Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1904 — NEARLY A FATAL ACCIDENT. [ARTICLE]

NEARLY A FATAL ACCIDENT.

While Frank Lakin was driving a young team to town yesterday forenoon, hitched to a mowing machine which he was bringing to town to get repaired, they became unmanagble north of the railroad and ran through the' streets until near the Hemphill livery barn, where they collided with a buggy being driven by Mrs. Jay Lamson of Jordan township, upsetting the buggy, throwing Mrs. Lamson violently to the ground and turning the horse she was driving on its side in the ditch. Mr. Lakin was also thrown from the mower seat, and one of the drive wheels and the tongue to the machine was broken — 'WBTtE considerably jarred up by his fall and one shoulder lamed somewhat, Mr. Lakin escaped without serious injury. Mrs. Lamson received a , cut over one eye and one arm was somewhat bruised, but no bones were broken. Two of the buggy wheels were demolished. It was fortunate indeed that there were no more serious results. Mr. Lakin orderea the buggy repaired at his own expense, and purchased a new pair of bits for his horses that will give him a little more advantage in controlling them in the future. Frank had hung to the reins to the last, but was unable to turn out to avoid the collision.