Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 228, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1912 — HORSE RAN AWAY; TWO LADIES INJURED [ARTICLE]

HORSE RAN AWAY; TWO LADIES INJURED

Mrs. Omar Kenton Sustains Broken Ankle and Mrs. Dan Lakin Slight Cats About the Head. A runaway accident occurred near the O. J. Kenton farm Sunday afternoon that might have resulted very seriously save for the fact that the horse stopped after the buggy to which it was hitched overturned. The buggy was occupied by Mrs. Omar Kenton and Mrs. Dan Lakin and a child of each* In another buggy Mr. Kenton and Mr. Lakin were drivings A shaft of the buggy in which the ladies were seated came down and struck the horse on the hoofs and it started to run. Lunging to the side of the road the buggy was overturned into a wire fence and the two ladies and the children were thrown out Fortunately the horse stopped abruptly and the results of the accident were greatly minimized. Mrs. Kenton suffered the fracture of her left ankle and was severely cut about the hands. Mrs. Lakin received several cuts about the head. The children were bruised and cut some, but not seriously. The buggy was demolished. Messrs. Kenton and Lakin were soon on the scene and helped the ladies out of the predicament