Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1916 — PAYS $1,070 FOR 12 POTATOES. [ARTICLE]

PAYS $1,070 FOR 12 POTATOES.

Man 60 Years Old Swindled in a Switch of Boxes. Little Rock, Ark. —Twelve potatoes in exchange for $1,070 formed the basis of a complaint to the local police by Louis Repetti, 60 years old, a wealthy commission men. i Repetti said he was out that amount as a result of operations of a countryman, one Ricci. Both deposited securities, Repetti alleges, in boxes of similar appearance. When Repetti opened his box he found the'potatoes. Ricci has not been located.