Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1913 — TRUSTEE SNIP HAD A BAD RUNAWAY [ARTICLE]

TRUSTEE SNIP HAD A BAD RUNAWAY

Horse Frightened at Fighting Dogs Near Roselawn and Mr. Snip Was Slightly Injured. Trustee Tunis Snip, of Keener township, had a runaway near Roselawn this Thursday morning and' it almost resulted seriously for him. He 1 was driving to Roselawn to take a train for Rensselaer and stopped to talk to a hired man on the Otis ranch. Two dogs, neither of which belonged to the trustee, started a fight right under his horse and the animal at once began to jerk and kick and as Mr. Snip said, tried to climb into the buggy backwards. He realized that the buggy was not large enough for both and decided to jump out and did so. The horse at once began to run and the trustee held on and was dragged for some distance before letting loose. He was considerably bruised about the legs and his clothing was tom and soiled. The shin of his right leg was barked for several Inches and his left foot somewhat sprained. The Otis farm hand succeeded in following and stopping the horse and the buggy was not broken except the shaft. The horse is ordinarily a very gentle animal, but a dog fight right beneath him was enough to frighten him.