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Show Semer Citlhtli.til, of I'ili'k ulley, Has mi Kpi'l ieiire. TiiiiDni niou 1 i; i house. Bones Broken In an Unconscious Frame of Mind Hn Wanders Aimlessly Aim-lessly Ahout the Range. Scavc- Callahan, of Park Valley, came in Wcdm-dav and hail his broken bones and brui.--ej dressed by Dr. Wade. The young man was injured on Tuesday ir I he fol lo vi ng wa y : lie was breaking hroncnesnn the range. He end wild and unruly colts had been subdued by him during the day. I le was a good rider and had never been thrown. About 't o'clock in the afternoon, Callahan mounted another wild and nervy cay use. 1 1 e "stayed wit h'' the animal in its racing around for a mile or two, when it took the hit firmly between its stubborn teeth and tlew down the valley, bucking, jumping and running as if its life depend i d upon its supernatural exertions. Despite the strong exertions exer-tions of the beast, plucky young Callahan "stuck" on like a brick. His brother mounted a horse and attempted in vain to overtake the run-aways. hut the wild colt sped awav from the pursuer with the speed of lightning. The animal had run about two miles, when the saddle girths became be-came loose and by dint of hard bucking he succeeded in getting the saddle up on to his neck anil the next minute young Callahan was pitched forcibly to the ground, lie struck on his left shoulder and head. The shoulder was crushed down two inches and the collar bone broken. The tierce colt was overtaken and caught at nightfall, tangled up in his saddle and bridle. Callahan got up anil wandered rdmlessly about for some time in a da zed, unconscious state of mind, in which condition he was picked up by his friends. He could remember re-member nothing from ihe time his saddle slipped ami he was thrown from the back of the horse to w hen he regained consciousness in his own home, toward which, etrange to say, he had instinctively but unwittingly walked nearly a mile. The young man will soon he able to re turn home, says ln Wade. |