Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1908 — JOHN MAKEEVER HAS A BROKEN RIB [ARTICLE]

JOHN MAKEEVER HAS A BROKEN RIB

And is Otherwise Slightly Injured by Being Thrown from His Buggy Tuesday Evening.

Uncle John Makeever, aged father of Mrs. Jay W. Williams and Mrs. Stockton, suffered a broken rib and other slight injuries Tuesday evening, by being thrown from his buggy and having the buggy turned over on him. 'He is almost 89 years of age and save tor bis remarkable vitality and great courage, the accident would probably go seriously for him. The accident occurred as Mr. Makeever was returning from one of his farms, shortly before 6 o’clock Tuesday evening. He was driving his family horse, which is ordinarily as calm under all circumstances as its owner. When he was In front of Mrs. Grace Pumphrey’s boarding house on Cullen street, just north of the Jas. Randle property, he met a traction engine to Andy Ropp's clover huller and the horse was taking no notice of it when suddenly the engine gave a little extra puff and the horse jumped

to the side and as the front wheels of the buggy struck the curb the buggy was overturned and fell on top of Mr. Makeever. The shafts were broken from the buggy and the frightened horse ran a short distance and then slowed down to a walk and went to the stable at the Makeever house. Mr. Ropp was quick to see the difficulty in which Mr. Makeever had been left and hurrying to him lifted up the buggy and released the aged man. He was taken to his apartments at the Makeever house, where his injuries were given attention, and it was found that one rib on the right side bad been broken squarely ia two, and that he bad been somewhat bruised. The shock also proved quite serious and it was some time before he became self-comjjosed. This morning be was resting quite easily and it is not thought the ao> eleftnt will keep him long confined to his room.