Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1915 — Who Gets the Money? [ARTICLE]

Who Gets the Money?

North Judson News. Several years ago—to be exact, just seven years, Minor DeCamp paid Otto Fraas $7 for a veal calf by check. Nothing strange about that, but the said check has just been found uncashed in the Catholic cemetery. Nothing so very strange about that, because it was no doubt lost by some one, but the $7 check passed through several hands when it was first issued, and several people paid accounts with it and no money has so far changed hands, yet all of the holders of the check feel satisfied that they have been fully paid. DeCamp first issued the check to Frajj-a, who in turn turned it over to A. J. Meyer for an account, and Meyer later indorsed it over to some one else and so on until seven years afterward it was found in the cemetery, still good for $7 at the bank in which it was drawn. A question arises—who should get the money if the loser is not found the fellow who found it is not entitled to it. Neither are any of the indorsers who had value received when it was along down the line. At any rate, the check has paid several bills and no money has been passed. It may develop into a case of “How old is Ann ?” DeCamp is satisfied because he knows he got the calf.