Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1915 — Miss Helen Leatherman In Critical Condition. [ARTICLE]

Miss Helen Leatherman In Critical Condition.

The condition of Miss Helen Leatherman was such Monday afternoon that an operation for appendicitis became necessary and Drs. Washburn, Johnson and Loy performed the operation. She was very weak from tonsilitis and it was found when the operation was performed that she was also suffering from peritonitis. The appendix was badly swollen and inflamed but had not ruptured. Today her condition is regarded very critical, with only about a half chance for recovery.