Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1918 — CARSON CLAIMS TO BE CHAMPION SHOCKER [ARTICLE]

CARSON CLAIMS TO BE CHAMPION SHOCKER

Ivan Carson, a member of' the G. E. Murray Company of this eity, spent last Friday and Monday in the harvest field shocking wheat. The work was done for Marion I. Adams, his father-in-law, and last night while Mr. Carson was telling of his ability to shock s wheat the crowd to whom he was speaking told him that they were convinced of his ability if he would work for some one not a relative. Just at this time Conrad Kellner came along. Conrad had been in the field with Mr. Carson and reported that the latter was sure some harvest hand. We would reaHy like to have Mr. Carson try it with some one else and suggest that he be asked to substitute for Tony Anetal, who left with the selectmen last week. We do not doubt Mr. Kenner’s veracity nor do we dispute Mr. Carson’s claim of being the champion shocker, but we insist that the awarding of this title must ibe without prejudice and in fairness to Charles M. Sands, Mayor Charles G. Spitler and Abraham Halleck, who consider Carson to be an upstart and an imposter and each one of them claim that their title is indisputable and incontestable. Halleck is reported to claim that he can shock wheat after binders and never allow them to be a round ahead of him even if they are driving at a speed equal to that of Judge Hanley’s Dr. Yak, No. 348.