Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1913 — PROBABLE GUARDIAN FOR B. J. GIFFORD [ARTICLE]

PROBABLE GUARDIAN FOR B. J. GIFFORD

Need of Authorized Agent to Conduct Business is Felt by All Who Associated With Him. It is probable that a guardian will be appointed for Benjamin J. Gifford within the next few days. His mental since he suffered a stroke of apoplexy some three weeks ago has been such as to entirely unfit him for the management of his business and there are many things that need immediate attention and which no one is authorized to look after. C. I. Griswold, of St. Joseph, Mo., a nephew of Mr. Gifford, was here Monday and discussed the matter with Harry Gifford, a nephew, and with F. E. Lewis, superintendent, and C. J. Hobbs, the chief engineer of the Chicago & Wabash Valley railroad, and with Tom Callahan, a long-time business associate and friend, and with N. G. Halsey, Mr. Gifford’s confidential clerk. No decided action was taken but it was agreed that it would be necessary to appoint a guardian without delay. Word was received from George Gifford, of Tipton, who has been Mr. Gifford’s legal agent for some time, that he found it impossible to be here that day, but that he would come Thursday of this week, and the probability is that the guardianship matter will take form at that time. Business is necessarily at a standstill for the present and there are numerous things to be looked after, including the settlement of the delinquent taxes, the lands for which are advertised to be sold in February.