Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1908 — LEG BROKEN IN RUNAWAY. [ARTICLE]

LEG BROKEN IN RUNAWAY.

Henry C. Hoshaw got a broken (leg Wednesday evening as the result of an accidental overturning of Ed S. Rhoads’ delivery wagon near the former’s residence in Rabbit town. The break was in the small bone- justi above the left ankle. Charles Rhoads had gone with Mr. Hoshaw to his home to get some cabbage, taking the new horse and the new red wagon, and when they arrived at the house, but before they had alighted from the wagon, the horse got his tail over the rein and shut down on it tight. We presume Charley pulled on the line to get it out from under. This made the rein very tight and the horse very naturally thought he was wanted to back, and he backed and kept backing for* nearly a. block. Then the wagon upset and both men went out on the ground, Charley got his back hurt, the wagon got the shafts broke out, the horse the scare of his life, and Mr. Hoshaw got the rest. We didn’t learn whether Ed got the cabbage or not, but think he did.