Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1888 — A Drunken Gaioot's Close Call. [ARTICLE]

A Drunken Gaioot's Close Call.

Monday evening a couple of young girls found a drunken irian wedged into the cattle guards, between the railroad rails, near M. L. .Spitler’s residence. By dint' of vigorous calling they attracted the attention of Glenn Bates, .son of the postmaster, and he ran over and got the fellow out, just about a minute before the 4 o’clock mail train went tearing past. It proved to be August Makus, the drunken galoot from Union tp., who walked out of an upstairs window at the Cotton House, a .year or two ago, and broke his leg. He was and unneccessarily grateful to Young Bates for preserving bis worthless carcass, and g ive him a pressing invitation to visit him at 'his place of residence, which he said was “Slip Up.