Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1908 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Christy Vick received a letter today from his mother, telling of the condition of his father, Dr. Chas. Vick, who suffered a broken arm’and internal injuries by a fall in the streets of St Paul, Minn., Wednesday, as briefly related in a telegram Christy received Thursday. This letter did not give the particulars of the accident but said that Mr. Vick was in the greatest pain, had refused to take either cloroform or ether because of the weak condition of his heart and the doctors had been unable to set the broken member on that account Christy is not yet decided whether he will go to St Paul soon or wait until after Christmas, which had been his intention when he sold his store. John H. Thornton, the former proprietor of the restaurant near the depot, who left here with bls family last April, arrived here yesterday evening for a few days’ visit with his sister, Mrs. William Dixey, and his old comrades and friends. He now lives at St. James, Mo., where himself and family decided to locate after prospecting through Oklahoma and northern Texas. They purchased a lot and built them a small house at St James and then engaged in the restaurant business, and have been enjoying a very good trade. Mr. Thornton has three children at Danville, HL, and he decided to spend the holidays with them, and bis wife and son Goffry accompanied him that far. They are well pleased with their new home and have no thought of returning to Rensselaer. Bank examiners E. M. Hinshaw and R. B. Oglesby, from the state auditor’s office, dropped into Rensselaer Friday and examined the Jasper Savings * Trust Co., finding it in first class condition. These bank examiners neve let the banker know when they are coming. They just happen to be on hand some morplng when the bank is opened and after presenting their credentials they walk around behind ( the counter and count the cash as J it is taken from the vaults, and then look over the books and if they find anything wrong, such as an unreasonable overdraft, too large an amount loaned to one man, any money used by the banker for private purposes, etc., there will be something doing in short order. There will not be many bank failures in Indiana with the rigid examination that- has prevailed since the present law went into effect a year ago.