Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1916 — RUNAWAY BOY OVERTAKEN IN CHICAGO [ARTICLE]

RUNAWAY BOY OVERTAKEN IN CHICAGO

Father Telephones Chicago Chief of Police and Lad is Spotted At Union Station. Mt. Ayr Tribune. Ray Adams, oldest son of Walter Adams, who lives on the D. L. Halstead farm, decided that life on the farm was <,oo prosy for him and that he would try a glimpse of the gayer side in the city. Mike Bibolar, a Syrian who has been in the onion raising business also on the Halstead farm, planned to go to St. Louis last week and the Adams boy conceived the idea of accompanying him and when Mike showed up at the station in Rensselaer Wednesday, Ray was right there ready. The father did not miss the boy until toward evening, when on investigation he learned that the plan had been forming in the lad’s head ever since Bibolar had stated his Iptention of going to St. Louis some ten days ago. Further investigation disclosed that he had started from Rensselaer Wednesday afternoon in company with the Syrian. Mr. Adams called the Chicago chief of police by long distance and he soon located the twain at the Union depot, where they were ready to step onto a Burlington train for St. Louis. They were apprehended and the father went to Chicago Thursday and returned the lad to his home. It is understood Mr. Adams blames Bibolar to some extent for his son’s attempt to run away, but decided to allow him to go unprosecuted. Adams is a man of very limited means. He is the man who was in the limelight with D. L. Halstead in the onion case a short time since. t