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Show INJURIES FATAL TO MORGAN BO! Floyd Florence Accidentally Shot While Tinkering With Rifle MORGAN". Oct. 18 While trying to repair a rifle in which a cartridge had Jammed. Floyd Florence. 20- ear-old son of P, S. Florence, prominent sheep owner, was shot In the upper portion of tho thigh, the injury causing his death. Young Florence had started before daylight tj shoot coyotes which ware killing his fathers sheep. His rife became Jammed and in trlng to fix it. he was shot. Florence crawled three miles to the ranch house despite his v.ound and his weakness through loss of blood was the direct cause of his death, The ranch on Which the accident occurred is 15 miles cast of Morgan in East canyon. oo |