Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-26
EXCITING ACCIDENT
HAPPENS AT PRESTON

Special Correspondence
y BEsTON, Ida, May 2t-Monday
afternoon the town was thrown
into quite an excitement by a seri-
Gus runaway accident which happened
ON State street about o'clock Will
liam Merrill Of Glendale drove into the
yards Of the Superior Lumber company
with a spirited team hitched to a wag-
on. He had no sooner left the team
to 90 into the mill than the horses, be-
coming frightened by the engine,
whirIed around and ran out OF the
yard down state street at breakneck
speed, As they ncared the corner Of
State and oneida they headed almost
In a bee line for the door Of Ritter
Bros, drug store, just a few minutes
before William Larson Of Clifton had
driven zap TO the store with a light one-
seated buggy His wife held the lines
while he went into the store. Without
any warning whatever 70 the occupant
of the buggy the runaway horses, COM
ing at full speed. crashed into the bug
gy from behind the tongue Of the
wagon striking the buggy seat in the
middle on the drivers side, lifting the
seat and top high into the air and land
lng II out on the sidewalk. Mrs Larson
was hurled TO the ground aud under the
Feet OF the four struggling horses
However she was dragged from the
WreCkage by her husband I'm time to
prevent her being trampled to death by
the horses, Medical attention was i'm
mediately called and at last reports the
lady has suffered no broken bones, but
she was badly bruised and may be in
tclnally injured, The accident comes
dOubly hard 10 Mr. aud Mrs Larson as
they had just buried their six months
Old baby last Friday
There are three cases OF spotted fever
reported in town Those afflicted are:
Wesley Beckstead NOrve Head. and the
ll-year-old son OF Lamont Taylor
Tonight the students Of the Central
school will give a concert In Hobbs
hall The proceeds Of the concert viii
go towards detraying the expense Of
buying A piano,
ON Sunday the Primary associations
Of the Oneida stake met In conference
at the academy. Miss Nellie Haworth
and Mrs. Wallace of salt Lake city
were In attendance.
er Vent down IN OGDEN sunday n'orn-
ing Miss ReInan Is seriously nm
at,d a. is feared sha has tho annenairi.
u.s.
Sundav. avening N,ss Nav Wallis rs-
urnnd nom The /. d : hosnitaI Nm
Salf Tho whore She recently VAS m.
rr,,ted nm for tho apDrrdiritis She lie
tcrn,erlng nicely
Tast s,nurdav a blp baseball p,cstipy
,,as boIJ NJ liza ,tiegr coupru Cbsr,9o
be, for tho pi,rposo nj organiztnr Ia.
rai baseball le5rue Thrra' Wera rerre-
.",,,,ti,.s. ,res7Tt t,nr, Picbr,nrd
Lewiston Weston ana Preston. Tho
iaaeIio vas pIyen tho official name M
mo Norm Csrbo RasebaU le,que
schoiuia was arranged and bv-iayys
were adopted. ana George u. Parkin-
sn, ,rae rIccted presidout NJ The leaguo
Provision was made FOR more teams
,o,,,,, no sto o.as maid intn tho troasurv
L,. sscb to,n NE ronhined amoup,
~ IA ir I'll, be givsn AS "a peunant IN
~ i.,,I,,, toS,n M Tho srason Tbe
&C., ,6,gnS game viii he plavod ar
PiS5p,onI sliurdav between Preston
~ ti.h,rond mo m,popors or The
'a,,,,,,dinc ts,ms ,rs as follows. Rirh.
,,J XI'n,i,,, yvn,lisna Lewiston
,U,ar, Ivisnn' Weston (ntono Mel
60 proston r NJ. smith. After the
aD',I,,n, ~ rl,sa ga,no was pisyed ha-
, ,,o,'r' sIvsston ana Preston resulting