Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1912 — Prominent Carpenter Township Farmer Sought by Peoria Sheriff. [ARTICLE]

Prominent Carpenter Township Farmer Sought by Peoria Sheriff.

Sheriff Hoover received a letter from the , sheriff of Peoria, 111., Wednesday,, instructing him to arrest John Zehr, a well known farmer residing near Remington, and to hold him until a deputy arrived’ from Peoria to take him back. He is charged with being a fraud. The trouble is over a real estate deal. Although the specific charges are not known, it seems that while Zehr lived in Illinois he and other men made a real estate deal involving some North Dakota land. Mr. Hoover went over to see Zehr today and.found him at work. Mr. Zehr told the sheriff that attorneys of Peoria had been communicating with him for some time over the matter but that he paid no attention to them. Mr. Zehr stated , that he would not voluntarily leave his farm work, but declared -that ha. would -go any tfine they came after him. Mr. Hoover informed the Peoria sheriff of Mr. Zehr’s attitude and declined to put him under arrest, as he could be found at home any time. Mr.-Hoover_ requested the Peoria sherlft tO wTre a reply, buFup untJT this time none has been received. Mr. Zehr is a ‘well known and respected farmer of Carpenter township and seems to take the matter lightly.