Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-08-25 | Page 2 | Boy's Abdomen is Pierced by Sewing Needle

Boys Boy's Abdomen Is Pierced by Sewing Needle BRIGHAM CITY Au Aug 25 5 Special cial cial Lisle Wells 4 year old son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Wells of Promontory was brought to the Pearse hospital in this city Monday afternoon by his brother Blynn Dlynn Wells VeIls suffering from the effects of ofa ofa ofa a sewing needle that had run full length Into his abdomen The lad was placed on the operating table and the needle removed by Dr R. R A. A Pearse He is reported to be improving Mr Mrs Wells came to this city Monday for supplies and left their five fhe children at home In some manner the little boy ran a small sewing needle into the fleshy part of his abdomen His elder brother brought him to this city for medical treatment They were about an hour houlon on the road roadS and during that time the needle had traveled several Inches into Int the flesh