Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1908 — COURT REPORTER LOSES DIAMONDS [ARTICLE]

COURT REPORTER LOSES DIAMONDS

The Property, Valued at $700.00, is Recovered After He Makes His Loss Public.

John W. Walker is rejoicing over the recovery of a diamond ring and shirt stud of the value of nearly S7OO, which he lost Thursday evening. -'Mr. Walker did not discover his loss until Friday evening and Saturday morning got out bills offering a reward of S6O to the finder. That afternoon the lost property was returned to him by lek Yates, clerk in John Eger’s store, who picked up the property in front of the Chicago Bargain Store and was waiting for the owner to make his loss known before making the find public. Mr. Walker wore the diamonds around his neck for safe keeping in a chamois skin bag attached to a string, tbe bag being concealed in bis clothing. Mr. Walker felt sure before he bad recovered his property that the loss occurred at the place where found, as be distinctly remembers a sensation within bis clothing as though something was falling, but he thought nothing of it at" tbe time.

but when he discovered bis lose tbs next day he remembered the circus, stance distinctly . The Betting in the ring is 1% caret and the stone in the stud weighs nearly a caret. - '■ Mr. Walker’s feeling of deprusfom has given way to one of elation, aa4 it is a safe guess that the property will be guarded with extra care hereafter. Mr. Walker was formerly reporter of the Jasper circuit court but now holds a similar position in tfcs federal court of the Territory o( Arizona, his headquarters being at Tombstone. The recovery of this property shows that it pays to advertise when the medium' of file Republican office is used. A 26 cent ad in our loot columns would have accomplished 'the same * result in Mr. • Walker’s case a few hours later, but he did' not care to wait and took the more expensive method of recovering hie property.