Show v ty i from nw 11 j I ingred from the leader afternoon a frightful accident dry canyon at point about six logon A young man named joseph fred cricks cn waa engaged in snaking a huge feel an d ia feel a h ill sado cv covered ered with snow when tho log a sudden impetus and shot forward with force striking tho oxen winch were dragging it and badly injuring one of them young fred who wa bome distance be low without thinking of hi own safety started forward to relieve tho animals but before thoy had proceeded far tho bait end of the log swung around down the hill side acquiring ft terrible momentum by I the reached him it struck him on taft leg below ilia knees and knocked him headlong his face was bruised and one of hi limbs frightfully crushed young companion andrew monk assisted him down to tho road about ath ird of a anilo distant then placed him on an ox cart and conveyed him to his homo in this city doctor ormsby was called in and after an examination lie found that alio left leg biad suil erod a compound comminuted com fracture one bono being broken in two places and the other bone in one between the first mentioned fractures for of six inches tho flesh was torn loose from tho lone everything that surgical skill could suggest was done for his relief and a complete cure will probably 10 effected recently cam into cache county from wyoming to buy cattle while out at settlement not far from logan they felt amstrong desire for a draught of something would both cheer and ate no ardent spirit were sold in the town but after cautious inquiry they learned of a man ali o w posed to keep liquor for his own private use plan wag u which ogave every promise success one of the leading men of the village was very ill so they wrote a note to which they signed chii name asking the man who kept the private demijohn to send a bottle of liquor to hi invalid friend in order to prevent any suspicion the rascals secured the services of the bick mans son a boy about thirteen years of age and he went presented th enete and as a result brought not only a bottle of whisky but also a bottle of wine the men who were awaiting anxiously took the liquor for which of course they paid nothing and very gladly ahw gave the boy ft dollar and a half for bis trouble |