| Show WEBER BOY IS 57 v kjin A BADLY CUT IN FIGHT AT PRES TON IDAHO J L aivord may die as result of wounds received from s jesse obray from mondays standard As the result ot a quarrel at pre tou ida on friday night J L alvord he 24 year old son of mr and mis joseph alvord of west weber was badty cut by acasa obray ot cache county and it IB not expected that he will survive albord has been employed at the lewiston Lewi stoa panya factory while obray has been visiting friends at preston his assailant who Is also a bay is under arrest at preston ida where he Is being held bonding the re suit of alfords Aly injuries the details of the quarrel are t a certain degree shrouded in mystery two stories of the aitala having reached the chyi but the one that is xao t generally accepted is afat fit the office of the amalgamated sugar company saturday afternoon the story of the received at the office et tha local sugar company la to the effect that the two young men had been ont together darlng the evening and that obray got into a quarrel with another roan albord tried to separate the fighters and in so doing became in a fight with obray who pulled a knife and cut him oa the throat and head inflicting terrible wounds the one on the head requiring eight stitches and the one in the throat requiring ten stitches to close As soon M atie news of the cutting was received the wounded boys parents were communicated with and mrs alvord left for preston saturday night the other story received la to the effect that the quarrel arose over a girl at a dance given at the oneida stake academy at preston the boya having a misunderstanding over who should have the young lady as a partner after the cutting occurred obray was seized and held while doctors were summoned to attend to injuries drs cutler and canfield responded to the call and it needed but a hasty examination to show them that tha bos life hung in the balance he was taken to the house of friends where the wounds were closed and the lad made as comfortable as was possible the last advises advices received from bedside of the injured lad were to the effect that his life was despaired of obray s completely broken down as the result of his rash act although he refuses to talk of the affair |
