Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 300, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1912 — GRANDFATHER GROOM BROKE LEFT LEG [ARTICLE]

GRANDFATHER GROOM BROKE LEFT LEG

Ag£d Barkley Township Man Fell in His Home—Found by Two , t . Neighbor Boys. “Grandfather” John Groom, who will be 89 years of age the 12th of next March, fell at his home in Barkley township this Wednesday morning and broke his left leg near the hip, the femur bone being broken squarely In two. Mr. Groom’s son, Joe, lives with him but he was working in the northern part of the county and the old gentleman has been getting his own meals and getting along very nicely. This morning he got up to build the fire and fell to the floor, the fracture resulting. He was miable. to move and lay there until about 10:30 o’clock, when two little sons of Milt Michaels went to the Groom house and found him. Mrs. Michaels has been baking bread for Mr. Groom and ft was the good fortune of the hoys going there to take the bread that resulted In his discovery, otherwise he would probably have laid there pntil the exposure killed him. The local doctor was called and the limb was set, but it Is quite apt to prove serious with him, as he Is not very well otherwise. A year ago he had a severe ease of pneumonia and for a time It was expected he would die, but he rallied and eame out of the disease in remarkable condition. Word was sent to his son, Joe, who Is expected to arrive home this evening. ■