Show norman petersen severely injured tuesday evening at norman peterson petersen was thrown under his motorcycle and rendered unconscious when he and E A valentine driving a dodge roadster collided at the intersection of 0 main and fifth south streets mr petersons Peter sens right arm was broken just above the wrist and he was cut and bruised about the body and limbs the front wheel and tender fender of 0 the motorcycle were wrecked and the gas tank punctured the running engine ot of the machine ignited the gas which burst into flames immediately petersen was hauled from beneath the machine by L J smith and others and their quick action saved him from being severely burned lie he was taken to the dearee hospital and attended by dr E A and later removed to his home with valentine in his car was mrs N M nielson Nl elson who was cut under the left eye and suffered bruises on tace face and body but was not seriously injured the right front wheel tender fender and sideboard of the valentine automobile were broken and the front axle bent out of shape by the force of the collision valentine who escaped injury jumped from his machine immediately and helped take care of peterson and extinguish the flames arising from the gasoline the accident was investigated by sheriff john H zundel and county attorney J wesley horsley valentine was driving south on main street and was about to turn east when his machine collided with petersons motorcycle tor cycle coming north on the state highway the accident seemed to have been unavoidable |