Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1912 — A Very Coarse Joke Causes Worry, Trouble and Expense. [ARTICLE]

A Very Coarse Joke Causes Worry, Trouble and Expense.

About the coarsest joke we have ever heard of was pulled off by some brainless Indianapolis person last Sunday at the expense of Mrs. Frank Asher, of that city, and Mrs, Sarah E. Miller and daughter, Miss Josephine, of Rensselaer. Mrs. Asher was visiting her mother and sister here and late Sunday evening received a message stating that her husband could not live later than morning. The distracted woman, accompanied by her mother and sister, left for Indianapolis on the early train Monday morning. To their surprise they found Mr. Asher in perfect health and he had no knowledge of the telegram having been sent and none of them were able to figure out who eould have sent it. The three ladies returned to Rensselaer Monday afternoon at 3:33 o’clock. They had spent $13.20 for railroad tickets, in addition -to -a night of great worry. If they can learn who £he culprit was. who perpetrated the very coarse joke they will see what can be done to punish him. Mr. Asher is a contractor and will be at Seymour and other places a considerable part of the time for th£ next two months amd Mrs. Asher came here last week to spend the period with her mother. J