Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1910 — TOO MUCH AVOIRDUPOIS. [ARTICLE]

TOO MUCH AVOIRDUPOIS.

Editor McCullough of the Remington Press came over Monday to see what was doing at. the republican convention. While not in the heavy-weight class himself, he came over with Blanchard Elmore and W. E. Peck in the former’s little Ford runabout, and they are both rare specimens for a “dry” town, probably tipping the scales at near 250 pounds each. When near the Hiowe ditch, where it crosses the Range Line road, the weight was too much, and the auto sank down through the stone roadbed to the axles. A passing team was called into play and the auto, relieved temporarily of its burden of freight, was pulled out onto solid ground again and the party came on into Rensselaer without any further mishap.