Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1908 — TERRANCE THOMPSON WENT BALLOONING [ARTICLE]

TERRANCE THOMPSON WENT BALLOONING

Rensselaer Boy Makes Ascension and Parachute Jump at the Francesville Fall Carnival.

Terrance Thompson, eon of Jaa Thompson, of this city, made the balloon ascension at Francesville Friday. Terrance accompanied Parcel]* and Harmon to Francesville to collect - ticket* on the merry-go-round, and he fell in with the aeronaut and persuaded the latter to allow him to ‘make the ascension Friday. There 1* not much to be said about the daring feat He simply went up to * great height cut loose and came dowwn In the parachute, mak- #

lng what all who saw it declare to bp a very fine ascension. It lsaaid that when a person makes one trip Into the clouds they are never satisfied to do anything else, and Terrance's friends are wondering If he will enter into the business as a permanent profession. Terrance played base ball this year, first with the Juniors and later with the Wrens, and Is not afraid of any proportion. He will be hailed as quite a Ltru when he again returns to Rensselaer.