Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1913 — FORMER JASPERITES IN A FREIGHT WRECK [ARTICLE]

FORMER JASPERITES IN A FREIGHT WRECK

(Continued from Page One.) asleep in a seat near the rear of the coach. His father feared that he had been killed and, assisted by Will Clark, they began to look for his coach was by this time on lire at both ends. They were advised by persons on the outside to get out but were determined to find out what had become of Bruce, when that younster showed up safe and sound on the outside of the coach. He had moved from the seat where he had been asleep to another seat nearer the front of the car shortly before the wreck and this doubtless saved his life. An inventory showed that all had been more or less injured. Bruce, Sr., had cuts about his face and head and his legs were badly bruised where the seats had pinned him down. “Little” Bruce had a few bruises on his face and a quite bad one on one side. Bill and Elmer Kenton and Will Clark all received bruises, but Samuel Parker escaped without injury. A claim agent was quickly on the job and made settlement, it is reported with most of the former Jasperites at the rate of about SIOO each. Three passengers were so bad* ly hurt that they had to be taken to hospitals. The stock, which was due in Chi- , Monday morning, did not reach there until Tuesday forenoon, thus considerably damaging the sale. One hog belonging to Mr. Pora broken leg. Bruce, Jr., arrived here Monday evening and his father and William Kepton arrived Tuesday night on the 11:05 train. They will spend a few days visiting relatives and old friends here. Mrs. Emery Mills, of Muncie, "came to visit her father, Mr. Porter, and other relatives. The South Dakota visitors report that they have had a fine winter and that conditions are good and all are getting along splendidly. George Wood, formerly a resident of this county, is the only one to leave Davison county. He lived near Mt. Vernon and held a public sale the maddle of March and moved to Seattle, Wash. K