Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1912 — Stricken Dumb by News of Fortune. [ARTICLE]

Stricken Dumb by News of Fortune.

Portageburg, Ont When John Dancy heard that he had inherited 12,500,000 from an uncle who died re-° oently in Chicago, and from whom he had not heard for 15 years, he was so overcome that he lost his power of speech for an hour. He had been engaged aa a riveter on a dry dock, and quit his job Immediately on hearing the glad news.