The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-18
AN OIL MAN WANTED

The Promoter of Cheap Oil is Want
ed ut Sioux Falls for Putting up
Il Worthless Check.
The Republican has been carrying
a half page advertisement for one
+. w. Palmer, who was the represent
tative of the Farmers Independent
Oil Co, with headquarters at Salem.
In his advertisement Palmer offered
to sell oil to the farmers in this vi
cinity at 11k cents a gallon, and
that on or about March 20 he would
ers could supply themselves there
from.
The chances are hat Mr.. Palmer
will not come to Mitchell. Accord
ing to the statement made in the
Sioux I'allsSPress this morning Palm
er lis wanted in hat city for passing
| Palmer was arrested Tuesday night
on the charge of obtaing money UNI
der false pretenses, and gave a check
for $500 for his appearance the fol-
lowing morning. Whe nthe check
was presented at the bank it was not
accepted on account of there being
no funds in the bank. Since then
| Palmer has not been seen. Judging
from the present proceedings Palmer
will not be seen in this city on the
date which he was to sell oil at such
u low price. The Press gives the fol-
lowing additional information:
Palmer came here from Lincoln,
Neb.. where he had been in the oil
business, and worked with the Stand
ard Oil peope when they were prose-
cutting their fight at the time the
Marshall Oil company began business
Two months later, Jan. 20, he was
let out because of worthless checks
he had. given for eggs purchased
around the country, and in business
transactions for the Standard COM
pany. He was also short in accounts,
but a bond which he furnished cover
ed that, so there was no prosecution.
Palmer then organized the Farm
ers Independent Oil company" and
began operations at Salem and Mon
rose, McCook, Minnehaha and Lin
coin counties were pretty we'll cover
ed by lis advertising which seemed
all right to the newspapers because he
had advertised for the Standard Oil
people. and the accounts had been
paid. Salem and Montrose came in
for their share of "business' and
operations in Sioux Falls were ripen-
ing WIN the official from McCook
county broke in upon them.
Guaranteed Oil, 11R cents per
g%allon,' was the alluring proposition
set forth by the Farmers 1ndepen-
dent Oil company of Sioux Falls, S.
d. With refneries at Kansas, the
company offered "fine double distill
kerosene oil that will not smoke
your chimneys, o char your wicks,
nor leave odors in the room, and
gives a fine white light. We sell di-
rect to the consumer, saving you the
Wholesale and retailers profit, and
give you better oil than is sold by
the trusts. Our oil is inspected by
your state inspector Of South Dakota
with his o. K. on every BARREL" The
advertisement offered for sale oil by
the barrel, and the generous COM
pany. of which Palmers appears to
have been the whole management,
employees and finances, was willing
to refund s1.25 each for returned
barrels, after selling the oil for / u
cents a gallon.
On this deal Palmer is said to
have secured hundreds of dollars,
and before reports are all in, the
amount may be thousands. The
Standard agent ut Deli Rapids is re-
ported Gin" s1oo. two parties a.
Salem for $50 each, and a total at
Canton Of $500. How mach further
the deficit may so in the smaller
amounts of $6.75 a barrel cannot As
known until all Ing returns T in.
Palmer lived hare ait l24 North
Prairie avenue. with his wife and
t~hree-year oil girl His family is still
here.
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