Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1917 — J. H. Chapman to Be Cashier Of State Bank June 1st. [ARTICLE]

J. H. Chapman to Be Cashier Of State Bank June 1st.

James H. Chapman, for a number of years one of the active attorneys of this city, will become cashier of the State Bank of Rensselaer June Ist. Delos Thompson, the present cashier, will take the position now occupied by Mr. Chapman and will become vice-president. Mr; Chapman came to Rensselaer in 1890 and was for three years the Monon station agent, succeeding Charles Wrenn, now of Monon, Ind. In 1893 he opened a law office and has since that date enjoyed a very successful business, consisting of the practice of law, in making farm loans and in writing .are insurance. He was the trustee in bankruptcy of the A. 'McCoy & Co. Bank, MfeCoy Son & Porter, McCoy & McDonald, A. MdCoy and Thomas McCoy estates and handled all of them to the entire satisfaction of all concerned, realizing for the creditors a sum approaching a quarter of a million dollars. Mr. Chapman is considered one of Rensselaer’s very shrewdest businessmen, and his added service which he jwill -now give -the-State Bank -insures for that institution a continuation of its most profitable career. We understand that John Eger will continue as president and that John W. Tilton will continue to .be the assistant cashier. In the near future this bank will move into the room now occupied by the Trust & Savings Bank and the Trust & Savings Bank will move into the room now occupied by the State bank, the State Bank having bought that room of Mrs. John Moore and the Trust & Savings Bank having purchased the old A. McCoy & Co. room of Harry Kurrie and Delos Thompson.