Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1915 — Mel Abbott Injured While Working at the E[?]Vator. [ARTICLE]

Mel Abbott Injured While Working at the E[?]Vator.

F. M. Abbott received 1 severe gash aeross the lorehead this Thursday morning and suffered considerably from loss of blood. He is employed at Babccck & Hopkins elevator and was helping get a horse out that had fallen into the du up. The horse lunged and Mel was pushed backward and his head struck a rafter. He was brought to a phyisiclan to have the injury dressed.

Dr. Loy’s baby seems somewhat imporved again today. Sheriff IMcOolly had six tramps as over-night guests. These wanderers have to be taken in and it is proper they should be, but we believe that they should be required to-do some work for their lodging, supper and breakfast and they could clean the snow off the walks about the court house in Short order. • The charity ball was not very largely attended last night, but those Who were present enjoyed a pleasant time and the music, furnished by the Rensselaer hhpiece orchestra, was the finest, many said, they had ever had for dancing in this city. It was the first appearance of the orchestra and the many ompliments they received shows the appreciation of the public and will doubtless insure the permanCy of the organization. It will play again this evening at the home talent performance of “The Little Princess.”

The repairs now going on, on the riser pipe to the city water tank, discloses the tank to be in excellent condition, especially op the inside. It is free from dirt, rust and corrosion. In fact, the inner surface js as good as wthen erected in the year 1897, which is 18 years ago. This is the first time in 18 years that the tank has (been entirely drained free from water and. the first Complete inside inspection that-was ever able to be made. The city feels very fortunate to find this tank In such excellent condition against the action of the corrosive elements in the water. If the riser pipe had not rusted fast in the flange on the outside of the bottom of the tank which took up the expansion and contraction of the tower and pipe, it would have been many years before much repair would have been needed on either tower or pipe. The new riser pipe and flange for the bottom of the tank has brass lined flanges intead of iron like the old one. We think the new flange and pipe wll Make care of our expansion trouble for years.