Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1933-03-17 | Page 1 | Man is Crushed by Wagon When Team Runs Away

a IVIan is Crushed by Wag-on e . When Team Runs Away jsi Merlin Rasmunsen. 28, a son of i Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Rasmussen ii of Fairview, is in a critical condi-.;! condi-.;! tion from Injuries sustained Thursday Thurs-day afternoon of last week. J! The young man was delivering a load of hay at the A. U, Miner farm, just south of Fairview. In climbing on the load after having opened the barnyard gates, one of K the lines dropped and the horses no ran away, throwing Mr. Rasmus li sen off. He was crushed between a shed and the wagon. Dr. S. B. Rigby, who was lmaie diately summoned, found a possible pos-sible puncture of his lungs by a broken rib, In addition to seriou internal injuries. He is reported slightly improved at this writing.