Sunday morning, Johnnie, the fifteen year old son of John Hummel, a prominent farmer living north of town, while driving a young and only partly broken colt was thrown from a buggy and received a broken leg. Dr. Cassingham was at once summoned and found the injury quite serious. The leg was broken just above the ankle and the bone forced through the flesh. The limb was dressed and set, and hopes are entertained that the youth of the patient may cause the bone to unite and that the foot may be saved.
--Paxton Record. 15 September 1887.
Drs. Rankin, of Pullman and Cassingham of this village, on last Saturday, amputated the foot of Johnnie Hummel, whose injury we chronicled two weeks ago. Strenuous efforts had been made to save the foot, but the injury was of too serious a nature to admit of success. At present writing, the patient is in a much weakened condition and fears are entertained as to the result.
--Paxton Record. 6 October 1887.
Died, Oct. 9th, 1887, at 12:44 p.m. John Upson, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hummel, aged 16 years, 1 month, and 19 days.
Our readers will remember the notice of the accident by which the above lost his foot. From the time of the injury, his strength steadily failed, and, though everything was done that medical skill and loving friends could do, the end came as above. Johnnie was a strong, manly, pleasant tempered boy and was much attached to his home, where he was always to be found when duty did not call him elsewhere. He had just commenced his year's work at the public school . . .
--Paxton Record. 13 October 1887.
JOHN UPSON HUMMEL
Buried Lyman Township Cemetery
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