Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 279, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1918 — WASHINGTON STREET AUTO ACCIDENT [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON STREET AUTO ACCIDENT

The comer of Washington and Van Rensselaer streets was the scene this morning of an automobile wreck. The cars of R. A. Gillett, of Barkley township, and Ira Daniels, of this city, attempted to overcome one es the laws physics and have two things occupy the same space at the same time. Gillett was driving a 'large car while that driven by Daniels was a Henry Ford production. The Gillett car gave the Ford about as bad a knockout as Newberry gave Ford in the late senatorial election ip MichiGillett was driving east on Washington street and therefore had the right-of-way over Daniels, who was driving south on Van Rensselaer street. It is understood that neither party was injured. Witnesses to the accident are not agreed as to the speed the cars were (being driven. The Gillett car was a Dodge touring car. J. M. Rains, Mr.’Gillett’s father-in-law, was in the car with 'him at the *me of the accident. This car was slightly damaged but they continued on their errand to the Rains farm south of the city.