Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-07-26 | Page 4 | Farmer Loses Money to Smooth Worker

FARMER LOSES MONEY TO SMOOTH WORKER SALT LAKE, July 26 V. L. Ped-rina, Ped-rina, a farmer, living at Twenty-fifth East and Twenty-first South streets, reported to tho police Sunday that he-had he-had been the victim of a swindle He tiiiys he met a fellow country-man at the City and County building park on May 1. The stranger told Pedrlna that he had made wealth In Texas and. being be-ing anxious to assist poor men, gave Pedrlna $20,000 to divide between his two children. To the gift from the stranger, Pedrlna added his savings of $800. which he drew from tho bank and burled on his farm. Two weeks later he sought the money and discovered dis-covered it had been removed