Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1916 — Fire Badly Damaged Frank Welsh’s Ford Automobile. [ARTICLE]

Fire Badly Damaged Frank Welsh’s Ford Automobile.

Frank Felsh, of Jordan township, suffered damage of about SIOO to his Ford automobile Wednesday afternoon. Himself and son, Merve, had been up in Walker township to attend a sale and spend a day with Robert Michal and family. They returned to Rensselaer Wednesday evening and planned to have their son, Claud, come in town for them in the car, He cranked it up and was just ready to start when it. began .to blaze. The top was burned off, the windshield broken and other damage which Mr. Welsh estimates at SIOO. The shed the car occupied also suffered damage to the extent of about SSO or S6O. Mr. Welsh and son Merve remained in town over night. He first understood that the car was a total wreck but after getting out home was agreeably surprised to learn that it was no worse than above reported.