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Show DELIVERY HOUSE RUNS AWAY v Lester Cline was severely bruised, a delivery wagon was smashed up and a telephone polo was left lying J on the ground as a result of a run- away -Inst Saturday morning. Cline had just begun his duties as Vleliveryman for the Merchants association, asso-ciation, and although -he is pretty well up on the mechanics of a jitney, he is not expert in the knack of put-ling put-ling a horse in the shafts. It is said the collar was upside down and the holdback straps were not fastened. fast-ened. So when they started down tho grade the wagon ran up and bumped the horse and they immediately immedi-ately got into high, hitting about a lit'ty-miles an hour clip. After making mak-ing a few short cuts the wagon struck a telephone pole and pulled it up by the roots. Cline was thrown out and although considerably bruised up was not seriously injured. , |