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Show GEO. GRANTHAM SHOT AND PROBABLY FATALLY WOUNDED George Grantham of Amorican Fork, son or Mrs. Mary Grantham, was shot and probably fatally wounded nbout 4 o'clock Thursday ut tho docking corral near Kamus. Ho was shot fy Georgo (Shorty) Poet of Salt Lako, brother of Daniel Pcot of this city, following a row between tho two. Iloth mon were In tho employ of j John Ilorg of this city. Mr. norg loft I early Thursday morning for tho cor-inl cor-inl and when ho arrived ho found two of his mon "nnd loft they woro Grantham and Rvorott Ixuirsum. Mr. llerg sent Oliver Hunter nftor tho men. Hunter stntcd that Grantham was angry because ho wus sent for nnd that ho had beim drinking nnd nunrrellng while at tho Nolson mine, where bo had spent tho night. When ho camo back ho begnii to quarrel with Poet nnd nftor a lot of angry words, Mr. Hong stntes, PMt pulled his gun, declaring that Gram-hnm Gram-hnm could not cnlt him nnmes llko that again. Thoy woro separated by other lysrdors and Peet was told to put up his gun. Mr. Uorg ordoroO tho men to stop quarreling or Jeavo tho camp. Mr, Uorg says, tljat he then went out among 'the sheep In tho corral and when he hoard a cry looked hack nnd saw Grantham with a branding Iron raised In on hand nnd his othor hand grasping tho throat of Peet, whllo Poet hold a largo club and was tussellng 'with Grantham. Ho states that Grantham then hit Peet with tho heavy Iron.-which Iron.-which knocked "Bhorty" to the ground I an A cut a gnsh nbont 4 inchos long In his head, noforo the men could - n mi.wi...- . .pi ! timi reach tho fighters Poet had again iHHJ drawn his revolver and shot Grant 1 Kl hnm through thu stomachc, tho bul- m BM let did not como out. 'jl ''A Ho was Immodintoly Utkcn to Park t jH City by Uorg, Hunter nnd littursen i , nnd placod in tho Park City hospital. I , j Tho doctors operated, found tho bul- ! M let and sowed up several largo hole m In. his lntostlncs, hut when Mr. Dor ' , left Into that night ho had not como S 'jr out of tho cthor and thotoctors did II U not hold much Ifopo for his recovery. i Tho Deputy Sheriff nrrcsted Poet, 1 j' but It was tho opinion of tho cyo-wlt- 1 nessos that no caso wilt Uo made I f onilnst Peet as ho shot In seir defen- If , so. itni A phono call from tho Park City vm) hospital lata Friday morning was to if 9 1 tho effect that Grantham was stilt lIVs alive and that thoro woro some chan fl'.Ht ceo for his rocovory. CiK i su |