Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 214, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1920 — S’NOTHIN’—WILLIAM TRAUB DID THE SAME THING [ARTICLE]

S’NOTHIN’—WILLIAM TRAUB DID THE SAME THING

A full grown army truck/ one of a covey which passed through here late Friday afternoon, completely demolished one of the city light posts at the corner of VaA Rensselare and Washington streets as the driver made the turn from Van Rensselaer street west on Washington. The post was so badly mangled that it is beyond repair. The driver didn’t take the trouble to stop and make a survey of the damage he had done. However, City Engineer Chamberlain secured the license plate number of the car and a statement will be sent to the government. The city will foot the bill at least until the statement reaches the government—'but it. takes a long, long time for anything to reach its destination once it is placed in the slowly moving waters of the military channels. If one of these posts must be wrecked ever so often the city officials much prefer that the job be left to one of our citizens who is proficient in that line, William Traub for instance.