Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1916 — FORD DRIVING RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURY [ARTICLE]

FORD DRIVING RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURY

H. B. Stroud, Dredge Superintendent, Injured When Auto Skids and Upsets. H. B. Stroud, superintendent of one of the large dredge belonging to R. H. and G. A. McWilliams, now engaged in digging the Marble ditch near Baums Bridge, was seriously injured in an automobile'accident Friday afternoon ~2 o’clock “about" a mile west of Kouts. Stroud and one of the workmen on the dredge, started for the dredge in a Ford roadster. They had with them quite a load of tools, and evidently were driving at a rapid clip and attempted to pass another machine and in so doing the car skidded and the driver lost control. The car evidently crossed the road two or three times and turned over on the stone road. Both occupants were thrown out and the car rolled over them. Stroud was painfully injured about the face, receiving several lacerations and severe iruises, the other occupant escaped with a badly injured arm and possibly some internal injuries. iStroud was unconscious for some time and while he is painfully injured it is not thought that his injuries will result fatally. He is under the care of Dr. Noland, of Kouts, and a trained nurse. The accident seems to be the result, of fast driving, as no defect was found in the car, which was badly damaged.

A writer in the Saturday Evennig Post claims that if the war is not ended in six months the paper shortage will become so acute -hat many of the weaker papers will have to go out of business. The United States is now supplying the world with print paper and prices have been iteadily going up until they have become pro hibitive, and the end is not yet.

Joseph Decker, active in Valparaiso in Chamber of Commerce woric, Friday superintended the digging of his own graver which--'- w4H-be entirely lined with concrete. He has given his order for a S3OO monument and declares he will only leaye SSOO at his death and that for the undertaker. He is a widower and without relatives.