, 1924-05-15

Another dreadful automobile acct
dent occurred Sunday about six
O'Clock on the Lincoln Highway,
about two miles west of George Will
sons ranch, when a Chandler sedan
driven by Mr. ] f Holtz of Minnesota
creshed head on into the Big Six
Studebaker touring car driven by
Anton Holma of Hanna Mr. Holtz,
who, with his wife and a friend, Mrs
Ross, was on his way home from
California. was driving east. and Mr.
Holma was driving west Just at
the point where the accident occur
red, the roa is somewhat rutty, and
turn out one of the cars skidded.
causing the two to collide. Witness
e. to the accident say that the two
cars pointed straight into the air at
the crash. The Chandler hit the
Studebaker on the right side, just
forward of the front door. The en-
CINE was torn completely from the
Studegaker and the frame of the car
vas broken in several places. the
windshield and side shields were
shattered and the front end OF the
car was forced about two feet to the
left OF the IA end. A strong front
bumper on the Chandler car IN
dCubtedly saved the lives OF the oc-
cupants of that a and also saved
the car from being demolished. The
radiator was crushed and the fend-
ems torn off. the glass in front OF the
car was shattered n the front end
pretty badly smashed up.
1t is a strange coincidence that
the drivers of both cars were the
least injured. MI. Holtz was cut
badly about the face and legs. but
suffered no broken bones. Mr.. Hol-
ma was also severely cut about the
head.
There were a great many cars on
the road and the injured people yer
brought into Hanna right away and
taken to the hospital where they re-
ceived immediate attention.
Mrs. HoltZ sustained a broken
wrist and four fractured ribs, as
well as a number of cuts about the
face. Mrs. Ross, the other occupant
OF the Holtz car was uninjured ex-
cept for a bump on the forearm. All
are suffering from shock and are re-
ceiving treatment at the hospital.
Max Saxburg, who was sitting be-
side Mr.. Holma, and was on the side
which was struck, received a number
of bad cuts about the head and body
and was unconscious for about IL
hours. Alfred Laurenen was in the
rear seat of the Halmo car and was
the most seriously injured of anyone
in the accident. His jaw was frac-
tured and his face torn from his
lip down under his chin on the right
SIDE. Dr.. Finch operated at once
and put his head in a cast. but ow-
ing to the fact that the jawbone was
so badly shattered, his condition is
considered quite serious.
Mrs. Frank Krampert, Mrs. Fred
Nelson and Mrs. Sarah Dunn are
nursing at the hospital until the new
nurses arrive from Salt Lake City.
The little folks proved very good
entertainers when they appeared in
the little operetta Blue Boy" Satur-
day evening at the opera house. Much
credit is due the teachers who di-
rected the piece, Misses inertia Nc
Millen, Fay Reynolds. Myrtle Roach,
Adelaide Hansteen. Mildred Blair.
Mildred Irene. Edith Swanson, Ruth
Gannaway. and the accompanist. Miss
Violet Fagerholm. Boy Blue was
played by Swantie Aho, while Grace
Louise Williamson played Mollie. his
playmate. Ingred Hill was Katy
She-Did. and Helmi Laurenen was
little operetta with pretty little songs
and the Riddles did remarkably we'll.
The tiny tots were the %frehies. and
their number was adorable. as they
sang they skipped about in their red
and black costumes and their fash
lights on the darkened stage greatly
re%sumbled frefiics on a summer
night. Dainty little girls in light
airy frocks we're the echo elves. and
fitted about as tho on wings. and
Gang their little songs very sweetly.