Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1907 — JUMPS INTO A STREET CAR [ARTICLE]

JUMPS INTO A STREET CAR

Runaway Horae leaps Over the Fepdera and I.anda Among the PaaaenKera— Several Severely Hurt. Lafayette, I ml., Aug. 28.—A runaway horse leaped into an open street car in Main street, near the NVabash railway crossing, and trampled passengers under foot. The horse had been hired from a livery stable, and it became frightened at a motorcycle, two miles north of the city, just as the last Oakland Hill car was nearing the crossing the horse ran squarely into the front of the car, leaping over the fenders and plunging over the seats. (Jlenn Taylor, motormnn. was badly injured, his hip being bruised, while be was hurt internally. The occupants of the first three seats were also injured. Mrs. Solomon SpecteV was cut about the laxly, and Morris Ellison, a rabbi, whs hurt internally, while his 2-year-old daughter laid her nose broken. The horse struggled hnlf-way through the ear and then fell into the street, Breaks the Strawlxirry Record. New Albany, lnd., Aug. 28.—A second crop of strawberries in the Floyd county Helds lias not been infrequent, but it lias remained for Frank Helquit, a grower, to break all records by gathering a third crop in one season, lie picked his second crop on duly 12 and from the same patch he picked & third crop Sunday. It consisted of only two quarts, but the berries were of fine Savor. Fire Wipes Out $50,000. Reynolds, lnd., Aug. destroyed the poetofflee, rwtllips’ hardware store, two saloons, a barber shop, a blacksmith shop, a restaurant Myers’ shoe store, Kruger & McQuade’s grocery and dry goods store, Eads* hardware store and Heimlich Bros.’ Implement store. Total loss, 5.10,000; caused by lightning. Smoked His Pipe In a Barn. Shelbyville, lnd., Aug. 28. John Henry’s barn, north of here, was destroyed by fire, and the bouse also was burned. The barn caught by sparks from a pipe. Walker Harris, tenant, lost a S2OO horse, with all grain and household goods. The property was not Insured.