Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1912 — Stevens Was Winner in the Friday Night Checker Contest. [ARTICLE]

Stevens Was Winner in the Friday Night Checker Contest.

Sam Stevens cleaned up on the other checker players at the club rooms Friday night The score at the finish stood: Stevens 13 Thomas .. .. 10 Hill 7 McFarland .. 6% Nichols ...... ......... 3% Checker players are welcomed at the club rooms any Friday night A carefree individual struck Rensselaer Friday evening apd had no trouble in making himself acquainted and In turning his peculiar talents to account. He gave the name of "Happy Jack" Arnold and claims to be a wrestler. His massive shoulders and chest and big neck make him look the part He was also a very acrobatic chap and did some stunts that made him the center of attraction at the depot and later st the poolroom. He also had the paper tearing stunt well in hand and by folding a paper and holding it behind him, be could tear out little bits and when the paper was unfolded it would make all sorts of figures. He took up a collection and done better than a first-class preacher would have been able to do on the street corner. > , . One person was killed and several others were seriously injured last night when a freight train on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad crashed into the rear end of a passenger train stalled in a snow drift between Mendon and Vicksburg, Mich. One coach was telescoped and two others thrown o* the track. *