Ambitious young man Clarke praised by Pilarcitos bank officials
Absolom MecPeake and Butterworth discuss the character and future of Elmer Clarke. The letter from Pilarcitos Commercial Trust lauds Clarke as a diligent, ambitious local figure, active in civic groups and ready for broader ventures, while a will plan reveals tensions over bequests to cousins and trust arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Clarke
American Legion
Clarke
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Hundred Per Cent Club
Optimists’ Club
Advertising Club
Focal Chamber of Commercce
Pilarcitos Commercial Trust and Savrings Bank
N.C. Cathcart
Absolom
Old Butterworth
Mr. Butterworth
Opie
Ople
EH. F. Withers
Osteopathic Physician
S. 8Rd St
Denton, MD
The Old Man's Will and a Widow's Claim
A confession reveals a mortgage tied to a Nevada mine and a failing loan. Hiram Butterworth dies after a dispute over a will and debts, leaving ten thousand dollars to a loyal clerk while relatives react with mixed emotions. Elmer Clarke seeks a humane burial for his uncle, while a hopeful romance with Nellie faces a test of ambition and fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mered
Nevada
Virginia
Comstock
Comstock Lode
Mississip
Peake
Old Butterworth
Absolom
Naual
Bunker
Absolom McPeake
McPeake
Hiram Butterworth
Ife
Alec Cin
Bonker
Pye
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc. Publishers
By Peter B. Kyne
Peter B. Kyne
WNU
Tlhmer Clarke
Professor Clarke
Vimer Clarke
Union High School
Yiloweser
Southern Pacific Railroad
Rainbow Division
Pilareitos
Hechter
Hattie
Elmer Clarke
Butterworth
McPorke
Hedlom
Tye
Bunkher
McVenke
Pilareltos
Calf
Muscatine
Iowa
A. McDeake
Federal Trust Bldg
Elmer
Nelille
Potter’s Field
Nellie
Hiram
Ishmner
Tie
Federalsburg
Handy
Richardson & Covey
Fuller Brush Company
Talbot
Caroline Counties
Delaware Trust Building
Wilmington
Del
Journal
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Sarah J. Jones
Charles B. Harrison
Davis Hatchery & Poultry Farm
Preston, Md
Ford Tudor
Tudors
Fordor
D Tudor
Tudor
Yster
Chambers & Fisher
F. J. Wright
M. A. Brackett
Brown & Mann
Brown & Mann's
Glen Ellyn
Ilinois
United States
American Poultry Association
Brown & Mann World Record
S. C. W. Leghorn Chicks
Chesterfield Cigarettes
Heinz Catsup
Manning’s
Gibbs
Crook
Boscal Coffee
D. M
Crook’s
A. J. Pancake
Oxal
Denton, Maryland
Newnams
Axminster
M.K. Newnam
Franklin
the Peoples Bank
C. V. West
THE
Gunby Company
A. R. Murphy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!