Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1911 — Huntington Paper Spoke Kindly Of Joe Jeffries' Misfortune. [ARTICLE]

Huntington Paper Spoke Kindly Of Joe Jeffries' Misfortune.

Walter R. Lee brought home from Huntington a paper that gave an account of the failure of the grocery store owned by Joe Jeffries and his father-in-law, and which Joe managed. The paper speaks kindly of the proprietor and assigns the sickness of his wife and the cost to which Mr. Jeffries was placed as the cause of his failure. The article is herewith published: Assignment was made last evening by the firm of Casner & Jeffries, proprietors of the Truth grocery on North Jefferson street R, G. Mitchell has been named assignee. The store will be closed until an invoice can be taken and the stock and fixtures will then be sold at private sale. Joseph Jeffries has been in charge of the store and has given his exclusive attention to the business but reverses have come to him which he could not keep off and the assignment was necessary. He came here about two and a half years ago and purchased the store from Mrs. Lydia Tuttle. For a time he prospered, but his wife finally became ill and for many weeks she was a patient in a hospital in Marion, Ohio, where an operation had to be performed. Her health since then has been very poor and conditions have not been conducive for Mr. Jeffries’ success in business. He is an expert bookkeeper and will take a position in this line if a suitable position Is offered. At present he is not certain in what city he will locate. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Davisson, of Wolcott, and Miss Essie Hillhousc, of Logansport, were Rensselaer visitors this morning, and Mr. Davisson disposed of a sheriff's sale title to a half section of land near Kniman.