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Show iSeries Of Accidents Keeps Doctors Busy Arthur Bovang, a Gunnison farmer residing south of the creek, is confined con-fined to his home sulTerinjr two luvU-en luvU-en ribs and other serious injuries he received when he was kicked by a vicious horse Thursday afternoon of last week. Mr. Bovang was in tho act of hitching up his team when one of the animals blazed away with both feet, striking Bovang square in tho left side and on the ribs. Besides two broken ribs, three were torn loose and the flesh was badly bruised. It was first thought that the man had received re-ceived internal injuries, but close examination ex-amination disclosed different. While the injuries are severely painful, Mi. kT5ovang is in no danger and it will only be a matter of a few weeks until he will be able to be up and about. Stuck By Auto John Larson, 73 years of age, was struck by an automobile driven by Matts Anderson of Sterling last Saturday Sat-urday evening. Mr. Larson was knocked down and sustained severe bruises about the head and arm. The accident happened following the dismissal dis-missal of the stake conference and in the jam of automobiles and crowd Mr. Larson was unaware af the approach ap-proach of the car. Fortunately the car was going slowly and only for this it might have been worse. Mr. Larson was in an accident a year ago when a load of hay upon which he ; was riding toppled over. He was quite badly injured at that time but pulled through. Arm Severely Gashed Matts Anderson, 80 years old and a resident of Sterling, sustained a bad cut on his arm late Sunday evening. eve-ning. Mr. Anderson was turning his cream separator when in some manner man-ner the sleeve of his shirt became entangled in the crank, resulting in pressing his arm against a sharp nail that had been substituted for a cotter pin. A gash seven inches long and to the bone was cut in the arm and it took five stitches to close the I'gly wound. Mr. Anderson was the driver of the car that struck Mr. Larson Saturday evening and he a-vows a-vows the misfortunes are not due him. Thrown From a Horse Berdella Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Edwards, and Zelma Erickson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jule Erickson, were severely bruised and shaken Tuesday morning when the horse they were riding began bucking and threw them to the hard road. The young girls, menibcrs of the Beehive, were preparing to go to the mountains with the swarm. They mounted the horse safe enough, but no sooner had they started when the horse began plunging. MissErickson who was in the saddle, had her foot caught in the stirrup and was dragged drag-ged a short distance, and only for the fact that the slipper she was wearing came free, serious results may have followed. As it was she sustained a severely wrenched back and bad body bruises. Berdella Edwards Ed-wards struck on the back of her head and was rendered unconscious for a short time. Both young ladies are confined to their homes but are doing do-ing splendidly under the circumstances. |