Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1911 — T OFFER $2,500 REWARD. [ARTICLE]

T OFFER $2,500 REWARD.

For Arrest and Conviction of Murderer of Peder Larsen. The Benton county commissioners have offered a reward of $2,500 for the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons who murdered Peder Larsen the aged Dane, who was found dead in the cistern at his home in Fowler a few weeks ago, with suspicion pointing toward his wife as having murdered him. The coroner exonerated the wife but the public was not satisfied with this verdict, and the commissioners were asked to take action. The widow has since left Fowler arid no one knows where she has gone. The county council is asked to meet tomorrow to make the appropriation for the reward.