Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-10

city on 4th inst, Oh his way home t.
Waashara county. will 5e glad to learr
that he IS rapidly recovering from the
effects Of badly shattered arm, thank.
to the able and careful surgical treat
ment Of DR.. Geo. F. Witter.
Mr. ?. had been stopping in the
town Of Wood, in this county, where,
on the 25th Of Nov. last he was acct
IDENTIFY shot, by his son-in-law, while in
the act Of getting into a wagon; the
hammer Of his gun striking against the
end board; the charge (buckshot) en-
tered just above the elbow Of the left
arm, causing a compound comminuted
fracture Of the bone. decorating the
muscles and severine the blood vessels.
No one thought the arm could possibly
be saved except Dr. Witter, who was
promptly summoned, and who, after
removing numerous pieces of bone,
fragments of clothing, etc, controlled
the hemorrhage. succeeded in joining
together the lacerated ends Of the
pertusteun, Of the bone in opposition,
and held them in position by an
apparatus especially devised to meet
| the purpose. in which condition it re
maind until the 4th inst, when it was
discovered that new bone was rapidly
forming, and everything progressing so
favorably as to speak volumes in praise
Of conservative surgery. All will re
member the successful treatment of
Hamilton Canning's son, who was shot
in similar way, and treated by DR..
Witter in a similar manner.
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Cannot cur Saloons be closed
on the Sabbath !-This is ques-
ton that ought to be answered in the
affirmative, but we fear it will not be
till our people become SO imbued with
a temperance sentiment that they will
perforce elect officers who will be COM
PEELED by the pressure of pablo senti-
ment to do their duty During the
past year the saloons have been open
on the sabbath to an extent that calls
for The Interference of the City Mar