Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-15
WOMAN INJURED WHEN CAR
CRASHES INTO BRIDGE
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
STEEDS RUNNING AT LARGE ON
OTTAWA AVENUE CAUSE SEC.
OND MiSHAP-DRlVER SENCS
MACHINE INTO ONE OF THEM
OWNER SETTLES FOR DAM
AGES.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Walrich of
Ehatsworth, ILL.,, escaped serious in.
Jury this morning about $40 o'clock
when their Ford touring car acci
dentally eollidei with the steel sup
port on the Columbus street bridg
over the Illinois and Michigan canal,
Mr.. iWalrich was driving at the time
Luckily, neither he nor his wife were
seriously injured, but both received
minor cuts and bruises from flying
glass.
A horse owned by Joseph GoetCh
of South Ottawa and which had fallen
down at the south approach of the
bridge, was the main cause CT the aC-
cident Several men were attempt
ing to aid the animal to its feet when
Mr.. Walrich came along, driving north
on Columbus street. Just as he was
about to drive onto the bridge he
turned around to watch the men help
ing the horse The crash followed
Mrs. Walrich was thrown against the
Windshield, which was broken. He"
face was bleeding profusely from a
cut on her lip Fearing that they
wero seriously INJURED, the police an
bulance was summoned and they were
taken to the City hospital An exami
nation showed they were not injured
except for the small cut on Mrs. Wal
rich's face
The Ford was damaged consider
ably, to the extent of about $50.
Horse Hit by Autoist.
Three horses belonging to Roy
Barr, and which escaped some time
last night from the barn in which they
were kept on Lafayet street, caused
slight mishap this morning about
O'Clock, when one of them was run
into by large touring cal owned and
driven by James Bickery Of Maiden,
Ill. The steeds straycd from Lafay-
ette street to Ottawa avenue and were
wandering about Mr.. Bickery, upon
approaching the avenue, did not no.
tice the critters aud crashed into one
of them. The car suffered consid-
erahlc damage The hood and radio
tor were smashed, while the wind
shield was also broken to pieces, The
horse was practically unharmed.
Sheriff G. s, Ayers was notified and
the horses were taken to the pound
for the night This morning Mr.. Barr
was informed of the accident and will
ingly settled for the damages to Mr..
IBickery's car.
Accused Auto Thieves Sentenced.
Joseph Masek and Charles Katar,
aged 16, both of Cicero, who on July
% wera accused of attempting to
steal an auto belonging to George
Austin and Roy Yenerich in Mendo-
ia, were given hearing before Judge
Reck in the county court yesterday,
and were each sentenced to serve
thirty days in the county Jail. The
boys were charged with tampering
with an auto. Each pleaded guilty,
after which the sentence was passed
upon them.
The boys were arrested by the
Mendoza police, after they had enter
ed the Austin Ford, and started the
engine The engine was not work
ing perfectly, Sc they could not make
it go.
They have since been prisoners in
the county Jail. Judge Reck yester
day ordered them paroled to Cook
county probation officer when they
were released from the county jail.
coIides With Taxi.
Tom Carr, operator of the Clifton
bus and taxicab line, and Clarence
Weise, driving a Ford roadster, ac
Companied by several lad. friends
figured in an accident this afternoon
about i o'cloclz at the corner of La
Sale and Jackson streets, when their
cars collided Mr., Carr was driving
east on Jackson street, while Weise
was going north on La Sale street
He had side curtain on his car, which
prevented him from seeing Mr.. Carr s
automobile The damage to the tax.
cab was estimated at about $40 while
Weise's car escaped undamaged