Mads Nelson accident (1897)

NELSON, HOWELL, KOOB

Posted By: Ken Akers (email)
Date: 6/26/2016 at 21:22:10

Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Apr. 8, 1897, pg. 3

Oakfield and Brayton.

Mads Nelson, he that works for P.
F. Howell, was slashing away at a
log one day this week when the axe
glanced and cut a murderous old gash
across his right foot. Doctor Koob
went down and skil(l)fully sewed the
ugly wound together but Mads limps.