Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1900 — People Over the Ocean. [ARTICLE]

People Over the Ocean.

The County Democrat j tells the following little incident j that shows that there are honest ; people on other side of the ocean and also gives an idea as to ; where American grain goes: The Bank of Wipamac received a letter Saturday frpm Soutbamp- \ ton, England, datell, Nov. 4, j signed, J. Whale, No- 4. Trinity Terrace, Trinity Road,’Wind reading as follows: “Encfteed yon will find a banknote foj||lOO that I found in a sack of wmerican oats at my employer’s store. I have taken it to the sul here and he told me it wa&no good to him, so I thought it wodtd be the better plan to send it on M you, as it may be handy in case ® any bother about it. Dear bk would you be kind enough to Mt me know if it is any good to m®r not? In case of any reference yS may write to Mr. Thomas Know! ton, T. C., 10i St. Mary street, Southampton, England, and you would oblige.” The “banknote” in question is a common Bank of Winamac printed form note for 1100 given April 25th, 1899, to the Bank of Winamac and signed by Thomas W. Richards, Isaac Hixenbaugh and M. A. Dilts, and the bank stamp shows that it was paid Dec. 27, 1899. Mr. Richards used to live in Franklin township, but has removed to Illinois, where Mr. Hixenbaugh lives. It must have been that after the note was lost by whoever had it, while handling oats, and kept itself hidden in the grain until Mr. Whale discovered it over in England—while handling Pula9ki county oats. Of course it is not worth anything to anybody, but Mr. Whale showed his honesty by sending it here so it would “be handy in case of any bother about it.”