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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
4 subordinate deserving of a medal.

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The day came when Mr.. Quirk real
lied that he had established his repu-
tation and that he could pull off his
scheme with safety. He had it in view
for a year. He had several times been
called in by the president of the --
National bank to straighten out crook
ed things and had thus become we'll
acquainted with the bank messenger.
old Folsom. Folsom was sixty years
old He walked with a hobble. He had
rheumatism, and old age had weaken
ed him. Yet the bank kept him, and
seemingly by some act Of Providence
he had never been attacked by the
class always looking for a good thing
In making his rounds he sometimes
carried 100000 in checks. In return
ing to the bank he sometimes brought
100000 in cash with him. Mr.. Quirk
fully realized what an easy thing It
was, but he uttered no word Of warn
ing. He was waiting to establish his
reputation.
After calling at the last bank on his
route old Folsom always took short
cut through an alley to reach his own
institution. 1t wasn't an alley so much
as it was passageway. It was only
six feet in width and used by pedestri-
ans only At any moment from 10
o'clock in the morning till 3 in the
afternoon you could look up or down
tho alley and count at least twenty
pedestrians coming or going. There
We're doors opening into the rear Of
office buildings, and there was one
door opening into an empty building
that had formerly been rag shop.
One afternoon Folsom failed to return
to the bank at his usual hour. When
half an hour had passed, an alarm was
given. Men were found who had seen
him in the alley, but an alarm Of fire
was on at the time, and there were
much excitement and confusion. At 10
o'clock that night Folsom was found
in the old rag shop. He had received a
severe blow on the head and was tied
and gagged. Something like $4,000
in cash had been taken from his satch-
ell. It was Mr.. Quirk who was given
the case, and 1t was Mr.. Quirk who
found the old man after long hunt.
It was four days before Folsom re-
gained consciousness and told his sto-
~. There was very little to tell. He
had backed up against the door to
stand for a moment and look for the
fire, and the door had been opened, he
had been drawn in, and then followed
the blow on the head and darkness.
He had not even seen his assailant
He was very grateful to Mr.. Quirk,
and he felt the fullest confidence in
him, and yet there was clew that he
suppressed. Why he did he could not
have told himself. As he fell he must
have grasped the mans coat and torn
of button, for there was the button
clinched tightly in his hand. They
took it from him at the hospital and,
strangely enough, said nothing about 1t
until two weeks later when he was dis
charged. Then it was among his
things. Folsom could not make 1t out
at first. It had the name Of q tailor on
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
Real Estate Transfers.
TOWN OF EDW ARDS.

TOWN OF EDWARDS.
Sept. 21-Leon l.. Thompson to
Charles W. Mead, sci, sec. IA, 160
a., $500.
TOWN OF DOVRE.
Sept. 19-fIenry S. Olson to Gull
brand Baklund, lot 3 of lot 3, sec.
"a, $50.
TOWN OF MAMRE.
Sept. 2l-Tilda M. Elfstrum tc
l.. O. Thorpe, WI of SCI, Cd of nwlt
WI Of mel, sec. l, 220.1O a.. $4,000.
TOWN OF IRVING.
Sept. 23-William E. Schultz
trustee, to Gunhild Hoftoe, NJ of
mel, sec. Is, so a., $3.50.
Sept. 25-Johanna Hanson to
Henry Stene, lots 3, 4 and S, sec.
81; WI of swl, sec. 80: lot 2, lot 4
of sw.i of SCI, sec. 20, $797O.45.
TOWN OF RosEv1LLE.
Sept. 21-Marius Rasmussen to
J. W. Squires, sci, sec. II; WI of
swi, sec. 16, 240 A., 81.
VILLAGE OF ATW AFTER.
Sept. 25-Henry Stene to johann
ma Hanson, NJ of lot 16 and So of
lot II, bl. 2, $4,000.
VILLAGE OF NEW LONDON.
Sept. 2l-James Olson to Bjorn
Relerson, 3d. it. of lot l; lot 2 exc.
$. 25 it,, bl. 5, $500.
Sept. 25-Bjorn Reierson to Erick
Holster, 3d. #. Of lot /, and lot
exc. S. Is it., bl. 5, $700.
CITY OF WILLMAR.
Sept. 21-Linnie H. Cromwell to
Anton P. Iverson, lot 6, bI. 20,
$500.
Sept. 21-Linnie II. Cromwell tc
Anton P. Iverson, part Of lot 7,
bl. 80. 81.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Nor can we see the objection to the
government becoming the guarantor.
provided it insists on such a premium
as would protect it against loss and
what such premium should be is a
mere matter of calculation based upon
experience. The fact that the gov.
eminent guaranteed deposits would
have tendency to prevent boarding
and thus give the community the ben.
eft of a larger bulk of circulating
currency. 1t would make run on
bank a senseless proceeding. 1t would,
moreover, have a tendency to make
the government examination of banks
something more than passing careful.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Sending for a detective, l directed him
to establish some sort of watch on
the house where she lived, to shadow
her when she went out and report to
me any case of illness that might occur
to any one with whom she might be
connected.
In few days my man reported that
the lady's husband had died suddenly.
1t had been given out that lie had suf-
fered an apop!ectic stroke and had not
lived an hour after.
was thunderstruck. alone knew
the nature of the pill had given the
woman, and of course she would keep
the secret. Nevertheless l was very
much troubled at the result. directed
the detective to keep her under strict
surveillance. Later he reported to me
that she had visited the Office of a
life insurance company. Upon inquiry
he had learned that her husband had
been insured for $4,000. I hurried to
the insurance Office, called on the pres
1dent and advised him before paying
the claim to make sure that there was
no trickery connected with it. But l
would answer no questions
The next l heard of the case was
that upon examination of the body
exhumed for the purpose-it was dis
covered that it was the remains of the
brother of the man insured. The in
sured himself had disappeared. Pay
ment was refused, and the woman was
arrested on a charge Of fraud, to which
was added Il charge Of murder
The body of the deceased was given
over to physicians with view to dis
covering if the man had died natural
death. One reported apOplexy as the
cause, another heart trouble and an
other kidney disease Three differen,
experts reported three different poison:
found in the body. There was opium,
arsenic and one other, the name OF
which l have forgotten. l was sum.
moned as witness for the prosecution
and produced sensation by refusing
to testify on the ground of self incrim-
nation.
Afterward l consented to give my
evidence. l Informed the court of the
woman's visit to me, Of her request for
poison that would leave no trace and
the use she proposed to make of it.
Then told them that had given her
the pill At this point technical OBJ
lection was interposed by the defend
ants counsel and the Judge sustained
him. was forbidden to tell what was
in the pill, the reason being that it had
not been proved that the pill had been
used. This left me in very unfortu-
nate position.
After long trial the woman was &C.
quilted of the charge Of murder, and
the charge Of fraud was never pressed.
The prosecution had failed to prove
she knew that the man who was buried
was her husbands brother or that she
had poisoned him. Her counsel con-
trived to throw all the blame on her
husband, who had disappeared.
After her acquittal the woman came
to see me. She was curious to know II
I had been deceived by her story about
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
DETECTING
A DETECTIVE.

copyright. 1907. by ]. G. Reed.]
Detective Quirk of police headouar-
tiers was a good man. With outsiders
that meant that he was honest and
faithful and would not betray his trust.
With his chief it. meant that he did
not have to watch him quite so closely
as he did the others Of his staff. Mr..
Quirk had never read the stories by
Gaboriau, De Boisgobey or Vidocq. Ro-
nance had nothing to do with his TAX
ing up detective work. He was not
down on crime and criminals and hunt
ing bad men into prison from any feel
ing Of duty toward the law.
Mr.. Quirk realized that as a detective
he had good thing in his grasp.
There was a field open to him that is
open to no other man outside the pro-
fession. 1t was for him to work that
field. Detectives have sold themselves
out for few hundred or few thou
sand dollars. In Mr.. Quirk's opinion
such men We're asses and had mistaken
their vocation. He sighed to be rich,
but he didn't propose to blunder about
1t. He must first get standing with
his superiors and the public. He work
ed for five years to accomplish this. A
dozen traps were set for him, but he
escaped them all by being incorrupti-
BILE. He worked case for all it was
worth, and he never let up or COM
promised. If he caught broker in a
gambling house he had no more mercy
on him than the thief he caught steal
Ing lead pipe. The burglar who offered
him $1,000 to look the other way for a
moment Jared as did the politician who
offered him like sum to ''let up in
court. His fellow detectives pocketed
their "divvies" and called him fool,
and his chief looked over his reports
and almost believed that he had found
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
1zIz;z; s; 4; 49, =4NILLMAR|7 HIGH
s;!s!s !!s s|.Ss:!..!:: u 80, x:2H 80

The officers for the "Freshies'
are: Archie Carlson, president;
Charles Couling. vice president;
Estella Norm, secretary and treas
urer.
| Miss Ida Egge visited school a
few days last week.
The chemistry class had a quiz
Friday that took up two periods.
! Victor Selvig visited school Fri
day.
| Hazel Lien was absent from
school Thursday afternoon.
The Athletic Association met in
Room 6 Thursday and elected Os-
valid Graveyard as manager for this
years football team.
The members of the medieval his
tory class were honored by the pres
ence of a member of the school
board, namely Mr.. Forsberg, at a
recitation Thursday afternoon.
Prof. A. Tonning from the Con-
cordia college at Moorhead visited
school with his brother, Supt. P. c..
Tonning.
Ida Egge, Ida Sanderson and Cor
nelia Bitterness were among the
High school guests the latter part
Of last week.
The "Gophers'' met in Room 6
Friday noon and chose Willie john
son as manager.
The English classes had a vaca-
tion Thursday and Friday on &C.
count of Miss Kingston's absence
due to her illness.
The Seniors have had several
meetings to select their class pins.
The Willmar High school foot
bali team expects to play with the
Atwater High school team at At
water next Saturday.
! Governor John A. johnson made
his appearance at the High school
on Friday morning, September Is,
1908. The school had been notified
! that the governor would make a
short address to the High school
students. About half past nine the
! bell rang to call all classes to the
assembly room. To the surprise of
the pupils two members of the
Board of Education, the Tribune
editor and the governor of the state
were seated on the platform. Supt.
Tonning formally introduced the
governor to the school, and the stu
dents soon made it known that he
; was to receive cheerful welcome.
In his address to the school he
brought out the main difference
between the educated and the un-
educated person. Education today
means systematized knowledge.
He also gave an interesting talk on
the wealth of our state, referring
to the great iron mines of the
north. He developed the idea to
the students that the man most in
demand among the American peo-
pie is the man who knows more
! about some particular subject or in
dustry than any other man. He
also showed that a boys opportun-
ity in America is without limit.
The very highest position is open
: to the person who will work the
hardest for it. Aside from the ex-
cellent aims held before the pupils
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Eyes. l sleep in the garage now, and
the chauffeur sleeps in the house"
"What's that for?
'The chauffeur is troubled with in
somnia, and the midnight rides he took
in my car in order to pass away the
time were altogether too expensive."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
A 1raCeIeSS Poison

(Originall
Having been summoned as an expert
In chemistry in the Nolan case, l con-
cluded my testimony with the remark,
"A person desiring to kill another
would be more likely to use a poison
that would leave no trace" where
upon the prosecuting attorney asked
me If there was such poison. l hav-
Ing replied that there was, he asked
me to name it. The judge forbade ME
to do so. The prosecutor insisted. but
the Judge was immovable He would
not permit me to name publicly poi
son that would leave no trace.
Immediately after my testimony was
published l was deluged with letters
1nquiring the name of the poison that
left no trace. Most of them doubtless
came from idle curiosity, but l was as
tonished at the number of those which
showed plainly, from the pains the
writer's took to conceal their identity,
that they were written for an evil pur-
pose.
One day I received call from a wo-
man who asked for the secret. She
said she had made u bet with her
brother, who was scientist, Of $1,000
that there was such poison, and she
desired to prove it to him by trying 1t
on dog. If I would give her the name
or the poison and she won she would
give me half the amount.
/ questioned her, then, going into an
other room, returned with a tiny pill,
which I gave her, saying that If 1t
killed the dog and left no trace she
might refer her brother to me for EVIL
dence that she had won the bet. When
she left sent housemaid to follow
her. who brought me her address.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

The Frenchman-But,m madame, you
too. will join my little party at the
opera, yes?
Matron-You must really excuse me
for tonight, monsieur, but my daugh
ter may go.
The Frenchman-Ah, no, no! shall
not take re refuse.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
Ice Supply is Running Low.

The city of WiIlmar is on the
verge of an ice famine. F. L..
Smith states to the Tribune that he
will not have ice enough to make
mis- deliveries more than few days
more. Two years ago he ran short
and then doubled his capacity, but
now finds that still his supply will
be Inadequate. The exceptionally
warm weather during this month
has drawn heavily on the supply.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

A man Of normal earthly size If
transported to the equator Of Jupiter
would actually feel much lighter than
he does here on earth, because the
swift rotation of the planet would al
most lift him from his feet and throw
him into the heavens.-Casselrs Satur-
day Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

A lady, telling her age. remarked
that she was born on April 2.
Her husband, who was present, OBJ
served, Il always thought you were
born on April l."
"People might we'll think so,' re
sponded the lady, "in the choice
made Of a husband" -Tit-Bits.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Pat-Oi saw in TIL paper somethin
about felly thot wor afther bein
blase. Phwat's tn meanin' of blase,
OF dunno?
Mike-Blase do be tn feelin' thot
comes t. a man afther he gifts so laz,
thot loafin' is hard wor-ruk, Orn
thinkin'.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
BANK DEPOSITS.
Mortified News. Rep.1

In view of the Uniformed state Of
public opinion, of the wide differences
Of view that prevail and in the alb
sence of any authoritative expression
on the subject the right to say moth
Ing of the policy of those who are
usually looked on to voice the opinion
Of the Republican party to commit the
party on the question of guarantee
of bank deposits may be questioned.
Every one, of course, has a right to
his own opinion and to give any pub
licity to it he pleases. 1t is unfair and
altogether unwarranted, however, to
assume that any one opposing such
guarantee speaks for the Republican
party. When the occasion arrives the
party will speak for itself. Until it
does 1t must not be assumed that the
Republican party is opposed to some
form of insurance of bank deposits.
Whether right or wrong, whether
practicable or impracticable, the pro-
posal to insure depositors in banks
against loss is plausible.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

If tired of paying rent, buy a
home on the installment plan from
the Crawford Leslie Otos Land
Agency. 27f
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. O. So
lem in the town of forming was the
scene of very pretty wedding
Wednesday afternoon of last week,
when their daughter, Miss Berthe,
was united in marriage to Mr.. Har-
ry T. Sands Of Willmar. Rev. Chr.
Peterson Of this city performed the
ceremony and there were present
about IS relatives and friends. The
bride was attended by her sister.
Miss Clara, as maid Of honor and
Miss Alma Sands, sister of the
groom, as bridesmaid. Charlie S
Sands, a brother Of the groom, and
Arvid Anderson waited on the
groom.
After the happy young couple
had been showered with congratula-
tions Il wedding supper was served.
The evening was spent in soociaj
manner. The young couple who
were the recipients of many beauti-
full and useful presents, departed
Saturday night for Norma, N. D.,
where the groom is employed in a
lumber yard The bride is one of
Torning's most popular and talent
ed young ladies. The best wishes
of host of friends go with them
on their journey thru life.-Swift
Co. Monitor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

see no danger and guaranteed them
from loss, and it wasn't fifteen
minutes after the machine started
threching that the fire started.
The loss must be a heavy one
Herald, Clara City.
Mrs. M. Meyers and daughter
Flroence spent the last week in
Willmar with the lady's sister,
Mrs. P. O'Rourke, and other
friends. - Murdoch Voice.
Harry Whitaker, eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Whitaker, who
has held the position as cashier in
the depot here for some time, was
called to Willmar few days ago
to take position in the train dis
patcher's Office during the rush of
work this fall. Altho this promo
ton may be only temporary for the
present, it shows that Harry is on
the main line for promotion
Litchfield News Ledger.
A number of our people attend
ed the street fair at Willmar and
report that it was bigger and better
than in former years both in the
way of exhibits and amusements-
Kerkhoven Banner.
Large crowds attended the Will
mar street fair last week, and all
seemed we'll pleased with it. The
attractions were good and the ex-
hibits were excellent. The whole
fair was a success and the manage
ment is to be congratulated. New
London Times.
The Willmar street fair this year
was big success in every respect
and the business men who were in
strumental in securing such good
results are deserving Of much
praise. The exhibits in all depart.
ments were more numerous and bet
ter than at any previous fair. The
contest for carnival queen netted
the management good sum from
the sale of votes and consequently
very liberal prizes were awarded.
|-Atwater Republican Press.
A number Of Litchfeld people
attended the Willmar street fair
last week. Among them were Har-
ry A. Hansn and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Davidson, j. M. Nelson,
A. F. Foster, Birch C. and P. C.
Hanson, M. l. Peterson, John Ber-
telson, O. Brusven, J. T. Mullen,
f. O. Hammer and C. H. March.
The fair this year was quite an i'm.
provement over last year. The
fruit display included some $50 ex.
hibits. -Litchfield Independent.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

the bet and if had really given her
traceless pill Before replying l asked
her to explain the case to me. and, aft
er solemn promise on my part to
keep her secret. she did so.
Her husbands life was largely in
sured, and since they were an i'll mated
couple she resolved to poison him.
Just as she was about to give him the
pill had furnished her her husbands
brother came to the house for visit
His health had been broken down by
excuses, especially drugs that he had
taken in large quantities. While at
their house he suddenly died, probably
Of heart failure. The woman proposed
to her husband that he disappear and
his brother, who resembled him close
~. be buried in his stead. This was
done.
told her she would find an explana-
ton of my part in the matter in the
paper the next morning.
My explanation recited my expert
ences as to a traceless poison and my
desire to make test case The whole
filed two columns, at the end of which
I gave the contents OF the pill had
given the woman.
It was made Of bread.
HAROLD OTIS.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Church-Did you ever work for a
railroad company? Gotham-Well, yes:
I've tried to open the car windows
Yonkers Statesman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Money to loan at a very low rate
Of interest on farm land. Borrow
ers may pay $500 or all he wants to
pay at any interest pay date. A.
p. Adams. 35f
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

We are now ready for the Fall
Trade and want everybody to come
in and inspect our goods.
BOZ VERSIONS Millinery.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

We sell Guns and Traps cheap
and Buy Furs and Hides. Write
for catalogue No. %. N. w. Hide
& Fur Co., Minneapolis. 2813
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Moreover, as a matter of fact bad
management is but one cause of the
failure of banks. It is quite as often
due to dishonesty and to disregard of
the wholesome provisions of law, of
which depositors can know nothing
and stockholders as rule are ig-
norant This is by no means con-
fined to banks that fail. At the meet
ing in Chicago a short time ago, at
which Mr.. Bryan spoke, the greatest
of Chicago bankers and the man who
is the head and front Of the opposition
to the deposit guarantee plan was
compelled to publicly admit that some
of the most wholesome and necessary
restrictions regarding loans by ma
tional banks were habitually disre-
garded. So long as that is done sue
cessfully, and it is in the majority of
cases, it is not found out and the
bank management has all the credit
due to successful financiering. Occa-
sionally those who break the law
make an unsuccessful venture and dis
sipate the funds of both stockholders
and depositors. In such case exposure
is inevitable and unsuccessful rascal.
fty is properly punished. Whether
morally the banker who failed was
more culpable than the banker whose
unlawful Investment turned out we'll
is another question.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

: As things are now the de-
: positor who has small means
: Of judging whether a bank is
: managed we'll or managed i'll,
: vino cannot know whether its
: officers do or do not rigidIy
" conform to the law, who is not
: in a position to say what bank.
: er is honest and what dishon-
: est, must take his chances. For
: the life Of us we cannot see
; any difference in principle
: against some one else assum-
: ing the chances than there is
: in taking the risks insurers
: take in other matters.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

A good gamecock has no white
feather in its plumage, and hence the
synonym for cowardice-''to show the
white feather
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

+ To say that its effect would
+ be to put upon we'll managed
+ banks the burden Of the losses
+ Of badly managed ones, which
+ seems to be the principal argu-
+ ment relied on, is neither fully
: true nor an insuperabIe objec-
+ ton to the plan. Objection
+ might as we'll be made against
+ fire insurance, because in the
+ end the man whose building is
! not burned pays the greater
+ part Of the loss Of the man who
! suffers loss, or against life
+ insurance, because those who
+ live longest help to pay to sup
!. port the families Of those who
+ die young.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Ask A. H. Brown. local agent for
the Western Land Securities Co.,
for plats and all information.