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Show ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WHILE 1 ON OUTING A little after noon Sunday John I nomas, i: ear-old son of B F. Thomas, Thom-as, 2.iu Jefferson avenue, reai home with the four fingers ol bis right hand torn and mutilated by a rifle bullet Dr. fJordon was failed Immediaiely and. though he found the bones of the two larger fingers shattered shat-tered and the flesh cut from tbe other two, be guve hope thnt the lingers COUld be saved On Saturday John Thomis. Kreu Blackmail and Dae Froerer departed for the Froerer farm near Hnntsvllle, ' Where each Saturday they have "camped" on their weekly outing, the vacated Froerer home oo '"8 i heir disposal. The hoys hunt and indulge :n outdoor life and Saturday was one! oi the usual trips Sunda morning a the bovs were packing up. pre-j paratory to returning home, vonng Thomas picked up his .82 rifle and. In some unaccountahle way. the enrt-ridge enrt-ridge in the gun was discharged, the bullet plouing through all four fingers fin-gers ot the hoy s right hand The companion with excellent judgment, proceeded to render ' Mrst aid' and soon had their chum well on! the road to Ogden John Thomas is a memhor of the High school ca 'ot body and of the! Armor;, gun club Hp is experienced in the uBe of firearms and the acci- i dent came as a shock to his friends. Tbe young man Is resting easy and Is encouraged bj the doctor's examination examin-ation of his wound0. |