Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1911 — PASS THROUGH THIS CITY [ARTICLE]

PASS THROUGH THIS CITY

Indianapolis Woman Drivee an Electric Automobile to Chicago. Mrs. George J. Cook of the Willoughby, together with Mrs. R. A. Campbell of Chicago* accomplished a feat hitherto almost unheard of when they drove the former’s Detroit electric from Indianapolis to Chicago, a distance of 207 miles. It is believed to be longest trip ever made by an amateur drived in an electric car, and is certainly the longest ever made by womep drivers. Mrs. Cook is being congratulated for her pluck. The trip was made in sixteen hours actual running time, and the distance is 207 miles over the roads followed. The trip was made without any mishap or accident whatever. The only changes made in the car were those at the charging stations, where the batteries were kept in tune. The stations were found at Lebanon, Lafayette, Rensselaer and Hammond. At Rensselaer the brothers of the s;t. Joseph’s School for Boys came to the aid of the fair drivers and charged the batteries for them when they failed to find a public station. At only one time were Mrs. Cook and tMrs. Campbell the least bit worried. That w&s when they came to a sharp turn in the road near the Kankakee river, where several seriou? accidents have happened. Farmers along the route warned them and they were rather apprehensive of danger when they reachthe spot. Mrs. Cook held her breath, gripped the handle of the steering gear a little tighter and made the turn without any trouble whatever. —Indianapolis News.