Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1912 — Former Rensselaer Boy Recieves Honors As Cartoonist. [ARTICLE]

Former Rensselaer Boy Recieves Honors As Cartoonist.

Harley Tyner, a former Monticello boy, while here this week, showed his friend, L. A. Alford, a telegram from John T. McCutcheon promising him SSOO a month as a cartoonist if he will come to Chi-, cago. Hartley is a genius with the crayon and won a $75 prize at the state fair in fourteen minutes as a rapid sketch artist. He is a son of Gene Tyner of Monon who was faril e is now engaged in running a short order house at Logansport and makng money, but is now arranging to dispose of that business and take up the Chicago offer.—Monticello Herald.

Mr. Tyner’s parents formerly resided in Densselaer and Harley attended school here for several years. His father was then pumpman on the Monon.