Show local hit by mysterious malady N C benson local and well known resident of this section was stricken with a mysterious malady on tuesday of last week while at the sheppherd sheep herd out beyond the parowan carowan gap and all efforts to find out what his trouble is has availed nothing up to this morning after doctors here and in cedar city had exhausted all means of determining his trouble with no success he was taken to a specialist in ii salt lake city by his wife and his brother roy benson on wednesday with them to call back as soon as anything was learned but up to now this happened mr benson was first stricken at the herd while getting ready to shear his sheep and thought at first it was ptomaine poison his illness gradually became worse with what i seemed to be paralysis spreading from his legs up into his hips and finally to his entire body causing him to collapse he was brought to town by some of the and then taken to cedar city where e an infantile paralysis test was taken this proved to be negative and calls were made to other doctors to see if it were possible S that it was tick fever but his hi Is symptoms correspond to this disease so the trip to salt lake was made and word is awaited here by all for news of how he is |