Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1920 — FOUR IN PERILOUS TRIP TO WHEATFIELD [ARTICLE]

FOUR IN PERILOUS TRIP TO WHEATFIELD

During the cold spell of last Monday, Edd J. Randle, of this city, Charles Weiss and D. S. Makeever, of west of town, started for Wheatfield to transact some business. However, their journey was filled with accidents and suffering and it was only after several hours that the party managed to make their destination. That every member of -the party came through the trip without serious results is remark- i able.

The three gentlemen made the I trip by automobile and when about I three miles out of Rensselaer exI perienced trouble with their car. I The car refused to respond to their I treatment, and after a cold walk to I a farm house a telephone message I was sent to the Rhoades garage. I Their man had no better luck with I the stalled machine than had the I occupants of the ear, so the party I resumed their journey in the Roades car, and all went well until they were within about two miles of Wheatfield when misfortune again crossed their trail. The icy condition of the road made driving difficult and almost every foot of the road traversed j was filled with perils. Finally a particularly bad stretch of road was reached and the machine skidded and was shot into the ditch and overturned, pinning the four oc- | cupants beneath it Mr. Weiss was the first to extricate himself from

<beneath the wreckage, making his escape by punching a hole through the side curtain. Mr. Weiss was alarmed after making Iris escape by hearing no sounds from the other members of the car, and began look* I ing about’ for help. However, Mr. I Randle, had managed to punch a I hole through the curtains and join-1 ed Mr. Weiss. He was soon follow- I ed by Makeever and chauffeur in the I order named. The four men made I an examination of themselves and I found that they were unhurt. AI message was sent to a Wheatfield I garage and the remainder of the I trip was made in a livery car. That the misfortunes of the palrty I did not terminate more seriously I was remarkable, and the men are I truly thankful that their cold, dan-1 gerous journey is now history. I