The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-10-29
ShyIock Larrabee
THE MAN-EATER OF NORTH
ERN IOWA.
He Counts His Mortgage and Usury
Slaves by Hundreds!


He Counts His Mortgage and Usury
Slaves by Hundreds!
He extorts from poor men il some
cases 46 per cent interest, openly
violating the usury laws. He FORE
closes his mortgages when poor
farmers cannot pay up, and drives
them to Kansas. He owns or Is
interested In dozen different banks
which are unblushing USURY
MILLS!
OFFICIAL RECORD THAT LARRABEE CAN
not DENY.
It shows that he now owns In
mortgages and judgments (or ripe
mortgages) $249, ,794.
IS HE 4 PERJURER?
When Mr.. Larrabee gives to the
assessor his account OF $4,000 In
monies and credits, instead OF 4249,-
794, which he swears he does not
possess, and cheats the state out Of
thousands Of dollars OF lawful taxes
every year. Here 10 the oath which
Mr.. LarTabee takes when he gives
In 10000"
you do solemnly swear that you
have given ia full, true and correct
inventory Of all the taxable proper
ty owned by you, and all property
which you are required BY law to
list to the best Of your knowledge
and belief, so HELP YOU GOD"
In 1879, while owning mortgages
, to the amount OF 1l1O,OOO, he paid
taxes on 5000 OF monies and cred
it's. Each subsequent year, up to
and including 1856, be paid taxes on
&C, GOO OF monies and credits.
A mortgages on farmers In his
own county (Fayette) aggregating
in the sum of 466, ,651 SO.
13 town lot mortgages aggregating
in the sum OF 412, ,S5O.27.
cHATTEL MORTGAGES.
80 chattel mortgages aggreeating
in the sum OF $22, ,325,69.
CLAYTON COUNTY.
Eight mortgages on Clayton coun-
ty farmers absorbing the sum OF 3d.
600.
Five chattel mortgages in same
county in the sum N,l65,32.
CLAYTON cIAiT Os COUNTY, COZ S..
/ hereby certify that the above
mortgages are on record in my
Office and nnsatisfied at this date.
Witness my hand Sept. II 1885.
n. FITZPATRICK. Recorder.
RacAPITULATIoN.
Amount Of mortgages outstanding
in Fayette county, January 1870
and not included in this detailed
statement, $llO,OOO,OO.
Total amount OF outstanding
mortgages acquired by Larrabee in
Fayette county since January l, 1879
'fter deducting payments, slO2, ,16O,-
..
Total amount OF judgments in
circuit and district courts OF Clay
ton and Allamakee counties, 81. $780,
81.
Total mortgages now held by him
in Clayton county 81, 10000.
Total chattle mortgages now helo
by him Clayton county, $7,l65,32.
Total amount OF mortgages an.
Judgments outstanding, ,$249, ,794,O6.
Ninety-nine victims in Fayette
county alone paying from "a to As
per cent usury! Vote fellows for
LaIrabee or his claims will come to
judgment.
Hear what the distinguished min.
lister, John A. Kasson says: II
rejoice with the republican party
and congratulate them upon their
candidate for governor this year
He is the best man in all Iowa for
that place. know Of no man who
possesses in so eminent a degree all
the qualifications necessary for a
good governor, integrity, industry
ability and q knowledge OF public
affairs that is unparalleled. VIM.
Larrabee would be my first choice
for the place."
It is timely and excellent" and
does not soil the garments OF the
bloody bayonet party that rules our
state. Get a '.Larrabee' on your
homestead and it will beat Sher-
mans bayonets or the "big distilery'
in turning you out OF your homes
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