Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1916 — Man Near Francesville Cut Quite Severely in Accident. [ARTICLE]

Man Near Francesville Cut Quite Severely in Accident.

Francesville Tribune. Edward Colbo, west of town, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Colbo, met with a very painful accident Tuesday evening while operating a manure spreader. The machine had become clogged and as he was trying to make the adjustment his foot slipped and .it the same time the team started, putting it into motion. He was caught in the cylinder, the teeth of which caused several bad bruises and cuts about his legs the most serious bein& a gash three inches long and as man/ inches deep in the groin. He was brought to the hospital here, where he was given the necessary surgical attention and yesterday was doing nicely.