Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1909 — Monon Fruit Special Wrecked Near Crawfordsville by Washout. [ARTICLE]

Monon Fruit Special Wrecked Near Crawfordsville by Washout.

The Monon fruit special was derailed one mile south of Crawfordsville Junction at 12:30 o’clock Friday morriingt ! The accident was caused by a washout. The train was running about forty miles an hour when the accident happened. The engine left the track, but did not turn over and no one was injured. Engineer Main was at the throttle. The wrecker was sent down from Lafayette but it required a long time to restore the roadbed and place the engine, which was pulling the special, on the rails again. Washouts on other roads entering Crawfordsville made it Impossible for the Monon to detour its trains.

Thomas Topash, a full-blooded Indian from Dowagiac, Mich., has made preparations for starting suit to regain possession of three sections of valuable farm land, which formerly belonged to the Indians in Kosciusko county. The land ts the best in the county and would sell for about $200,000 at this time. He represents the interests of Mary Ann Benack, wife of Chief Benack, who played an important' part in the early history of the oounty. 1