| Show son of banger ranger hardy badly bruised and out cut last saturday as forest ranger bert hardy wife son bon james 11 aid arl ad small daughter wore coming conting down to whiterocks from red pine ranger station they had quite an accident v N mr hardy was driving a span of mules hitched to a buckboard the boy was seated in tho the back when a about bout 4 miles out on om farm creek the mules became frightened at a saddle lying by the side oc at a road and became unmanageable pushing the buckboard off the road against a 6 strand barb wire fence the boy was bounced out of the buckboard and caught in tho break beam and dragged about yards his legs lega and body striking the wire he lie was knocked unconscious his clothing was literally torn into shreds and ho received many cuts and bruises bj ulses mr and mrs hardy and little girl stayed in the rig until the mules kicked themselves loose the boy was hurried to whiterocks where dr meyers dressed his wounds and wondered how the boy could come out of the experience alive the ligaments in one ankle was badly cut and also many barb wire wiro cuts mrs hardy brough him home on wednesday and he lae Is getting about on crutches wn mr and mrs hardy were going to whiterocks to the surprise given on mr and mrs R L carlmon Marl mon the boy is a member of the eth g grade ra do in central school mr hardy is in charge of tho the red pine range station until ranger pickup arrives from manila |
