The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-01-26
Shot With a Wad of Gum.

these SERVICES.
Shot With Wad of Gum.
On Saturday last little Earl, son of
John Henshaw, who resides on the
Washoe bottom, met with an accident
which probably has no parallel in
history The boy, who is about 7
years old, and his sister who is 8, were
out in the bushes near the house with
a shotgun, shooting at birds. The
young Nimrods ran out of shot and
concluded to try wad of chewing |
gum which one Of them was chewing. |
After loading shell with the gum !
the little girl concluded to try it, and,
thinking no doubt that there could be
no danger in such charge, she fired
away at random and hit the boy, the
shot taking effect about an inch and
three-quarters above the left nipple.
The little fellow tumbled over and
began to cry, and an older brother
hearing him ran out to see what was
the matter. On hearing the story of
the gum, he determined to do the
surgeon act and not alarm their
mother. Taking the little fellow to
haystack near by, he began to IN
vestigate the extent of the wound, but
upon discovering that the charge had
passed through a jacket and two
wooden shirts and penetrated the flesh
the young surgeons nerve forsook
him, and he hurried his patient to the
house. DR.. Scott was sent for, and
found an ugly wound as heretofore
stated, the flesh was lascerated and
the gum and particles of clothing had
penetrated to a rib, making a wound
as large as a two-bit piece The little
fellow is getting along nicely now,
and he will be very careful how he
mixes chewing gum and shotgun in
the future. -Payette Independent
Ye editor is feasting on hams
received from Dial Gray and Geo
Grimmett. Both are excellent, bu
our object in mentioning the matter
is to state that Mr. Grimmett cureC
his by the sugar process and it Ii
trimmed up to perfection and would
be taken by SO men out of 100 to b.
an eastern" ham. Our eyes hav
never gazed on a cured ham tina
could be said to be its superior
Farmers often complain that hom
products in this line can find no sal
and that people would rather sen
their money to eastern monopolles
The sole reason is the manner i
which they are cured. Many farmer
think only of making the meat KEEP
and leave long, ungainly shank
attached, and big bones protrudine
land some times it is sour, too) an
the product will not sell alongsiC
100 the smooth, round, neat-looking hal
from the large packing house.
farmers would make it an object
produce such hams as Mr. Grimmet
there would not be pound of cas-
ern meat shipped in until the hon
product was consumed.
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