Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1914 — INSURANCE AGENT HAS FINANCIAL TROUBLE [ARTICLE]

INSURANCE AGENT HAS FINANCIAL TROUBLE

Roy A. Stanton, Agent for Peoples Co, of Frankfort, Left Number/ of Obligations.

A new suit filed in the circuit court against Roy A. Stanton, a young life insurance agent, is said to be but one of several that are to follow, and many stories of Stanton’s obligations are being told. The suit filed is for the colieetion otf a note of S2OO given last July Iby Stanton and endorsed by Lane, It was in favor of Henry Cards, and the action is brought by Attorney Dunlap. Cards is a farm hand employed by Clyde Randle.

Young Stanton came here several months ago and was an industrious life insurance agent for the Peoples’ Co., of Frankfort, and wrote a large number of risks. Pot ©me time Trustee Ed Lane, of Newton township, worked with Wm and it is understood that Stanton took a lot of notes for the insurance and that foe has foiled to realize on many of these. He left here recently and soon The State Bank of Monon had his automobile. attached and it Is to he sold Thursday, Jan. 22nd, unless Stanton arranges to meet his debts by that time. The machine is at the Shaffer garage and he owes considerable there for repairs and storage. He also owes a large bill to 'Mrs. J. W. Medicus for board and to merchants about town. It is estimated that his overdue accounts run in the neighborhood of SI,OOO. Stanton came here from Francesyille, where he had been a school teacher, but he originally came from Flora, Carroll county, and ft was his brother,, George Stanton, whose dead body was found recently in the ruins of a biirhed bam. Stanton issaid to had prov ious financial troubels. He is a clean man in appearance and was devoted to Sunday School and to church work and had no evil habits. His friends here are of the opinion that he will make all of the outstanding accounts good. He is said to be working at the insurance business in some town near Indianapolis at this time.