Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 272, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1912 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Bes MoColly let a roll of bills amounting to S6O slip down his trouser leg last Saturday. He thought that he had put the money in his trousers’ watch pocket and did not discover the mistake until a half hour later. The money was picked up by the 7-year-old son of Ed Harris, of Mt. Ayr, and was promptly restored to its owner when the loser and finder were brought together. Mr. McColly rewarded the little chap’s honesty by giving him a $5 bill. Fred Hamilton met with an accident last Saturday that might have re T suited much more seriously than it ’did. He rode Ed Honan’s motorcycle down to attend the Purdue-lllinois football game and just as he was crossing the Big Four railroad tracks an automobile dashed by him from the rear, striking one handlebar of his motorcycle. He was thrown off and rendered unconscious. He recovered in a few moments and found that "he was not seriously injured, although his left knee was badly bruised and cut The machine was not hurt at all. Fred is having some trouble with bis knee and it will probably be stiff for some time. Wagons and truck wagons for sale by Hamilton A Kellner.