Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-07
SCARE FOR NOTHING.
j. M. Teesdale Fears $500 Robbery
But Receivers Property.

But Receivers Property.
The following article was printed
IN the Sunday edition of the Du-
buque Times, and the prominent
banker mentioned is J. M. Teesdale,
of this city:
Waterloo, Ia, Dec. "a man
from Wisconsin VINO made a trip to
Waterloo Thursday of this week
for the purpose of specializing on
some land in Dakota was very un-
fortunate in that on his return
home he was short bundle of
valuable papers that represented
the sum Of So, 500. Whether it was
the mans carelessness or his as
ISOLATION with men who are always
on the lookout to relieve others of
their fortunes which caused specula-
tor and his valuables to part COM
pany is not known at this time, but
he and his friends have taken such
careful and systematic steps to pre-
vent payment on the papers that
the mystery Of the loss may yet be
solved.
The loser of this sum of money is
a prominent banker residing in
Grant county, Wisconsin, who
started to Waterloo the first of the
week to close up deal in buying
four hundred acres of land in Grant
county, South Dakota, belonging
to O. w. Hemsworth, of Cedar
Falls, whose agent is S. E. Bentley
of this city. When heleft home he
went to the bank vaultand took out
three packages of papers. En- route
to Waterloo he stopped in Dubuque,
and before retiring for the night at
the Paris hotel, he gave, what he
thought, was the three package she
had taken from the bank at home,
to the clerk to keep over night.
Next morning the gentleman re-
sulned his journey to Waterloo and
on reaching the city put up at a
hotel until after dinner when he
visited the real estate Office Of S. E.
Bentley, in the Syndicate building.
While there and in conversation
with Mr.. Bentley about the deal
that was being negotiated the Wis
consin man reached into his pocket
for his wallet but it was not there.
Thinking he had left it in his coat
at the hotel in this city he went
there to get it. but it was not there.
Another thought reminded him that
he had not asked the clerk for his
valuables when he left the hotel
that morning in Dubuque, SO he
telegrap hed to the Dubuque hotel
to send them on the afternoon pas
seLger.
When the passenger arrived on
the Central in the afternoon the
Wisconsin man visited the express
Office to get his package, but on
opening 1t found only his pocket
book and one package of the papers
A telephone message to Dubuque
brought back the reply that the
book and one package of papers
was all that had been left at the
hotel the night previous. The gen.
tleman was very much exercised
over. this state of affairs, but on
realizing the situation Immediate
ly set at work to prevent payment
on the papers when they are pre-
sented to the bank of Wisconsin.
The bundle was for the most part
notes and mortgages, and the worst
thing about the affair is that they
are all endorsed by j. N. Teesdale,
and can easily be passed on people
suspecting no fraud. Mr.. >Teesdale
explained that the notes were en-
dorsed because they had been put
up as collateral security in a bust
ness transaction at home.
Mr. Teesdale notified all Of the
banking institutions he thought
might be asked to cash the papers,
and returned home yesterday morn
ing.
The windup of the matter is
about in this way. Mr.. Teesdale
returned home Saturday, and
hurried to the telephone in the
Office of Lowry and Carthew to find
out if he had not left the papers
in Potosi. Mr.. Lowry inquired
what was lost, and on being told
that it was package of notes and
contracts, picked the package up
from the table before him and
handed it to Mr.. Teesdale, who
was overjoyed at regaining possess
sion of it, as may be supposed.
This conclusion Of the affair will
set at rest the anxiety of the friends
of Mr.. Teesdale, who would be
sorry to hear of his sustaining so
great loss.
-a.R.a.