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Show WfstrTH News Heme-. Hclla, Colo., July S. Allan Wise and Hugh McKcan, sheep men. attempted at-tempted to Ton! tho Gdnm-on River ncarhenryesterday. McKean aud two horses were drowned and the wagon swept away. Wise was saved after great exertion. MeKean's body has nit jet been found. Durango, Colo., Julv C Several accidents occurred here vcterday, the mo-t serious of which was thn following: little girl was killed by the accidental discharge of a 4 calibre rifle, while picnicking up Junction creek. The father, with another jorty. liad been out hunting, and when hu returned he placed his gun against the- wagou wheel, from which It fell aud was discharged, blowing thu clrPs head off. Mr. Pugh, thu father of the child, is a carpenter, ami is a highly respected dtlzer. The mother's rendition fc serious. ThecitlzensoftheAuimas valley held a picnic also about nine mllesalKivc tow u, at w hlih one man had a leg broken, another had a double fracture of both legs bya runaway horse, and a third was thrown from .1 horse and seriously injured about the bead. Kocky Ford, Colo., July 5. John J": efcwart, a young man living on his ranch six miles north of here, yesterday morning kissed his wife good-bye, saying that she would never tee him ajriln. liethendrove away in a farm wagon which was nnetl with goods and stopped at his neighbor's, O.H. Peed, a prominent ranchman, who, with his three children, chil-dren, had just left to celebrate, tile ourth at Itockford. Mrs. Feed got into the wagon with her three youngest children aud the eloping couple then hurriedly drove north to Jln country. When Feed returned la-t night ho found nothing but a note saving that his wife had fled. Peed ia broken up over his wife's faithlessness, but rays .be will never take licr back, aud has sent officers after the couple, lie said that during eighteeu years of married mar-ried lite his wife and he have never had a cross word. It Is thought that the two runaways are headed for the mountain-laud all the towns have been notified. Stewart bad no children and left his wife destitute, only a cow and a few household goods remaining on the ranch. |