeded In bringing his horses to a halt the front wheel of tho cab rested on Wood's left ankle, while one of the horses had Its feet planted securely on his ribs. In a dazed condition Wood was picked up from the dusty street by bystanders, by-standers, who carried him into the Parlor Par-lor drug store. Dr. Nesbltt was quickly summoned and discovered after a brief examination that two of the man's ribs vere broken. These had just been set by tho doctor when the patrol wagon arrived and carried him to the polico station. Dr. Wilcox was on hand and administered some nerve stimulants, with the result that the crippled man arose fr,om his stretcher and walked out and away from the station sta-tion five minutes later. |