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Show BOY BADLY BURNED; POWDER FIRED IN POCKET Sterling, Oct. 10 Yesterday P.ln-den, P.ln-den, the twelve-yenr-old son of Mr. and Mrs. ojhn Thompson, was ten i-blv i-blv burned, which m.iv cause his death He. with several of his playmates, play-mates, took a trip to the Sterling oal mines, about four miles east of here IOn reaching the tunnel they found Komo powder, which they lost no time In filling their , pockets with In order to use later. 'While nearing the town young Thompson, who had tho most ' In hs pockets, was gong to set some afire, and placed some upou a rock, and as the match touched it, it at once exploded, and he was not far enough away, so the powder which was In his pocket also Ignited. The flesh is almost burned awav from his arms, his chest Is also hadlv burned and also hia face. It l.s feared that the boy will die from the effects. |