Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1896 — TRACTION ENGINES COLLIDE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TRACTION ENGINES COLLIDE.

•Rival AVJicnt Tlit-rnher* Indulge in a Nbycl Battle. Near laawfeuce, Kan., the other night the steam traction threshing machine ontrines owned by William Peat and J. Brooks cant? in collision n't the entrance to the farm of Mr. Earhart. Peat had been engaged by Earhart to thrash, and, failing to eorfie. Brooks was hired. The met met with the machines at the farmyard gate. A dispute folio wed; both wanting the work. One started to go in, when tin- other started his engine, mid a collision followed. The engines met head on. < hie engine reared up on end and fell over on lijg.other, and both were smashed. A fireman on Peat's engine was caught

between the engine and water tank and received fatal injuries.

DUEL BETWEEN TRACTION ENGINES.