Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1907 — WANTED FOR OVER-DRIYING LIVERY HORSE [ARTICLE]

WANTED FOR OVER-DRIYING LIVERY HORSE

A young man giving the name of Eiffert and stating that he was from Chicago and wanted to drive out to O. E. Brown’s on one of John Makeever’s farms some miles northwest of town, hired a rig at Knapp’s livery barn last Sun day morning to drive out there. He returned a few hours later and the horse bore such evidence of having beea overdriven, Mr. Knapp says that he took the fellow to task about it, but that he broke and run out of the barn and succeeded in getting out of town before a warrant that was sworn out for his arrest could be served. Sunday was a very hot day and one would have to exercise good judgement in driving to keep from overheating a horse, but it is a lamentable fact that there are too many people who no judgement or do not care a rap about driving the life out of a poor horse regardless of weather conditions, and especially a livery horde. Mr. Knapp wanted to make an example of this particular hard driver and would haye done so had he been 'able to have gotten hold of him. The horse, he states, has not been fit to use this week nor will not be for several days, yet.' J , . Another car load—7,ooo rods— Pittsburg Perfect Eleotric-Welded Fence just received. Chicago Bargain Store.