Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1917 — FOUR CORNERS [ARTICLE]

FOUR CORNERS

There are more sick people ip this locality at this time than there has been at any one time for years, and yet they claim a close winter for health. The wheat in this section of Jasper county is taking the count. A few more - days of this and many fields will be plowed up and put in oats or corn. Charles Schatzley, who came last week from Canada to visit his parents, took down with pneumonia and died Thursday. His father, who had been in poor health for some time, could not stand the shock and passed away Friday evening and was buried Monday. The aged mother is now in a critical condition and no doubt we will have her death to announce before many days.

A young man from Rensselaer who was in north Jasper and west Starke Saturday came near being a subject for the undertaker. When speeding south oh the stone road near the D. H. Turner farm in Kankakee township his car left the road heading for a deep ditch, but the driver pulled the car to the west and took; the ditch on that side of the road. Outside of a severe shaking up for the driver and the bending of an axle and radius rods no great damage was done. The car was pulled back on the highway and run to the Jasperson garage for and then on to Rensselaer. Rensselaer sports get the benefit of good roads only when they come to north Jasper, and for that reason we’will excuse a little speed trial. Dr. and Mrs. So It, John and Miss Annie Behles of San Pierre met with what might have been a fatal accident Sunday afternoon about two miles north of town. The_car left the road and turned turtle, crushing the top and badly damaging the machine, throwing the occupants out and tearing ■ the 11S8-" ments loose in shoulder and hip and otherwise injuring Mrs. Suit. Miss Behles suffered a broken nose and internal injuries. Both Mrs. Solt and Miss Behles are confined to their beds. The Doctor had a rib broken and Johnny Behles was scratched and badly . shaken upWhile the accident Is regretable, one may feel thankful that no one was killed. The Doctor and pis good wife seem to have hold of the wrong end of the string this winter.