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Show Shot Hunting Ducks Snuiuel Vu Accldcnlly Shot In thf Arm bj Clarence Hall. Samuel Cox enmo near having big right nrm shot off while liuutliip ducks south of town last Frldny, As It Ih It will bo n long time before he can hnvo tho use or his nrm and It mny never bo restored to Its rtill Jtrength nndj usofnllnoHs. Mr. Cox nnd Clarence Ball were staling up on tho ducks nnd when thoy had gotten ns, clos as they dnr-od, dnr-od, they took aim to shoot. Just a" . , , uuiwi, JIIBI II" Mr. Rail, who was slightly In the rear, pulled tho trigger, Mr. Cox raised his arm to tiro nnd received tho full charge or Rail's gun In the flenshy part of his forearm. Hlr nrm wnB hilt n root or so In front ol tho gun nnd tho charge tore nwa ill tho upper bunch of muscles, luckily luck-ily none of tho shot striking the bone. The boys tied n hnudkerchler tight-y tight-y above the wouml and hurried to Dr. Holbrook's ofllce. Tho doctor 3owed some or the muscles together and attached thoBo that could not bo innilojlo meet to thoso thnt were 3oved, Then he begnn to sew the ikln togotber from each end of the wound mid gradually reduced the aliening to about tho slzo of a dollar, which In tho beginning wns about alx Inches long. Luckily the Inrger blood vesslcs aro located In tho under muscles or hu might hnvo bled to muscles together tho pntlent could not open his hand uutwiis ablo to lo so after the operation, during nil or which ho stood the pain without taking nn anesthetic. o |