Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1915 — Lost Purse Containing Almost One Hundred Dollars. [ARTICLE]

Lost Purse Containing Almost One Hundred Dollars.

John Harmon, the express driver, lost a purse Sunday containing almost SIOO. The money belonged to the American Express Co., being the collections of Friday and Saturday. Both had been busy days and John had not turned in Saturday night as was his usual custom. Sunday he went to Remington and during the day went with friends to the Fountain Park grounds and went in bathing. He left his purse in his trousers pocket on the bank of the swimming pool. When he had dressed and walked a short distance away he discovered the Absence of the purse and returned to look for it but it was gone. His name was printed on the inside of the purse and the person who finds it can readily tell who the owner is. There were others swimming in the pool at the same time and it seems probable that the purse was stolen. As nearly as Mr. Harmon and the express agent could figure up, the purse contained a little ntore than $96, which is practically two months salary which John will have to lose unless the purse and money is restored to him.

Parmer D. Wells was over from Morocco today. He brought suit last week against the H. & D. Shock Absorber Co., of Goodland, for $75,000. W. H. Parkinson is his attorney. His suit is based upon the cancellation of a contract he had with the company to sell the absorbers in New York state. He located at Rochester, that state, and was building up a large business. He charges that the contract he held was cancelled by the H. & D. people because they had an opportunity to place the state in the charge of a company who could buy in large quantities and consequently develop the sales in the state more rapidly than Mr. Wells.' Mr. Wells, however, on the strength of the con- ' tract he held, had moved from Mo- j rocco to Rochester and was doing a a good business. He will again take up his residence at Morocco and will <fight his case to a finish. Miss Viola Glazebrook left this morning for Greencastle for a visit of indefinite length with relatives.