Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1915 — MEDARYVILLE AUTO RUINED BY FIRE [ARTICLE]

MEDARYVILLE AUTO RUINED BY FIRE

Accident Occurred Wednesday Near the Charles Moody Farm in Barkley Township. . r ,~ :l ~' ' - V --- A 5-passenger Chalmers automobile, the property of a garage man named Plank of Medaryville, was damaged to the extent of about S4OO when it caught fire near the C. P. Moody farm in Barkley township Mr. Plank was in charge of 'the car and his son, also Ora Sanders and two other Medary ville men were in the car. It had been causing some trouble for time and finally back-fired and then caught fire. The wheels were not seriously damaged and neither was the hack seat. The gasoline tank was under the hack seat and was removed, thus preventing complete destruction. The car will have to be sent to the factory for rebuilding. 1 Have you setting eggs for sale Republican readers will buy them if you will advertise.