Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1916 — CARS COME TOGETHER ON WASHINGTON ST. [ARTICLE]

CARS COME TOGETHER ON WASHINGTON ST.

Jim Rhoades and George Ix>ng Try To Use Same Crossing At Same Moment. Jim Rhoades, driving his Chevrolet, and George Lang, in his father’s Paige, collided at the postoffice crossing today. Rhoades was coming from the north and Long from the west. The latter, in hojyis of avoiding a collision, speeded up, but was not quite speedy enough and the cars came together. One hub of Long’s car was damaged slightly and the reports vary as to the damage, if any, resulting to the Rhoades ca.. One report says that 'it was “smashed” •till up and the other report is that the damage did not amount to anything. We are inclined to believe the latter report.