Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1905 — A Big Runaway But Little Damage Done. [ARTICLE]

A Big Runaway But Little Damage Done.

There was quite an extensive runa vay in|town last Tuesday mora,.ig. Two horses, hitched to a angle top buggy started on Main street in front of Babcock & Hopkins’ elevator, on Main street. The rig belonged to A. D. Oliver, <jf Danville, 111., and were being iriven by Mrs. Oliver. She got uc to tie them and then they started to xuu. They went west on v r ine street to Forest, turned uorth icross the railroad to Walnut, east m Walnut back to Main, and lown Main and division to Washington. They seemed about fagged >ut when they got to Washington, out got up a special spurt of speed is they approached the business lislrict. in front of the Makeever House they scared Mrs. Floyd Itobiusou’s horse as it was standing unhitched, and also ran away, in a somewhat leisurely aud dignifi-

ed manner. When the Oliver horses rtached Rensselaer street they made too short a turn and fell down, and could up again until the harness was cut off. The horses were cut up some, the buggy tougue broken and the harness considerably damaged. Airs. Robiusou’s horse ran across the river and out on McCoy avenue and was caught at Noble Y'ork’s place; uo damage being done.