Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June18, 1928, p. 1. J. N. BLAIR IS HURT Aged Citizen and Republican Candidate Struck by Hay Fork and Hip Broken - In Indianapolis Hospital. James N. Blair, Republican candidate for county commissioner and one of the best known residents of Monroe county, while at his home on north Maple street unloading hay, was struck by a hay fork that was in operation, thrown from the wagon and his right hip was broken. Examination proved that the injury was very serious and Sunday morning he was taken by the Allen ambulance to the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis where a powerful x-ray was taken and it was found that the bone was broken up in the hip, but not splintered. The hip is now being placed in a plaster cast and it is believed Mr. Blair can return home for nursing in a few days. Mrs. Blair and a daughter, Mrs. Herschel Neal, accompanied Mr. Blair to the hospital. Mr. Blair is aged 77 and because of the age recovery will be slow. However, he is very good health [sic]. He will have the very best wishes of a large number of friends for a complete and speedy recovery. It will be recalled that several years ago while Mr. Blair was at work in a quarry as a road contractor, a piece of machinery turned over and he was painfully injured about the head, which confined him to his home for many weeks.