Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1917 — SPEEDER HITS DELIVERY CAR [ARTICLE]

SPEEDER HITS DELIVERY CAR

Railroad Men Bruised and Rear Wheel of Ford Broken. ' > One of Frank Kresler’s Ford delivery cars, driven „by Eugene Hasty, was ran into by a speeder on the Monon near the stock yards Thursday morning. The speeder was in charge of John Adair, sig- ■ nal maintainer, who was accomI panied by Don Beam, assistant at ' the depot. f The railroad meh were coming west and a string of cars on the siding prevented them from seeing the delivery car, also preventing Mr. Hasty from seeing the speeder, j The cars came together at the ! crossing Sind both the occupants of ' the speeder were thrown off and considerably bruised. The driver of the Ford was uninjured, but a rear wheel of the car was broken off.