Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1916 — STUDEBAKER AUTO DAMAGED IN NIGHT [ARTICLE]

STUDEBAKER AUTO DAMAGED IN NIGHT

Charles Guttrich Drove H. E. Parkinson Car Into Tree arid Extensive Damage Resulted. Attorney W. H. Parkinson , and other friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beam Friday night to watch the old year fade into the new and when ithe party broke up iMr. Parkinson took the guests to their respective homes -in his father’s ibig Studebaker car. After all were delivered Mr. Parkinson had Charley Guttrich, who works in garages in town, take him home and start back to the garage with the car. Charley is £ careful driver hut he was blinded -by the storm and instead of going on north dr turning west from the Parkinson residence he turned to, the east where there is a private alley that goes only part way to the next street. Not knowing this he had speeded up to a fairly rapid rate when the car collided with a tree. One wheel was torn off, one fender badly bent and the car suffered other damage. A blinding' rain at the time prevented Guttrich from seeing very liar in front of him and hence ther accident. " o . ■ Jt. . : * - ' " . "-- ' ' ' •' ’ ; • Mrs. Fortune Wdghtmian, mother of Mrs. Russell Van Hook, was eiezed with an attack of heart trouble Tuesday morning and when Mr. Van Hook came to the house from the barn he found her lying on the floor unconscious. He called Dr. English, who soon revived her and she is now getting along vdly nicely. Mrs. Van Hook and daughter were visiting in Chicago at the time.