Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1907 — A DISASTROUS MIX-UP. [ARTICLE]

A DISASTROUS MIX-UP.

Dr. Miller had a “hurry up call” Tuesday out to Richard Gassoway’s, north of town, one of his children being sick, and he got Joe Bennett to take him out in his auto. In going down the hill just north of the R. B. Porter farm they met two rigs that were abreast of each other, one a single rig driven by Rudolph Ritter of Union tp., and the other a double team and wagon. There were three wagori tracks at this point and Bennett pulled down to the right, which was unoccupied. Ritter’s horse, a three-year-old colt, suddenly took fright and pulled across the road in front of the double team, then took another notion and turned clear around in the road, upsetting. the buggy and throwing young Ritter out and breaking his left arm just above the elbow. It then ran away, tearing up the buggy, which was a brand-new one, quite badly. Bennett had to ditch his machine to prevent being mixed up in the melee. Ritter was taken to Alf Donnelley’s and left until the Doctor had made his call at Gassoways, he being in no particular pain, when he was brought back to town and a thorough examination made by his X-Ray machine and the arm properly “set”. No particular blame attaches to anyone for the accident, although the Doctor and Bennett regret it very much as the young man will be laid up all fall. He was going out to husk corn for Emmet Fidler, southwest of town, the afternoon of the day he was hurt.