Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1915 — EARL MATHENA BROKE RIGHT LEG [ARTICLE]

EARL MATHENA BROKE RIGHT LEG

Box Fell from Truck at Depot and Limb Was Pinned BeneathTaken to His Berne. Earl Mafhena, 33 years of age, one of the wefll-known Miathena "brothers, suffered the fracture of the tibia or large ‘bone of 'his right leg between the ankle and the knee, this Wednesday morning at the depot. The accident occurred at about 10:30 o’clock. Earl hag been in the employ of J. A. Grant the drayman, and was moving one of the trucks on the depot platform. It was 1 chided with boxes. In some manner Earl slipped and one at the boxes fell from the truck striking him- across the leg with the result above stated. He was removed to his home where Dr. M. D. Gwin saiw him and reduced the fracture.