Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1914 — Little Girl Critically Ill at Home of L. A. Harmon. [ARTICLE]

Little Girl Critically Ill at Home of L. A. Harmon.

Catherine Sneyd, the 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J- Sneyd of Chattsworth, 111., who has been visiting the L. A, Harmon family here for about two weeks, took very sick about three days ago with obstruction of the bowels. Her mother v. as sent for and arrived Thursday. Her condition became very alarming Thursday night and her father and brother were dispatched for and came by auto, together with a nurse and doctor from Chattsworth, 80 miles, in three hours after having been sent for, reaching here at about 3 o’clock yesterday morning. The condition of the child is still quite serious, but the contemplated operation had not been performed at this writing.