Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1886 — Moreabont the Bchcmion Cats Fraud. [ARTICLE]

Moreabont the Bchcmion Cats Fraud.

soriy to learn that some Jasper Lcouaiy tows h. Ve a.. .yeady-lven iiaLt,eg.l n* lu : Lhe iJ 1< ii)iu!i Oyt- l>h«:<ifcs.-i It i.tnqw stated th t thu ; .grtcuXur .i sieparim-'iit Las prep in d, a tri v»i; pil'd Ji 13 :• :« •.• G.. .S, a coK.pl.-tc-expose of s'vend recent schemes -thuhhww ton <w. cmi - Wrrj.’.urp sc . iL'frnudirg faruo-. .••>. One of the most prominent of these rSehritWS iS uIH»W;t MS tile ?’B;>hemiaii oats swindle/’ This gigantic fraud migimited several ye; is Mi noi’iht rti Ohio, an-l succeeded ki thu I.'ice of repeated exposure; and denunciation. The plan ot operation is to sell a farmer a sap*: and take the farmer’s note fpr the amount They then guarantee to sell a considerably quantity of oats when they are grown at the same rates as is asked for the Teed. These notes tire negotiated after they are obtained, find, passing into other hands, can be collected, provided the farmer is worth the intount. It is then found very difficult, if not impossible, to collect anything from the company that sold the seed. Tlie only plan to pursue is by litigation, and as the parties are often not responsible, it is impossible—to-make-eel—-lerti. n. Ofcourse the scheme is carried but for glime in good faith, md thus a large number of people ire drawn in. Then the whole business suddenly collapses, while he farmers are simply left to pay he notes they were foolishly led rto signing. The swindlingfirms n northern Ohio have extended -neir business in other states and .rawn in many victims. The ngneultural department proposes to officially expose these schemes and warn everybody against them.

Spear Head Plug Tobacco, at Kaunal’s. Watches and -clocks repaired and work warranted at Kann al’s. • Be ward cards, beautiful designs and styles, at Kannal’s. Have you seen those Linen CoL lars for only 10 cents at Hemphill A' Honan’s. - Barbed wke and all farm hardware at the lowest possible price, at Van Voorst, as he sells for ‘‘-ash only. Many suffering people drag ahofltwith failing strenglb, feeing that they are steadily sinkinginiotb^g:-a A e. when by using Parker' s ToukAthev v t ukl find a cure commencing wifh\tlic frst dose, and vitality ana strength st :rty ccmlng Lack foThefir: Meh ■