Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1912 — LAST REMINDER OF ELECTRICIAN DELMER [ARTICLE]

LAST REMINDER OF ELECTRICIAN DELMER

Sheriff Sold Remnants of Rifled , Stock for s66—Short Bat Spectacular Career. The last reminder of Ray Delmer, the electrician who cut quite a figure in Rensselaer several months ago, was disposed of when Sheriff Hoover sold the balance of his; electrical stock to K. T. Rhoades & Co. for $66, about two-thirds of the appraised valuation, at the courthouse steps today. Delmer cut quite a swath for a little while, took on a number of wiring contracts, demonstrated his knowledge of his business and secured the confidence of a number of people, which he soon proved was unworthy. One day he disappeared. Before going he rifled his stock, taking the greater portion of it or shipping it to a creditor in Chicago. He left unpaid hands and unsettled bills. A straightforward course would have won a big business for him, but he chose the crooked path that led him to failure. Delmer was seen in Chieago a few days later by Rensselaer people, but he evidently soon left that city and has probably got his hook in at another place or two since he left here. „ •• i