Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 287, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1914 — A. L CLARK SELLS TELEPHONE INTEREST [ARTICLE]

A. L CLARK SELLS TELEPHONE INTEREST

Purchaser is George Myers, Son oi ► L. H. Myers, a Former Resident of This City.

A deal was completed Friday by which A. L. Clark sells his intpiost in the Jasper County Telephone Co. to George Myers, of Chicago. iV|r. Clark was not in Rensselaer today, Saturday, when The Republican first learned of the deal and consequently could not be interviewed. From his partner, W. L. Bott, however, it is learned that the deal is supposed to have been closed up and that Mr. Myers will soon take charge of Mr. Clark’s interests. Mr. Myers Is a son of L. H. Myers, who died in this city some six or eight years ago, and he resided here at one time. He is a brother of Howard Myers, of Brook, the well known liveryman. Mr Myers has bad experience in the telephone business.

. Mr. Clark, ir is understood, found the work connected with the telephone business here harder than .he cared to perform or superintend and he desired to get out. He will purchase a plant at some other place, quite probably, although for the time at least he will continue to reside in Rensselaer.