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Show DEADLY "22" " III:. IN WORK John Ericlcson, a Mining Man F'l Operating Near Beryl, is Shot Through Lung. M GUN WAS ACCIDENTALLY H DISCHARGED, AS USUAL H Dr. E. F. Green of this Place Answers H Call, nnd Reports Patient Has H Chance for Recovery. H . iH Last Wednesday aftornoon, while H John Erickson, a mining man opcrat- 4 H ing a few miles out of Boryl, was, on M IiIb way by team from Beryl to tho M mine, in company with another party H who was driving tho team, ho was shot JH through tho lung with a 22-cal. rifle in M tho hnnds of the teamster. Mr. Er- J M ickson had dismounted from tho wag- , H on to lcpair a brake block, and hap- j M penod to como within range of tho , H liflo thnt tho teamster was holding. 1 H Tiie unfortunnto man wns taken tll to Fomcook's ranch, near Beryl, whore H ho hnd been staying, nnd medical aid M summoned 'ns onfly as practicable. It 1 M was 10 p. m. when' Dr. Green received i M tho summons, and nt onca set out for ' ( tho scene of ths necident In tho car ' ' M of Samuel Boll, taking with him -na ! H nids Mrs. Green, J. H. Hunterandv i H William Hamilton. The doctor hA-' ' lH ministered to tho comfort of tho' vie-. " fB tim of tho accident) and left him fi- IH ing as well as could be expeetad, un- dcr the circumstances. '" |