Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1918 — MORE AUTOMOBILE SMASHUPS [ARTICLE]

MORE AUTOMOBILE SMASHUPS

Sunday was a beautiful day ai; : everyone possessing an autaanofealk- j was out burning up gasoline. A*! a consequence there were a few accidents, of course, but none f a very fatal character so far as learned. Jefferson Smith of Newton township run his Ford into a tree the corner by J. J- Eigelsba:ij“s residence and smashed the front u.. quite badly, so much so that a new radiator and axle' and porr.bly i) new engine, • etc., will he requii'ed •to repair the damage. Th* aceadent is said to have been caused is his turning the corner, in that fee did not straighten the car up aJner making the turn, but kept turning; right around until stopjx-d by thetree. Mr. Smith suffered a fractured rib and severe concuss*®® »*« the chest, hile Mr*. Smith war badly bruised on each of her kn-e>-and is unable to sit up. The steering gear sticking on ifec-jj Ford car of William Dunlap, whx* was being driven by his son ftalj*! ; is said to have been the cause of-J the car running into the ditch near St. Joseph college Sunday eveningMiss Utica Crowder of southeast of town was in the car with ium at the time and she was hurt somewhat, a gash being cut in her hip. | while young Dunlap was quite badly > shaken up and bruised, his left ieg, which was broken last JaE while playing football, was agatr | fractured. The car had one wheel broken, axle bent, etc. About 10 o’clock Monday forenoon two Maxwell can ewe t»-j gether at the southeast come- of; the public square. Both were going south and the car ahead, driven by Esta Holmes, pulled out to tfee west to make the turn off the corner to go east, when the car f siloing, driven by Charles Jensen of Wbeatfield, crashed into the Holmes car, giving it a pretty hard 1-low and bending down the fenders and foot-board, also doing some other minor damage. The oocapawts *f neither car were injured in the collision. _ 'i J