The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-29

refer all papers to you for such action
as you deem the case demands, pas
sing all papers to connecting lines
The agent of the Terminal associa-
ton in Chicago thought he had clue
and wrote the following to an agent Of
the Northern Pacific in this city:
The odium cast by the Wabash is
entirely unnecessary and impolitic, but
mindful of the Importance Of pushing
the papers along, l will defer to more
opportune time calling his attention
to this fact. To the subject; 1 feel that
we are lacking wrong. Who is the
traducer who dares to write anony
mously? Such records in a SO degree
latitude may keep, but we, who have
nothing but As degree longitude to
boast of could hardly accept the cold
bluff given. The name Emil Raepke
seems familiar. Was he not arrested
in your city for attempting to hold
down a subject under favorable cir
cumstances, or was he running an
X-ray on antedeluvian records of the
Northwestern. You may be more
familiar with the results attained
through ones maneuvers in that
latitude that L am, and 1 would there
fore ask that you examine the papers
and pass them along. You will note
the effects were sold for $3.50; we'll
worth So
The Northern Pacific of course took
an active interest in the matter and did
what they could to find poor Emil.
The N. P. made the following report:
Our esteemed friend of the Chicago
Terminal seems to think that the
sleuths on the track of Emil Raepke
are lacking wrong and that the scent
is getting cold. I believe, however,
the missing Raepke referred to in the
attached papers came in contact with
certain articles of wearing apparel be-
longing to the checking agent, and that
the scent is indeed lost. However, for
the information of all concerned,
learn that the missing man was recent
ly employed by the owner of Mars
toms Moor" to take charge of that
hills of North Dakota, and that
during the recent storm in that
locality, in November the said
Raepke started out alone to round
up the bull calves and short horns,
and is supposed to have lost his bear
ings and succumbed to the elements.
The truth of this statement cannot be
verified until the snow melts in the
spring. In the meantime. after care
full search on your part, [ would sug-
gest that you pass the papers along for
further investigation"
Then it came the turn of the Omaha
road to take a Whirl at the investi-
cation. The communication Of the
latter road probably will solve the
mystery. 1t reads:
referring to attached papers trac-
ing Emil Raepke. 1t would seem that
all of the other roads mentioned in
the enclosed correspondence have had
the right Of way and intermediate
points including Hanna & Hogg, of
Chicago, examined for Raepke, but
without results so far as the papers
show. have investigated the Soldiers
Home, Pigs Eye. and the Ice Palace,
but nothing in it. Will you please in
vestigate and push papers along to
connections"
And so it goes on. It Is very likely
that the correspondence will continue
in the above fashion for several
months, each week gaining. in size and
weight. A similar joke was perpetrat-
ed some months ago, and the papers
and letters accumulated like a ball of
snow rolling down hill. The papers in
the "Raeplle case" will probably
wander all over the United States.
And still the question remains, What
of Emil?