Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1916 — William Hayes Injured While Cutting Trees. [ARTICLE]

William Hayes Injured While Cutting Trees.

William Hayes, of Barkley township, while forking in the timber with his son Thursday afternoon, received injuries “that might have proved fatal. They were cutting down trees and as one of them fell a limb ' hit Mr. Hayes on the head, cutting a very ugly gash over three inches jlong. * The wound *as given proper attention by a Rensselaer physician and this morning Mr. Hayes is reporetd to be feeling very well and no serious results w r ill come from the mishap.