Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1899 — FORTUNE FOR THREE FARMERS [ARTICLE]

FORTUNE FOR THREE FARMERS

Brothers r chmidt of Chesterton, Ind., Heirs to n 96,000,000 Estate. Three farmers of Porter County have fallen heirs to a fortune estimated at $6,000,000. One day not long ago an old woman arrived at Chesterton, inquiring for Henry Schmidt. After finding him and hi* brothers “Chris” and “Ed,” She informed them she had been on ” hunt for them for the last two years. She Hves in Detroit, and is wealthy. The boys are heirs, she declares, to an estate in Mecklenburg, Germany, and their share is $2,000,000 rath. She offers to take them to Germany and assist in proving their claim, and as a guarantee of good faith will give them SI,OOO to use in making preparations for the trip.