People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1893 — BOLD POBBEBS [ARTICLE]

BOLD POBBEBS

Secure a Sice Ix»t of Booty and Then Skip. Almost everybody in this section of the country knows Tom Price, who lives about five or six miles north of here, on Nubbin Ridge. He is certainly peculiar in many ways. He has a very remarkable way of hoarding his finance. He does not believe in the safety of banks for his deposits, but an ordinary tin can, crock, hole in a tree, or stump answers his purpose and it is thought that he has quite a good sum hidden in such places. These are all considered safe places to deposit your cash as long as some one does not find their location. That is what happened to Tom Price. Some persons knowing he had considerable monev hidden away in different parts of his farm, seemed to be on the hunt for some of it. and by the way discovered one of his hiding places. In an old stump on his farm they stumbled on to a crock containing gold, silver, greenbacks and notes. After they got away they found bey had just 1282 and in cold lard cash, too. They left a note 'or *SOO there, not deeming it worthy of carrying away. The saddest part of the event is that Tom’s brother Sam, became so worried over the matter that le has temporarily, we hope, ost his mind. He has been greatly worried over the way in which his brother has lived and it has caused this misfortune to befall him.

Several months ago, Charles Pullins, who has an adjoining farm to Price, found S7OO in a log, which upon inquiry he learned belonged to Price. Many other instances are known of his hiding his wealth in such places, and it is a wonder he has as much of it left as he has. He is very peculiar about lending his money out to those who want to borrow’. On one occasion, one of the wealthiest men in this county w’as needing some funds, just for immediate use, and went to Price to see if he could secure a loan of $2,000. Price asked him what he wanted with it, and upon being informed of the use to which the money would be placed, said he guessed he couldn’d loan it as the times w’ere pretty close, and he was afraid of the securities, although the best men w’e have were offered on the notes. He w'ill not loan money to anyone whom he thinks is a speculator. But if he thinks a man is actually needing it to help himself with, he invariably gets it.