Manchester Democrat., 1921-10-05
ACCIDENTS ON HAwKEYE.

O.. q. the Hawkeye Highway east
hS, " ester has been graveled and
le2. many motorists seemed to
hay, sotten the idea into their heads
that it can be used as a speedway,
wit hthe result that accidents are
frequent occurrences. Miss ! Martha
Hawker, bookkeeper for, J. N. Jones
& Sons, has had two sorry expert
ences in one week. During the early
part of the week, some speed artist
attempted to pass Miss Hawker and
her sister, and in attempting to
get ahead the driver came within one
of crashing headiong into a car COM
ing from the opposite direction. In
lodging the car coming from the east
the speeding automobile struck the
left front wheel of the Hawker car,
with the result that the Misses Hawker
and their Ford landed in the ditch.
Fortunately the ditch was not of such
depth as to permit the car to turn
over The 'hog" responsible for send
ing the Hawker car into the ditch
did not even slow up to see what dam
age he had done. His car was ira
yelling at such pace that the young
ladies were unable to even get the
license number.
On Saturday morning while Miss
Hawker was driving to her work in
Manchester she met with the second
accident, just after she reached the
Hawkeye at the Martin Nieman cor
ner. 1t seems that Will Phillip and
his family were driving east on the
highway at high speed. Mr.. Philips
car struck Miss Hawkers car with
sufficient force to turn the latter car
completely around, and, of course,
both cars were badly wrecked. Miss
Hawker sustained slight bruise on
her shoulder, while Mr.. Philips
daughter was thrown from the car
and somewhat bruised.
On Saturday evening at about five
o'clock, just east OF the Martin Me
man corner on the Hawkeye highway,
another smashup occurred, in which
number of persons were more or
less seriously injured, one lady, Mrs.
G.. T. Alcock, OF Plattyille, being in
DR.. j. A. Mays home suffering from
d fractured limb, and cuts and bruises.
II appears that Mr. and Mrs. John
Luistick and Mr.. and Mrs. BradshaW,
all of Dubuque, were driving east on
the Highway ia new Overland tour
ins car, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. I. Alcock
and daughter Of Plattville, were COM
ing from the east in their Ford car.
Mr.. Aicock tells us that he had no
ticed the Overland car coming at a
rapid pace and that the driver Of the
Car seemed to have lost his contl ol
over the machine. Mr. Alcock had all
bu. brought his car to standstill
when the other car struck them. 1t
L'e point where the accident occurred
the road bed is somewhat rough, and
| it is believed that Mr.. Lufstick at
tempted TO get his machine out OF
one set Of ruts with the result that
he struck the other machine. 1t IS
stated that the speed at which the
Overland was travelling was respon-
sible for the accident. Both OF the
machines were badly wrecked and
are now being overhauled in local
garages. The Dubuuqe people returned
to their homes on Saturday evening
after being given first aid by local
pny sician.
These accidents simply emphasize
the need for a more rigid enforce
ment Of the traffic rules. Many per-
sons may not know that the speed
limit on public highway outside OF
towns and cities, is thirty miles an
hour. Anyone travelling at greater
speed is violating the traffic rules OF
the state just as much as persons driv-
ing faster than fifteen and twenty
miles in cities and towns. There is
apparently only one way to convince
some people of the fact that smooth
highways are not designed for speed
ways, and that is to impose heavy
fine for speeding. The supervisors
of Delaware Co. will do well to employ
motor cycle cop, whose business 1t is
to file information against violators
OF the traffic laws, and after few
have paid heavy fines others may get
a different idea of the rights OF the
public.
There are times when accidents will
occur, aud no one can be blamed. In
the case of inc Misses Hawker be-
ing sent into the ditch and left there
to set out as best they could, there
is no excuse. A driver of car who
has been responsible for an accident
like that should at least stop long
enough to determine the extent of the
injury infilctea. Upon conviction such
driver should be locked up in the
county Jail instead of given small
fine.
Until some police protection is Civ
en- the public on the Highway east
of Manchester, persons who have a
horror of being suddenly bumped
into the next township, will 40 we'll
to do their joy riding on some of the
side roads, for it really has gotten to
the point where it is dangerous to
drive on the Hawkeye highway.
JOE LUSTRO LANDS IN JAIL.
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