Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1909 — MORE “JOY” RIDING. [ARTICLE]

MORE “JOY” RIDING.

Young Sammy Duvall, the 12 or 14-year-old son of John Duvall, had quite an experience as a joy rider Tuesday evening. He went to R. A. Parklson who sitting on the county council, about 4 o’clock and asked him for the use of his new Cadallac auto a little while, saying that he just wanted to drive some young folks about town a short time. Mr. Parklson, not knowing the boy, but taking him for Harry English, told him he might take the machine for a little while, but not to be gone long. Getting Mr. ParkIson’s daughter, a daughter of J. D. Allman's, Maurlne Tuteur and one or two other girls In the machine, he started out to race against time evidently, and had several narrow escapes from a serious wreck while racing about the streets in town, and at every turn, where the auto would “skid” badly, the girls would let out a yell of fright that could be heard a block. In driving down Front street at a terrific speed the machine narrowly missed the obstructions where the cement men were at work, and In turning the corner west by J. L. Brady’S a tree had a close call from being broke off at the buttFinally, tiring of the town streets, he struck out in the country, and

no full report of where all he did go is given, but about 9 .o’clock he was found stalled south of town some three miles, near the Hoover slough bridge, having run out of gasoline. One of W. S. Parks’ boys came along and turned on the reserve tank for them and they got back to town, where Mr. Parkison was anxiously—and perhaps a little impatiently—awaiting the return of his machine after having searched in vain all over town for it. That the party escaped without injury is indeed miraculous, • considering the reckless speed the boy drove. Mr. Parkison had the machine In the garage Thursday and the full day was spent in getting it in good working order again. One axle was benf and it was otherwise injured. It will probably be some time ere he loans it again-