Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 110, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1915 — LITTLE BOY KICKED IN HEAD BY HORSE [ARTICLE]

LITTLE BOY KICKED IN HEAD BY HORSE

2-Year-Old Son of Greely Comer Taken to St. Elizabeths Hospital After Injury.

The 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Greely Comer, of Barkley township, was kicked in the head by a horse Saturday evening and rendered, unconscious. Dr. Gwin was called and the child was taken to St. Elizabeth’s hospital in Lafayette, where an x-ray examination was made to ascertain whether an operation would be necessary. The examination disclosed that both the inner plaite and outer lining of the skull had been fractured but it was decided that it would be better not to operate and consciousness began to return to the child at an early hour this Monday morning. Dr. Gwin remained with the child all night, returning home on the milk train. The parents of the child were also with it. Indications are favorable to the child’s recovery.