Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-25

On Saturday evening last. when the
streets OF Murray were crowded with
people doing their weekly shopping,
curious accident happened. A horse
belonging 10 one OF the agents for a
Salt Lake business house was hitched
10 the railing IN front Of the Murray
Coop when two young men rode up
on a tandem. The owner OF the horse
warned them not 20 ride their wheel too
close to the animal, but they did not
heed the warning. Suddenly the ami
NAL became frightened and reared up
made a lunge at the wheel. striking
It with his front feet. and knocked It
back under the buggy TO which the
horse was hitched. At that he seemed
TO so entirely mad he kicked himself
free from the vehicle, squeamg and
snortng like a wild horse In prairie
fire This attracted large crowd Of
people, who Hooked on TO the sidewalk
To see what was up, Suddenly the
horse leaped over the railing. and UP
the sidewalk he tore at breakneck
speed, II was miracle that no one
was hurt, as number narrowly es-
capped death and injury under his feet,
Mr.. Orson Guest and family Of Mil
Creek left for Blackfoot Ida, Monday
afternoon over the o. S, l.. Young
Bennie Williams accompanied them,
WANTED TO SPY THE SUN,
Hyrum Wright who has always been
| known as an energetic young man,
bought spy-glass, which he sent back
east for. Last week he was expert
mentlng with the same, when he
thought he would take glimpse at the
sun. 'Old SOL did not seem 10 like
| TO have the glasses turned on him. as
| he turned on an extra ray or two into
the glass, scorchlng the young genius's
| eye brows of and almost binding him.
Some time ago the young man went in
| to a store. Seeing a nice little metal
| bird sitting on the cigar show case with
| its mouth open, he put his finger into
| IT, He jerked his hand back, but alas,
| II was too late, the cigar nipper had
nipped the end Of his finger of
Bonnie Williams. who had not had
enough fishing during the week, went
| out to try his luck Sunday. His line
| got caught In the bough OF tree which
overhung the stream. He climbed the
| tree TO unfasten his line, when
the limb broke, letting him
| down with splash into the
Big Cottonwood's cold, rushing stream.
| with difficulty he saved himself from
drowning and returned home.
| The MILFORD ward is building a fine
new hayshed to store the tithng hay
In this season.
The fall wheat crop Is all out in head
and looking fine.
John Hyrum Johnson, who broke his
| leg by falling from n load of hay last
week, is getting along az well as can
! be expected.
A thunderstorm struck Murray
Thursday afternoon and gave the town
a good drenching
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Thursday morning as Leland snarr OF
Murray was helping put up hay his
hands became caught in the pulleys.
| crushing one Of them seriously, and
badly brulsng and decorating the other.
BAD luck seems TO lay in the young
mans way. About a year ago he and
younger brother were playing. one
night near the table in the kitchen.
| when one OF them caught the cloth,
| overturning the lamp which saturated
| the unfortunate boy with oil. The oil
took fire, and II was through the hero
ic efforts OF his narents thar his life
was saved, after he was frlghtfully
burned about the head and face, Then
again last year he lost one OF his fingers
while topping beets,
BASEBALL GAME.
Thursday one Of the greatest baseball
games that ever was played in Murray
was witnessed on the backgrounds.
Manager Evans tried to 90 on the I'M
derground but his nose was too soft.
The game drew forth continuous roar
Of cheers from the crowd which has as
| sembled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wadford OF Mill
Creek gave an ice cream and strawber-
| ~ festival 10 ihalr mnnY relaflNes and