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Show KANARRAVILLE. -',H Kanarra, Utah, Dec. 1, 19l5. HIb County Assessor Reese J. Williams 'HB had a narrow escape from death by -flfl taking strychnine, which had accident- tHI nlly been spilled in a pan of milk. vfllH November 29 at about 0:45 p. nr. Mr. -f flil Viliinni8 thought he would have a 'V" 'H lunch before going to bed, and was .VvflH in the act of taking a drink of milk. ' VM As soon as ho took it into his mouth' "iwM ho detected a bitter tasto and spat "'-l as much of the milk out as lto could, ' '-JH An examination of the pan of milk' ifHI from which his glass had been' filled, 'frll disclosed tho presence of a small bot- i!H tie containing strychnine, that had '1 been used in poisoning vermin about VH tho placo nnd had been placed in the , fH cupboard. Tho young man, who was iH "batching it" nt home at the time with l JH an old gontloman, rensed his mouth 1'H as well as possiblo, and,got in com- ''1 munication with Dr. Leonard at Cedar Ivl City by telcphono as soon as possi- !:'VH blc. He did not know whether ha had' ' swallowed enough of the poison to - harm him or not, but arranged for '-1 the t'octor to remain connected by tel- - "jl ophone, so that ho could call him if :H occasion required. ." .H He then went to the home of his "f"' sister, Mrs. J. W. Williams, who did ' IH what she could for him, and feeling - K'jH all right ho decided to go home and go f '1 to bed. No sooner had he lain down, H however, than he commenced to' jerk P'l nnd tremble and show signs of going hl into convulsions. Ho crawled to the. '"''H telcphono and called his brother-in- lH lav, Wallace Williams, who hurried , JH to his nssistanco, and taking the pa- jI ticnt home with him again, telephoned :H to Dr. Leonard, who responded It iH promptly, and in forty minutes 'after. f 1 receiving the summons was with the , !H patient By tho use of sedatives the t'flH patient was kept out of convulsions, j and by early morning, was outof "' i ' ftjll danger, but in future 'hftwHrilftrdlyj.V' 'vlH ?MieMrlnki(milk-lfo'jWur& out- thinking bf -this' "narrdw? VicifjJt' ' M" Wt from death by the strychnine route. ?HI The basket ball game which was H played on Thanksgiving between tho H girls of tho town and those of tho '" school resulted in a victory for the 1 town girls. Tho gamo was refereed by Hartley Woodbury, who worked H hard as well as the girls. Il l H Th$ro is a good deal of sickness in ' H town at present. About every fum- ; M Hy has ono or more of its members j affected with la grippe. , H John A. Williams now has tho plas- 1 tcring done in his now houso, and the f H painters nro expected soon to put on tho finishing touches. '''H i;;H The B. A. C. studonts from this '"-viH place spent Thanksgiving at home! ;H with their parents. , , |