Roosevelt Standard | 1927-05-11 | Page 1 | Youngsters Eat Poisonous Grain; 2-Year-Old Dies

youngsters eat poisonous grain 2 year old dies one boy Is dead and his older brother Is seriously ill III as the result 0 of f eating wheat which had bad been p poisoned for killing ground squirrels the boys are john christensen 2 years of age and jens christensen Chrls jr 3 their father jens christensen Chrls was attracted to them by their cries of 0 agony medical assistance was secured from ft duchesne and the youngest child was brought to roosevelt where it died at midnight friday at the resi residence dente of 0 mrs charles az immerman the body was taken to whiterocks mr christensen is a farmer who lives ten miles north of whiterocks the wheat was waa stored in a shed near the house and the boys after finding it and eating a small quantity became violently ill III first aid measures were applied and it is believed the older boy will recover A forest ranger langei who happened to be passing discovered the plight of the family and telephoned the news of the tragedy to vernal