Show SHOOTS OF OF HIS THUMB ml Accidental Discharge of Gun Gu Proves I Serious Serous for Thomas I I Mercur Sept 30 Thomas a ayoung ayoung young oung man 17 years old while sitting on the thE steps of an abandoned house at Sun Sunshine SunshIne Sunshine shine four miles mies from his home in Mer Mercur Mercur Mercur cur accidentally discharged xa a double barrel shotgun Sho entirely shooting away the thumb of the left hand and He was ac accompanied accompanied accompanied companied by two boyC boys Jand Harold Robb and William Manca Manea whose prompt and ef measures to stop the flow of blood probably saved his life Ufe As it was he hewa wa was so weak from loss of blood and ana nervous shock sho k that he would have been I unable to get to Mercur on foot but for the party of young men was overtaken by Alvin Larson who placed tint the wounded young man on his horse anti ami an counseled him to make his way wa to Mercur as rapidly as possible where his hand was dressed by b Drs Thayer and Barry Barn A party of the teachers of Mercur pub lic I ii schools consisting of Miss Iss Jane Miss lIss Caroline Carolne and D S L McCorkle successfully per formed the feat of climbing to the top of Lewiston peak on last Saturday They The ort that they were well wel paid for the hard trip by the magnificent view ob tamed from the top of the peak the at atmospheric atmospheric atmospheric conditions con tons being so perfect that by the aid of or a good field glass glas a good goodview goodview goodview view of the whole country countr for a hundred and fifty p miles mies on all al sides could be ob oh tamed Included in the scope of ot view were Utah lake Great Salt lake and the valley vale towns of BIngham Junction Lehi and American Fork Dr Logan of Ophir shows his faith in inthe inthe the permanency of Mercur by buying the I Main street property formerly owned by Dr Tait Tai Dr Logan will wi continue his practice at Ophir the purchase of ot Mer Mercur Mercur cur property being made purely as an in investment invEstment Investment vestment vEstment |