Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1917 — BADLY INJURED IN RUNAWAY [ARTICLE]

BADLY INJURED IN RUNAWAY

Albert Keener Seriously Hurt When Team Became Unmanageable. Albert Keener, father of William Keener of this city, was seriously injured Monday morning when the team be was driving ran away, and was brought here yesterday noon and placed in the hospital. The extent of his injuries have not been fuly determined at this writing. Just how the accident happened is not known. Mr. Keener works for Harvey Pierson on the Pierson farm southwest of town. On Monday morning he hitched his team to a hay rack and started to do some hauling. He was alone when the accident took place but from the best information obtainable the team became frightened and got away from him. He was cut about the head and his body badly bruised, and there is thought to have been internal injuries also.