Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1918 — Moody Citizens Cleared Highway Sunday Morning [ARTICLE]

Moody Citizens Cleared Highway Sunday Morning

At a meeting of the patriotic citizens of Moody on Saturday evening, Charles Moody and James V. Bushnahan being thoroughly convinced that the public highway should be opened from Francesville to Rensselaer, immediately organized an army to make the first attack on Sunday morning. Mr. Moody was chosen captain and they met at the hour but found that many leaves of absence were asked for, the reason given that they would have to see mother, as Mercury had reached 16 below zero. The leaves of absence were granted by Captain Moody and his lieutenants and the three men, namely: Mr. Moody and the Brushnahan brothers started out for the county seat in an automobile I with shovels and pitchforks that I would have astonished a German army should they have encountered them. ] The hardships that this party endured we have not space here to relate, but after overcoming the mammoth snowdrifts they made their first stop in the county seat at the Makeever house and there they succeeded in conquering a splendid dinner furnished by Mr. Moody. They were dressed like cowboys and after succeeding in all their undertakings left, leaving the word that if there was any public highway in Jasper county leading to the county seat, especially to the Makeever house and the hospital, which needed to be opened to call upon Charles Moody and his lieutenants.