The Bat Terror In The Country House Mystery
In a series of chapters a mastermind called The Bat terrorizes a bank president’s heirs. Detective Anderson is assigned to trail The Bat as Miss Cornelia Van Gorder Dale Ogden and Doctor Wells confront threats at the Van Gorder country home. Aware notes warn them to flee, yet they refuse to abandon the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief of Police
Anderson
Dale Ogden
Cornelia van Gorder
Courtleigh Fleming
Union Bank
van Gorder
Billy
Miss van Gorder
Dale
Miss Cornelia
Lizzie Allen
Brooks Miss van Gorder
Doctor Wells
Lizzie
Cornelia
Cross Questions and Crooked Answers
A detective interrogates Lizzie the maid as Miss Cornelia and Elizabeth Allen become central to a tense scene. Lizzie’s fear and evasive replies unfold while a threatening note is read, foreshadowing further revelations in this serialized drama.
Local Residents Return and Travel News
Clifford Towles, once employed in Michigan, returns home for a visit. Joseph Hall, in the navy at Great Lakes, takes leave to stay with his parents. John Merrick of Marshall visits his Westfield studio after a vacation break. Mr and Mrs H E Spellering depart for a two week motor vacation visiting Ruth and Kathryn Mills in Columbia Tennessee and later their daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield Revien
Clfford Towles
Michigan
Joseph Hall
Navy
Great Lakes
C. G. Hall
John Merrick
Marshall
Westfield
H. E. Spellering
Ruth
Kathryn Mills
Columbia, Tenn
Bank Balance Sheets from West Union and Marshall Ills 1927
Reports filed with the Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts show The First State Bank of West Union and The Marshall State Bank listing assets and liabilities as of October 10 1927. Figures include real estate loans securities cash resources and deposits with capital stock surpluses and undivided profits noted by the respective bank cashiers J B Clatfelter and E B Morton and witnesses.
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West Union
State of Illnois
State of Illinois
J. B. Clatfelter
First State Bank
Auditor of Public Accounts
Illinois
J. E. Clatfelter
State of Minols
Clark County
L. A. Shawler
Marshall State Bank
Marshall
BE. D. Morton
State of Ilinois
E. D. Morton
J. Earl Finney
Dulaney National Bank
United States
J. R. Burnett
Harry B. Dulaney
Newton T. Booth Clifford W. Safter
Morris Logue
Illness Toll Touches Goble Family in Evanston
Claude Goble returned from Michigan after his mother Mrs Albert Goble fell seriously ill and died early Wednesday. Eva attended the Illinois Northwestern football game in Evanston.
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Eva
Evanston
Claude Goble
Michigan
Albert Goble
Casey Banner-Times highlights two week auto trip plans
Mr and Mrs Edward Turner and son Edward with Miss Helen Strock embarked Wednesday on a two week journey by car to New Orleans and Pensacola. They will visit Mrs Turner’s sister and family in Pensacola and Miss Clare Chrysler, a student at Indiana Central College, Indianapolis, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr and Mrs F L Chrysler. Mrs S E B Goldsmith traveled to Bridgeport Sunday and will spend the coming days there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Banner-Times
Edward Turner
Edward
Helen Strockgine
New Orleans
Pensacola
Fla
Weekend visit notes from Indiana relatives in local copy
Winter at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ernest C. Welch. Mr. and Mrs. Geo M Reinoehl of Angola Ind were weekend guests of their cousins Mr. and Mrs H C Reinoehl. Mr. and Mrs William Werkeliser and Miss Mary Carr drove to Indianapolis on Sunday and spent the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest C. Welch
Geo. M Reinoehl
Angola
Ind
H. C., Reinoehl
William Werkeliser
Mary Carr
Indianapolis
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By Mary Roberts
Rinehart
Avery Hopwood
the Bat
Mary Roberts Rinehart
WNU
Elizabeth Allen
Elizabeth Alien
Lizale
Alderson
Lizzile
Lizsle
Rosary of Heaven
Bes
Hearlo
U.S
Total
U. S
Invest
Liaks
Casey
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Treas
Crosley
Adams & Bartlett Electric Co
Bubeck & Gallagher
Macklin
Haddix
Martinsville
West Union, Ill
Ender
Valet AutoStrop
AutoStrop Safety Razor Co
First Ave
New York, N. Y
Buck's Cast Iron Ranges
Wilder
Buck’s
Home’ Furnishings
Victors—Hoovers
D. Mitchell
Mitchell Bldg
West Side Square
J. E
Millhouse
Marshall Illinois
RADIO
Model
Machlan’s
Marshall, Il
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