Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1903 — An Eventful Season. [ARTICLE]

An Eventful Season.

The Wallace shows passed over the Wabash Friday night return* iag to winter quarters at Peru, this state, from the far south after the most eventful' season in its history. Daring June, Jalyand August misfortune followed the oirous about the country. Oae man and a number of horses ware killed and two oars smashed in a collision at Shelbyville, 114 A few days later the business was upset at Evansville by the riots. A few weeks later, at Durand, Miob , two sections of the oiroua train were iu a collision and twenty-four people were killed and many injured, the oirous itself being badly wrecked. Several of its bosses were killed aud tha show forces , had to be reorganized. Oaly two stands were missed, however, because of the wreck. Leaf than a month later, while the oirons was in Pennsylvania, the train oaught fire aud two cages containing lions were burned. L. In spite of such disasters the show has prospered thir year, and more people have attended the performances than ever before.