Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1917 — JOHN THEOBOLD IS RETIRED [ARTICLE]

JOHN THEOBOLD IS RETIRED

Special Agent Put on Pension After Forty-Five Years of Service—ls Years Old. —John Theobold, speeial agent of the accounting department of the Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cincinnati & St. Louis railroad at Terre Haute, has retired on a pension after 45 years of service with the company. He began as a clerk in February, 1872, and recently celebrated his seventieth birthday. He acted as traveling auditor for 13 years, as chief clerk in the auditor’s office for 11 years, pad eight years as geijernl accountant. Since January 1 he has acted as special agent for the accounting department. When he began working for the company Mil ton H. Durham was auditor, W. H. Buckingham jwimjsecretary, A. L. Larr, chief clerk; Maxwell ■('. clerk*, and J. AV. Cruft, freight clerk. All these officials are dead, and he is the only survivor of the office force 45 years ago.