Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1913 — Wisconsin Men Almost Had Very Bad Auto Accident. [ARTICLE]

Wisconsin Men Almost Had Very Bad Auto Accident.

Dr. H. S. Brown and die Gullickson, of Cushing, Wia, were laid up In Rensselaer last night and today by a break down of their Buick roadster. They were returning from a visit at Ndblesville, Ind., and were coming along at a lively crip about 5 miles south of Rensselaer when the, driver noticed, that one of the front wheels was scraping on the fender. Investigation disclosed that the front axle was broken, almost in two. It was so nearly Severed that it was impossible to run the car into town and it bad to he drawn in by another car. Mr. Gul_licksqn stated that they /were coming at a lively clip and he was surprised that a serious accident did not occur, as certainly would have resulted save for the timely discovery. Dr. Brown went to Chicago this morning to get a mew axle and the car is laying up for repairs at the Rensselaer Garage.