Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1915 — Girl Living Near Monon Bitten by Rattle Snake. [ARTICLE]

Girl Living Near Monon Bitten by Rattle Snake.

Monon News: Olive, the youngest daughter of Elmer Clark, residing about 12 miles west of town, was bitten on the foot by a rattlesnake Monday afternoon, the fangs of the serpent making a slight wound. Dr. Clayton was called but did not reach the Clark home till about four hours later. He gave the child treatment and was gratified to find her doing so nicely Wednesday that he discontinued his visits. The child was walking in the road barefooted when the snake bit her. Older members of the family were near and succeeded in killing the snake, which was about 14 inches long and had one rattle. The deadly poison which follows the insertion of a rattlesnake’s teeth, always causes alarm and often results fatally with the victim.