Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1906 — GIRL OF GOOD PLUCK [ARTICLE]

GIRL OF GOOD PLUCK

Has a Wild Ride Behind a Runaway Horse, but Averts Disaster. o ...... SHE KEEPS HIM IN THE ROAD He Does the Rest by Running Himself to a Stop—Anti-Tom Taggart Move—State News. —— Ilngers-town, Ind., May 3. Miss Ethel Holler showed remarkable courage and cool judgment in. handling a runaway horse, near here. Two young women accompanied her on a drive in a trap. The horse was a large bay. with a iwid name as a “runaway.” Soon after starting out Muss Roller turned the horse into Main street toward the west. They went only & short distance when the animal broke into a run and soon was going at & lively clip. Stopped, He Starts Again. After much sawing on the bit the driver got hint stop]hs! and turned around in the road to go back to town. Almost immediately the horse started to run again, and in spite of every effort maintained his gait. He ran down, two steep hills, crossed a railroad track, four bridges and ran the entire length of Main street and a mile east of town before liis wind failed and he checked of his own accord. She Had a Wild Ride. During the wild ride Miss Itdller braced tier fi-et against the irons of the bod, and. with the lines wrapped abont her hands, fairly swung her weight ou the bit. Her c Aorta were directed to keeping the horse in the road, for there were dozens of places where a swerve of two feet meant death to tike riders. Men tried to Hi row blankets over the horse’s heart as it passed like a flash, others followed in vehicles in an attempt to overtake the runaway, but nothing served to check the speed of tlie frenzied horse, and Miss Roller mw she must he the master of the situation. He Ran Himself Out. Siie quieted tlie fainting girls, who screamed a few times, and then settled, down, clinging to the sides otf the vehicle without strength enough to assist tiie nervy driver. Finally the horse came to a standstill, and Miss Roller had barely strength to turn him in the road and bring him bark to town. Now she is prostrated with nervousness .but declare she will drive the horse again. No damage was done to the vehicle. FIGHT AGAINST TOM TAGGART Indiana Democrats Who Want to Return to the Old Method of Choosing a State Committee. Indianapolis, May 3. —launched as a formal organization tlie for tin 1 Recovery of the Majority Rule,’' has adopted resolutions looking to the reorganization of tike present Democratic state committee, and looking, also, for a return to the old method of selecting all members of tlie state committee in the future. Tlie meeting called by John W. Holtzman. ex-mayor of Indianapolis, was attended by about twenty representative Democrats, who are fighting what they term tiie Taggart control of the Democratic party in the state. All of the districts except the Sixth and the Eleventh were represented at the meeting. Whether or not state headquarters would lie opened to wage this fight against Taggart.’ and the present organization, was discussed, but not decided upon. Thugs Rob a Postofflce. Muneie, Ind., May 3. Burglars tiroke into the postofflee at Gaston, a small town north of Mancie, blowing open the safe and tnking $35 in cash and $75 worth of stamps. The explosion was heard all over town, but by the time the people were aroused the robbers had fled. The safe; was wrecked, but the office furniture was not damaged. Three strangers were seen hanging about the town previously, and citizens have a good description at them. Extra fanoy roll batter only lft cents pound. Chicago Bargain Stork.