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Boy Dies from Wound Made by Thrust of Pitchfork— ■■ w •The prongs of a pitch fork brotiglu ilentli to Alva Thomas, Ifi, son of \V. S. Thomas of Lexter, who died at theMinnequa hospital yesterday and whose funeral took place this afternoon from the Trinidad chapel. It was resting up from busy hours of stacking hay on a ranch near Wal-F.enburg four weeks ago that the hoy sustained the injury due to a care-les* yet playful thrust of the fork by a Mexican. Operated on. he showed improvennnt but blood poisoning set in and death resulted on Monday.ThS.v wen* stanrinir tlay from thfe first cutting before the frost wouldset in.- There were three young men h 11 in the prime of life. They had put in a hard day's work on this last day of September on the .Jeff Karr ranch near Walsenburg.These three young men, AlvaThomas, age t.. and a son of .JeffKarr, and a young Mexican ranch hand were just finishing the piling of a gigantic stuck of hay. The young Thontus hoy had descended from the stack before the other two and was lying against the hay in a care free fashion with his hands folded about the hack of his neck and nearly asleep, when he heard the voice of the young Mexican hand above him say. 'Wake up there, or I'll drop this lork on you.” Alva looked uptoward the top of the stack and then • 7at tliut Instant the pitch fork withits sharp tines dropped from the handle and pierced the young man in the stomach.The injured boy let out a shrill cry, but it lasted for only an distant, as the piercing pifch fork hatT'done him internal injury.Young Thomas was taken to the ranch house, where medical aid was procured as soon as possible, but it was of no avail. The injury done was too great to be Rivaled.NETHERLANDS TO INVOICE WHEAT STOCKThe Hague. Sept. no. The government of The Netherlands is about to take an inventory of the stocks of wheat and flower In all the mills of the country. The mills that are requested to comply with the conditions of the Ao-vemnqifen' fill be tarnished with the'necessary supplies of wheat. The government also soon will fix maximum prices for wheat flour and bread.ARE YOU SUBJECT TO BILIOUS ATTACKS ?Persons who ure subject to bilious attacks will be interested in the experience of Mrs. Louise Shunkc, Frankfort, .V. Y.. “About five yeats ago 1 suffered a great deal front indigestion and biliousness, she says. I began taking Chamberlain's Tablets and they relieved me at once. For sale by all dealers.Most everything in printing neatlyexecuted ana at reasonable prices. Call at Cbronlcle-Newa Job rooms.
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Trinidad Chronicle News
Trinidad, Colorado, US
Wed, Sep 30, 1914
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