Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1904 — Strengthened the Account. [ARTICLE]

Strengthened the Account.

H. C. Hitt formerly practiced law in Omaha. On one occasion ho w r as hired to defend a comparative stranger who had run afoul of the ordinances regarding licenses. Ilitt charged $25 for hia services, and received a check for that sum. He went Into the bank an hour later and presented tho check. The teller took It, went over and examined the books, and returned the check with the remaTk, “There is not so much money to the credit of that man’s account.” “Not $25?” demanded Mr. Hitt. “How much has he got” "He hns Just $24.50,” replied the teller. Mr. Hitt pulled out 50 cents, went to a desk, made out a deposit slip In the name of the signer of tho check, and returned to the window. He handed In the deposit slip and the half-dollar without a word. The money was taken, and then Mr. Hitt presented the check again. This time the check was paid, and the man’s account was closed.