Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1912 — FOOT CUT OFF BY SAW. [ARTICLE]

FOOT CUT OFF BY SAW.

Glen Baker of Barkley Tp., Meets' With Bad Accident Thursday. Glen Baker, aged 2S years, a spa of John N. Baker of Barkley tp.. was crippled for ii'c Thursday mornI ing while working at the sawmill being run by B. D. McColly in Bark- ; ley. He was running a log in the j saw when his right foot became j caught in some manner and it was ■ carried against the saw and terribly ' lacerated. 1 ' He was brought to town imme- . diafely and at first the doctors . thought it would be necessary to amputate the foot at the ankle, but an effort is being made to save the member by amputating only the frontj part of the foot, including all the ; toes, but he will be crippled for I life. He stood the operation well and doctors think he will get along *ll right. i A brother of the young man, James R. Baker, was killed only two weeks ' ago near Pontiac, 111., from being r : electrocuted by a live wire on an . electric railroad on which he, was em- , ployed.