The Waterloo Times
Friday, April 23, 1915

Two Heckerites Injured

One Hecker man and one boy resident of the same place were seriously injured by 
dangerous machinery.  While sawing lumber at George Schilling’s sawmill, Tony Neff 
caught his foot in the saw and received a long gash before he could remove it.

Fred Benze, aged 10, was riding on a disc pulverizer driven by his father, when he slipped 
off and fell.  His right leg was caught between two disks.  Several stitches were required to 
close the wound.  ----Belleville News Democrat