Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1916 — William Heistand Has Operation For Removal of Eye. [ARTICLE]

William Heistand Has Operation For Removal of Eye.

William Heistand, who lives on the old Paxton farm in Newton township, suffered the loss of sight of his right eye b,y getting something in it only a few weeks ago. It developed a condition which made the removal of the eyeball necessary and Dr. Washburn performed the operation Sunday. Mr. Heistand is 65 years of age. Pus had formed behind the eye and there was grave danger that he might lose the sight of the other eye unless this operation was performed.