Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1918 — FORMER PARR BOY SUFFERS BROKEN LEG [ARTICLE]

FORMER PARR BOY SUFFERS BROKEN LEG

John Benbow, the ten year old son of L. W. Benbow and wife of the south part of town, sustained serious injury last Thursday evening when he attempted to climb onto the rear of a moving buggy. He was *on his way home from school, and near the George McLaughlin residence saw Harry Straw driving south in an inclosed buggy. The boy ran into the street and tried to climb on behind, unknown to the driver. The lad’s hold slipped, and he fell against one wheel in such a manner as to break the bone of the left leg just below the hip joint. A large gash was also cut in the calf of that leg. Somebody yelled at Straw to stop, and the injured boy was taken home in the same vehicle.—Pulaski County Democrat.