Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1913 — JOHN HORDEMAN HAS LEFT LEG FRACTURED [ARTICLE]

JOHN HORDEMAN HAS LEFT LEG FRACTURED

Accident Occurred at Kresler Ice Packing Plants-Will Be Laid Up For a Long Time. John Hordemanr wen known as a sewer and tile ditcher, suffered a fracture of the tibia or large bone of the left leg, about 1 inch above the ankle, this Friday morning at about 8:30 o’clock. The left ankle was also slightly dislocated. Mr. Hordeman was working at the Kresler ice packing plant southeast of town. He was running the ice hooks that are attached to the cakes of ice as they are drawn from the pond and started up the chute to the ice house. One of the tong 3 was released as a cake of ice was well up the chute and it slid down the chute and caught his foot with the result above stated. He will be laid up for some time, probably weeks.