Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1912 — O’SHAUNESSY WHERE ART THOU? [ARTICLE]

O’SHAUNESSY WHERE ART THOU?

Match Factory Promoters Have Been Quiet for Two Weeks. At the meeting of the City council September 12, the' clerk was instructed to write attorney O’Shaunessy of Chicago, who is interested with promoter Sterling in “Rensselaer’s big match factory,” and inform him that the “bond” filed by his company, to indemnify the city for extending water mains out to the “factory”, had been rejected, but that the city was ready to accept actual cash or a reliable surety company bond for the amount, $750, which the company was to receive back water rentals therefor. Clerk Morlan wrote Mr. O’Shaunessy, but has had no reply to date. Young Donalson of Kansas City, whom this company sent here several weeks ago to superintend the laying of the mains, etc., and who remained here a week or ten days, is said to have bought some $14,000 stock in the concern, paying half cash and giving his notes tor the balance. He is alleged to have been inveigled into purchasing stock on alluring representations made to him of the big profits in the ’ business, putting in all the money he had, but after he had been here a few days he is said to have consulted attorneys to see whether there was any chance to get back his notes. Perhaps the active officers are so-

journing at some seashore resort, celebrating the sale of their stock to Donalson, and we will hear from O’Shaunessey, et al., after they return home from their celebration. Later—Mr. Sterling and a man from Toledo, 0., said to be the manager of the North Baltimore, Ohio, match factory, were here in an auto Thursday. He asked what the chances were for calling a special meeting of the city council, presumably to submit some other unreasonable proposition, but did not receive any encouragement.