Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1913 — Passenger Trains Were Delayed by Leaky Engine. [ARTICLE]

Passenger Trains Were Delayed by Leaky Engine.

Three passenger trains were greatly delayed today and all were in Rensselaer at the same time, owing to a leak in the engine pulling No 32, due here at 10:12. The train was a half hour late out of Monon and made poor time, Anally coming to a complete* stop about 2V 2 miles east of town. The engine sprung a leak and enough power could not be generated to pull the train into the station. Finally the local freight engine, which had pulled its train as far as Fair Oaks, was sent here and brought the train in, not arriving until 12:30. Southbound trains Nos. 5 and 37, due at 11:09 and 11:32, came in reverse order after being held at Surrey for some time They were compelled to take siding until No. 32 passed and away about 12:20. The local freight engine was to aid the engine on No. 32 into Hammond and then return to Fair Oaks and complete the local freight trip, the crew of which remained at Fair Oaks during the Interval, Mayor Meyers was at Elwood yes torday and killed two birds with one stone, so to speak. He went there to look at a 5-room house and two lots, which he was about to take In trade on a farm of acres, known as the old Hochbaun farm, near Virgie. The deal was closed, Otto E. Jordan, of Elwood, getting the farm. While there Mn Meyers called on Calloway Bros., formerly of this county, who owned a farm of 400 acres northeast of Knlman, and purchased the farm.