Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1915 — Dave Peer Taken to South Bend Hospital. [ARTICLE]

Dave Peer Taken to South Bend Hospital.

David Peer, Sr., was taken to South Bend by Or. Hewitt, of DeMotte, for a surgical operation Monday evening. Mrs. Peer accompanied her husband. About ten days ago a briar from a berry bush penetrated £he thumb of Mr. Peer’s hand and home remedies were resorted to until Monday morning, when the pain became unbearable and Dr. Hewitt found that' blood poisoning had developed through the entire arm and the patient was taken via New York Central.