Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1910 — H. R. KURRIE PROMOTED; NOW GENERAL ATTORNEY. [ARTICLE]

H. R. KURRIE PROMOTED; NOW GENERAL ATTORNEY.

His Former Office Abolished and He Becomes Head of Legal Department of Monon Railroad. “ ■ tr ■' '** T/ Vjt • Beginning January Ist, H. R. Kurrie, of this city, becomes the general attorney of the Monon railroad with headquarters in Chicago'. The office of assistant general solicitor, which Mr. Kurrie has held for several years, is abolished and he becomes the virtual head of the legal department of the Monon. Judge Field, who has been the general solicitor for some years, Aas made Mr. Kurrie the active head of his department for some time, apd now that Mr. Field is the vice-president of the road Mr. Kurrie will have general supervision of all cases in which the Monon is interested^ Mr. Kurrie came to Rensselaer some tejn or twelve years ago and read law in the office of S. P. Thompson, later becoming a member of the law firm of Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie. He was soon recognized to possess a strong legal mind and to be a profound student. His rise with the Monon has been rapid, and it is understood that the salary of his new office will be about SB,OOO a year. His many friends in Rensselaer will be well pleased at his promotion.