Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1917 — Elgin Six Driver Made Demonstrations Wednesday. [ARTICLE]

Elgin Six Driver Made Demonstrations Wednesday.

Charles J. Wilson, a special chauffeuriortheElgin Six Motor Co., of Chicago, entertained a large crowd which collected at the Makeever hotel corner Wednesday evening at 4 “p’ctuck*’ with - two - hurdle leaps.inan automobile, both of which were in the neighborhood of 35 feet, and also in fancy driving. At the endm.of.the brick street a hurdle, fourteen inches high, was placed. Wilson started from West Washington street in his car and was traveling at a good rate of speed when he hit the incline. The car was thrown a few feet in the air and traveled about thirty-five feet before alighting. W. G. A. Boyd, with three other gentlemen, is making a trip through Indiana demonstrating the car, for the purpose, it is said, of selling stock in the company. The above novel scheme was adopted to advertise the car, and was very interesting to all who witnessed the leap.