Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1914 — Purtelle Sued Inter Ocean for Helf a Million. [ARTICLE]

Purtelle Sued Inter Ocean for Helf a Million.

A typographical error in Wednesday’s Democrat regarding the amount Eugene Purtelle, the notorious swindling traction line" promoter, had sued the Chicago Inter Ocean for, made it read $50,000, when the proper amount is $500,000. Of course our readers know that Gene never does anything on a small scale, and they were no doubt surprised that he had only asked for $50,000 damages from the Inter Ocean in 'his suit for libel. It is indeed surprising that he did not sue for $2,000,000, as he could get that just as easy as he could get two cents damages for almost anything that might be sdid about his reputation, judging from what is known of him down in this section of Indiana.