Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1911 — FOOT ALMOST SEVERED. [ARTICLE]

FOOT ALMOST SEVERED.

James Elliott Badly Cut In Corn Harvester Friday. James Elliott, aged 35, living on the I. A. Leavel farm in Milroy tp., got his left foot badly cut in an old-fashioned corn harvester last Friday afternoon, aqd was feared he might bleed to death before the flow of blood was stopped. With Henry Wiseman he was engaged in cutting corn, when in reaching for a stalk that Fad not been cut he was pulled in front of

the knives and the left foot at the instep and ligaments were cut and severed, making a very bad injury and.one from which he will probably be crippled for life. Dr. Kresler was called and ligaments sewn together, tfi« wound dressed, and it may possibly be that no permanent lameness will result.