| Show YOUNG MAN DIES FROM INFECTION melvin petersen the seventeen year old son of mr air hans rl petersen died last evening at 6 from fram a peculiar cause on thursday of last week while at work on the farm west of 0 corinne Cort an insect alighted on the young mans neck near the ear and in brushing it off with his bare hand one of 0 his finger nails ripped the skin slightly the following day he called at tho the barber shop in corinne to have a suave shave and the barber remarked at the scratch ratch Bc stating that a little infection had started ile he applied a disinfectant and nothing more was thought of tile the matter the young roan man came home saturday evening and on sunday was III from tile the effects of the ilie slight scratch Bc ratch the doctor was summoned and pronounced the trouble blood pol poi boning remedies were applied to arrest tile the progress of the poison without avail and gradually the inflammation passed down under the young mans chin and his neck swelled to an abnormal size making it difficult for him to breathe this condition became more and more aggravated until death ensued and the doctor Is unable to determine wh eLlIer it was the effect of the poison that claimed the young mans life or whether it was the swelling which simply shut off the power to breathe and he choked to death an older brother of the deceased Is at camp kearney with the field artillery and he was notified by telegraph last evening the funeral bill be arranged tor for after getting word mord from the soldier boy but it is not anticipated that it will be held before monday |
