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Show LUSES THUMB AND EYE 1 WHEN GUN-DISCHARGES I Archlo Bushmnn, 1C, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thoodoro Bushman ot this city, Is at tho hospital with his thumb and most ot tho front ot tho hand nnd wrist shot nway, tho sight of ono oyo gono and several shot burlod In his face. Tho Injuries are tho result of tho accldontal dlschargo ot a shotgun shot-gun threo tulles this sldo ot Faust Inst Wednesday about noon. It was feared fear-ed ho would loso tho entire hand for the first fow days but improvement has boon so rapid that now It Is ox-pocted ox-pocted that it will ho saved. The young follow, with a companion, was riding with Jamos H. Gray, on tho sugar company truck, which was loaded with material for a weighing station. Tho boys hnd JuBt stopped onto tho running board after shooting rabbits .and woro supposed to havo unloadod tholr guns. Thoy had gono only a short dlstanco when a Jar discharged dis-charged tho gun tho Bushman lad was holding. Tho chargo tore part ot his hand away nnd proceeded up through tho truck cab, barely missing Mr. Gray. Some stray shot struck tho Injured In-jured lad in tho faco, ono coursing through tho oyo ball. The Injured hand and arm woro tlod up tho best it could bo with napkins and hankerchlofs and tho party hurried Into Faust 3 miles away whero they expocted to socuro aid. On arriving thoro thoy found only a fow men at work and no chanco ot securing medical aid. Tho long Journoy back was then started In tho big lumborlng. truck. Thoy reached Falrflold late In tho aftornoon whoro a fastor car was secured se-cured and tho Injured boy rushed to tho hospital. Hero tho Doctor stated that a very export Job bad boon mado in tying tho arm abovo tho Injury which was entlroly responsible for tho saving of blood and tho boy's llfo, In Bpoaklng ot tho trip Mr. Gray said It Beeraod ngos across Rush and Ccdnr Valloy, Tho ono lad kept fainting nnd it was fourod tho lnjurod boy would dlo boforo thoy could got in. |