Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1911 — PURTELLE HEARD FROM. [ARTICLE]

PURTELLE HEARD FROM.

Fair Oaks Man Is Holding One of His Checks as Souvenir. According to our Fair Oaks correspondent a merchant of that town is holding a souvenir of Eugene Purtelle, the deadbeat railroad promotor, in the shape of one of his checks, which was returned by the Hammond bank on which it was drawn, endorsed “no funds.” According to the correspondent Purtelle visited Fair Oaks recently and was a little short of ready cash. Could the merchant cash a personal check of $lO for him. “Certainly, certainly; be glad to accommodate you,” and the good old simoleons were passed over for the bit of paper bearing Eugene Purtelle’s autograph. And now the merchant has the bit of paper to remember Gene by, as have a number of Rensselaer people like souvenirs. After all that has been said in the newspapers of Purtelle l and don’t forget that The Democrat was the first to distrust him) the man who is imbecile enough to listen to him ought to have a guardian appointed.