Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1908 — Some More Automobile Troubles. [ARTICLE]

Some More Automobile Troubles.

Chauffeur Scott R. Chestnut started to Attica early Sunday morning with Harvey Davisson and family of Union township in the garage Bulck. They had an uneventful, trip as far as Fowler, where a stone concealed by grass and lying in the center of the road, struck the sprocket wheel and broke the chain.

Scott telephoned back for assistance and another chain was sent to him by another car. The chain sent was from E. L Hollingsworth’s car. Later in the day W. H. Timmons, proprietor of the garage, took Mr. Hollingsworth and his two boys and the little son of Dr. Loy, to Mr. Hollingsworth's farm near Kersey. The trip was made in the old car that Mr. Timmons bought of Frank Leek. When they were near Kniman on the way home the machine skidded and went into the ditch and Mr. Hollingsworth was thrown out but not seriously Injured. The car was disabled, the front spring being broken and the lamps being mashed. Help was summoned from this city and all parties were brought to town, but the disabled auto was left in the road until the next day.