Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1907 — Another Runaway Monday. [ARTICLE]

Another Runaway Monday.

There was a rather bad* runaway Monday forenoon, some miles north of town on the north gravel road. John Zimmer, who lives on the Madison Makeever farm In Newton township, was driving in a buggy with h s brother-in law Jake Wagner. When nearing the Matheny farm two miles north and a half mile east of town, where-they had some business, the tongue broke and the team got frightened and rah away. After running about 75 yards the team was turned into Mi*. Matheny’s barn yard feat ran against a post and broke the buggy pieces. Mr. Zimmer -was thrown against the post and striking on his head was pretty badly injured bat it is not thought bis skull was fractured. Mr. Wagner was not hnrt.