Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1912 — Campaign On in Dead Earnest At Remington—Two Men Fight. [ARTICLE]

Campaign On in Dead Earnest At Remington—Two Men Fight.

Remington Press. Considerable amusement was furnished our people Tuesday morning when Abe Wahl and Jake Ochs, Sr., bantam weights, clashed on the scales of the Zimmerman’s coal office. Abe is a democrat and Ochs a republican. In the heat of a political argument, Abe accused Jake of calling him naughty names. Jake denied using any offensive language and called Abe a liar. Abe grabbed Ochs and shoved him through a window glass, cutting both on the hands and in the faces. After rolling around on the floor for. a few minutes, Referee James Callagan called the bout a draw. The contest was one of the bloodiest ever witnessed in Remington. Both participants had blood streaming from their faces and hands and considerable soap and water was required to put them in presentable appearance. The boys were both able to be out on the streets the next day.