Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1901 — Rib Broken. [ARTICLE]

Rib Broken.

Deputy Auditor E. L. Clark is confined to his home with a broken rib. He was not aware of his condition until Tuesday morning after going to work. He had been piling up wood Monday morning, and after completing the work began suffering pain, and Monday night the pain was especially severe. He went to the office the next morning as usual, and the pain continuing, he consulted a physician, who informed him that a rib was dislocated. When or how the accident happened he does not know, but it is probable that in handling the wood he pressed against something, and !the irib was broken. He is able-to be up and around the house a portion of the time, but suffers considerable pa n, and fears are entertained that pleurisy may result.