Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1915 — President Kurrie Collides With New Street Light Post. [ARTICLE]

President Kurrie Collides With New Street Light Post.

Rensselaer is shy one of the new light posts recently installed on the main streets. H. R. Kurrie, of the Monon, crashed into the post with his automobile Saturday evening, completly demolishing it. Mr. Kurrie was returning from the depot to his home Saturday evening during the heavy rain, and the wind shield became covered with water, making it impossible for him to see very well. He turned west at McFarland’s corner—except that he missed the corner—and turned so abruptly that he crashed into the lamp post. The port gave way and fell to the ground, wrecking it beyond all repair. The radiator of Mr. Kurrie’s machine was cracked, but no other damage resulted. (Mr. Kurrie stated that he had always been told that the proper thing to do after an accident was to "beat it,” and this is what he did in this case. He appeared later, however, and agreed to buy the city a new lamp post