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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01

g. H.'"? she asked. with lite
smile.
Eyes. Otherwise George Herrick."!
Herrtck's heart jumped at sight
Of her She was just the sort of girl
q husky chap would take delight In
protecting. She was small and pretty
and appealing, with demure little
scarlet mouth, and q hose that just
fitted such face, and big, shadowy
eyes which seemed to hide humor
and ready tendernesp and keen In
telligence In their depths.
( But she looked pale and fragile,
like lily that has been crushed.
Why, she seemed positively Ill. A
mighty wrath against the william who
would brighten her made George
swell and glover. His hand sought
the handle OF the revolver which was
bullying uncomfortably on his hip.
This is yours, l believe " He
handed over the letter. She took. IT
to the light. Herrick stood In silence,
She read, and then suddenly turned
away. Her whole body shook In q
sort OF paroxysm Herrick shifted
uncomfOrtably from one foot to the
other. The parOxysfn continued.
He started forward impulsively.
"Who-who is the scoundrel that sis
annoying you?" he asked hoarseN.
Tell me, and I'll stop him IL have
to kill him!''
"You-you don't understand she
said In a/muffled voice, her face still
averted. Then-she giggled!
George backed up a. Il something
had stung him. The girl turned
flushed face to him. There were
tears in her eyes, but they were
tears OF mirths She was laughing
heplessly. Nj 4.
He's he's, OH. it's too funny!Y
she gasped. Hes neighbor's
George went red with mortinca.
ton. Butt he stammered,
"you-he-you say In that letter he's
kept you In for four weeks"
No. no, said hand't been out
In four weeks. And It's true. I've
been sick for month. The letter
was to my cousin, and had ex-
planned that on q previous page when
the wind-I grabbed for It. but was
too late. saw 1t strike you In the
face.
THE puppy isn't mean or ugly
just playful. But was weak and
nervous; it was the hrst time I'd
been out. He's tied up now she
finished irrelevantly.
Herrick felt foolish, appallingly
foolish, red az to face, and big a. to
hands and feet He put the hands
hastily behind him, not only to con-
ceal them, but to cover that. revolver,
which felt like cannon. He would
back out, so 81 couldn't see and In
terpret the bulge.
A woman opened the door, mild
faced, motherly sort OF woman. I'm
going down to the corner for glass
Of ice cream soda, June. It's such q
fine night
Mother, interrupted the girl.
And then she turned to George, wip-
ing her eyes. "Mr. Herrick, this Is
my mother, Mrs. Rowley."
Pleased to know you, Mr.. Her
rick. Nice weather for April, isn't
It? I'll be right back, June"
Just moment, Mrs. Rowley,'
George had recovered his wits and
some of his natural audacity. Miss
Miss June and will 90 with you"
He looked hopefully at the girl. NED.
Albright" beamed the mother.
"Ill get scarf, June. The little
walk will do you good. And that
miserably puppy is tied up. SO he
can't bother you. What did you
say?''
demurely Then she looked OF
George.
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Choice
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago, March. s1.-The provision
market follows:
Butter-Market steady; creameries,
15@22c.; dairies, 14@19c.
Eegs-Market steady; receipts, 49,
$40 cases; at murk, cases included,
12h@13c; firsts, 14c.; prime firsts,
141zc.
Cheese-Market steady: daisies, 1871
@l3Nc.; twins, 121a@12Nc.; Young
Americana, 13N@14c.; long horns, 1917
@13Ac.
Potatoes Market strong: choice 20
fancy. 50@52c.; fair to good, 46@4Sc.
Poultry Market weak; turkeys,
dressed, ,sc: hens, live, &c.,; springs,
live, 16c.
yeal-Market steady; so to so Id.
WITS, @s.; 60 to So lb. WITS. 6h @Skc.;
s. to 10 lb. WITS. 9010c.
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or.b. Live Stock:

South Omaha, Nebr., March S1.-The
live stock market follow:
Cattle Market steady; receipts, u
900; native steers. 10000; cows and
heifers. }S.25@575; western steers.
$3.75@6; stockers and feeders, 1850
6.s5.
Market &c. higher; closed
steady; receipts. 1900: heavy, $6@6.3o:
mixed, $620@6.30; light, $3.50 @6.45.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts, 81
500; sheep, $45o@65o; lambs, 5000
$40.
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o. Inuia i,ixa stock.

st. Louis Live Stock.
st. Louis, March s1.-The live stock
market follows:
Cattle-Market steady; receipts. TOO:
native beef steers, $5@6.75; cows and
heifers, $L25@6.25; stockers and feed
ers, $4.50@5.75.
Hogs-Market steady; receipts, H.
600; pigs and lights, $6.50@7: packers,
1907; butchers and best. heavy, $6.45@
$50.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, 81
500: native muttons, $3.75@5; lambs,
$5.75@8.50.
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carLot Receints.

wheat-2e cars, with / Of contract
grade.
Corn-74 cars, with none OF con-
tract grade.
OATS cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago,
Minneapolis and Duluth today were 222
cars, compared with 222 cars last week
and ST cars the corresponding day a
year ago.
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ONLY SLIGHT
CHANGE IN PRICE.
LOCAL MARKETS ARE PRAcTic.
ALLY UNCHANGED FROM
YESTERDAY.

Except for a Ave cent decrease In the
price OF hogs weighing $50 to 500, the
live stock markets today areNunchang'
ed The balance Of che wholesale mar
kets remaintthe same az yesterday and
only a few minor changes are noted in
the retail markets.
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City, March s1-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Market 1c lower; No. hard,
S2@91c.; No. 3, S0@90c.; No. 2 red, SEQ
88c.: No. 8, 83@S6c.
CORN Market unchanged: No. 2
mixed, 45@45hc.; No. 3, 44h@ 45c;
No, 2 white, 46@45hc.; No. 8, 45@
45Kc.
Oats-Market unchanged; No. 2
white. 319D32c.; No. mixed, 30@30hc.
Rye-No. q. 75@79c.
timothy, s14@1450; choice prairie.
$1250@12.75.
Receipts Wheat, 81 cars
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ST. Louis Closing Grain Futures.

st. Louis, March 31.-The closing
grain futures follow:
Wheat--Market lower: May, SSH a
&c.; July, S4Kc.
Corn-AIarket lower; May, 47xc !;
July, 48Mc.
oats-Market lower: May. Sohc.;
July. 29Zn
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St. Joseph Live Stock.

st. Joseph, March 31.-The live stock
market follows:
Cattle Market steady; receipts, 500:
steers, 3550@6.40; cows and heifers,
S3.2566.10: calves, $4@7.
Hogs-Market steady to strong; re-
ceipts, 1900; top, $3.50; bulk of sales.
$630@6.50.
sheep-Market steady; lambs. 500
$40
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New York Provisions.

New York, March s1.-The provision
market follows:
Butter-Market weak: receipts, g.
|066: creamery, firsts to specials, ITO
21c.; creamery. held, 15l@1ohc;
state dairy. finest, 20c.; process, 1711c.
Cheese-Market easy; receipts. 81
|015.
Eggs-Market firmer; receipts, ST.
|o4s: fresh gathered selected, extras,
|17h@1sc.; firsts. 15k 01sc.: seconds.
14h @16c.
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New York Sugar and Coffee.

New York, March 81 The sugar and
coffee market follows:
Raw sugar, firm: Muscova do, 80
test, 1850: centrifugal, 30 test, 1850;
molasses, SO test, 3.11c.; refined, steady.
Coffee Market puiet: No. Santos.
|13Ac.
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Peoria Grain

Peoria, March 31.-The grain market
follows:
Corn Market lower; No. yellow.
441sc.; No 3 mixed, 44hc.; No. mix
ed, 42c.;; sample, 7h@38c.
Oats-Market steady; No. white,
Sic; No. 8 white, 30Ac.
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CHICAGO Live Stock; OPENING.

u VUTCdQU GTV0 VPVHTn3s
Chicago, March 31.-The opening
live stock market follows:
Cattle Market 10c higher than yes
terday; receipts, 1000; beeves, $3.50
$50; Texas steers, $4.50@5.S0; vest
ern steers. $4.90@5.SO; stockers and
feeders. $4@5.S5; cows and heifers,
t2.75@6: calves, $5GD6.75.
Hogs-Market steady to shade up;
receipts estimated at $4,000; light, 1856
@6.95; mixed, $6.3o@G.S0; heavy, 500
96.e5; rough, s6.10@6.ao; good g
$50; bulk of sales, $6.40@6.60.
Sheep-Market steady receipts esti-
mated at 5000: natives; $3@5.30; west
erns, 1920 5.35; yearlings. $4.50@5.60;
lambs, native, $5@6.35: westerns. $500
@6.45.
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omaha Cash orain.

Omaha, March 31.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-Market "a to 1c lower; No.
2 hard. s1h@s4hc.; No. hard. 500
8211c.
Corn--Market Nc higher; No. 2
white, AN @41Nc.: No. 8 white. 40
411ac.; No..2 yellow, 41@41hc.; No. 3
yellow, 40N 041c.; No. 2, 40A @41Ac.:
No. 8, 40A @40Ac.
Oats-Market Nc higher; No. 3
white, 2SA@2sNc.; No. 8 yellow. 27N
@28Ac.
shipments-wheat, 49,; corn, As:
oats, %.
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ST. Louis Cash Grain.
Il. Louis. March 31.-The cash Grain

st. Louis, March 31.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-Market lower; track No. z
red, S8h 090c.; No. hard, S5@95c.
Corn-Market lower: track No. 2,
451l @46c.; No. 2 white. 46@47c.
Oats-Aiarket steady; track No. 2,
Bic; No. white, 3211c.
Rye-Market unchanged. 93c.
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MinneapoIis CIosina Wheat.

Minneapolis Closing Wheat.
Minneapolis, MINI, March 31.-Clos-
ing wheat-May, 91N@92c.; July,
9a3sc.; Sept, 90A @soaSc. st
Cash-No. hard. 94hc.: No. l
northern. 93@s4c.; No. 2 northern, 90@
92c.: No. 3 wheat, 8S@91c.
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h.,x Xark pnultrx.

New York, March S1.-Poultry-
Market alive, firm; chickens. 14@15c.:
fowls. 17@17hc.; turkeys, 13c.
Dressed-Market steady; western
fowls. 1411sc.: turkeys, 1toASA
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New York Metal,

New York, March 31.-standard cop
per-Dull. spot and May, S11.70@11.S5.
Tin--Ffrn1; spot, $41.35@41.75; May.
$41.25f 41.50.
Lead-Qufet: $4.45@4.50.
Spelter-Quiet, 36.E0@5.80.
Iron-Quiet: northern grades, 1850
@16.25; southern grades, $15@16.
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st. Louis. March 31.--Lead-weak,
$3.50.
spelter-Lower, 5.s5.
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HOGS RET AIN
A 10 Level
PRICES At CHICAGO ABOUT THE
SAME AS YESTERDAYS
CLOSING FIGURE.

Chicago, March 31--Buyers for pack
ers were Indifferent and took few hogs.
Demand was rather light in the part of
the scalpers and shippers also. Open
ing prices were about steady with yes
terday's close, the weakest spot Of the
session, but most prices were nominal.
Cattle were stronger, the few that
were offered, the supply being meager.
Prices showed sharp recoveries from
low spot, Indicating that packers want
ed to make some amends for the man.
net in which they pounded the market
Wednesday.
Sheep and lambs were; steady ana
the few good lambs offered sold steady.
but there was no life to the trade.
Sheep are especially dull and were
much harder to sell than lambs.
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New York Closing Grain.
New York, March S1.--The closing
grain market follows:
WheatMay s3N@s4c.; July. 93Nc
COrn-May, size.
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81. eLouia Wool,

ST. Louis, March 31.--Wool-S Steady:
territory and western mediums, 100
22c.: fine mediums. i6@1Sc.; nne. 100
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Exchange on New York.
savannah Turpentins and r

Chicago, March 31.--Exchange OF
New York 80 cents premium.
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Nav york cation. cIo.i,

New York Cotton; Closing.
New York, March, 31.-Cotton-Spot
closed quiet. Ave points lower; mid
ding uplands, $14.4O; middling gulf.
$14.65; sales, 1900 bales.
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Kansas City cIosino

IS KanSaS City Closing Grain.
Kansas City, March S1.-The closing
grain market follows:
Wheat-May, 81hc.. sellers: July,
SIX @S1Nc.. sellers; Sept, s23sc.
Corn-May, 4eA@46Ac.: July, 47c..
bid; Sept, 47Xc.. bid.
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RANGE OF HOG PRICES
MlXSU dNU IIRnI
195@256 1s56295

Range Of hog values at Chicago fol-
the past two weeks with comparisons:
Mixed and LIGHT
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Nex, York Cotton Futures.

New York, March 31-Cotton futures
closed steady: closing bids: April.
$14.10; May, $142s; June, 314.04; July,
$14.02; Aug, 1886; Sept. 1921: Oct,
S12.64; Nov, $12.47; Dec, SPA: jan.
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k.n.aa CITY Butter and Eoas,

Kansas City, March 31.-Butter-
Creamerv,s 23c.; flrsts, roc; seconds
1885,; packing stock, 121kc.
Eggs-Assra, 151ac.: f1rsts. 13Mc.
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Daily Produce Movement.
.i,,..&.. c.4&..

G0tV00x0U V0tS0U.
Galveston. Tex. March 31.-Cotton :
Steady, 14hc.
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Duluth CIosinq Wheat.

Duluth Closing Wheat.
+ Duluth. Mimi. March 31.-Closing
wheat May, 93Ac., bid: July, 94Ac.:
Sept, sic. asked
Durum--May. S2Ac., bid; July, $3.50.
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Savannah, Ga, March 31.-Tirpen-
tine-Firn, $1.02.
sin-Firm; type F.. $s.s5@s.40:
type g.. 3s.37h0s.4o.
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Pittsburu oil

Pittsburq Oil.
Pittsburg, Pa March 31.-Oil closed
$3.50.
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HORSE SALE is LIGHT

F. A. Nimocks, P. M.
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waa a suburban neighborhood of
pretty thoroughfares, shade trees,
houses set in comfortable yards and
neat wooden fences and gates. The
DAYS was warm for April. and he
perspired profusely. But he saw no
signs of impending tragedy and met
no young woman who looked charm
ing enough or mysterious enough TO
be the writer of the letter.
The second day the answer for
which he had been beating a path be-
tween the newspaper Offices came.
r was written on thick, creamy note
paper, in hand identical with the
fragment of letter he had found. He
devoured it eagerly.
&c. H." 1t read. IF you have
found sheet Of paper like this with
writing like this please return to
1858 Fifty-hfth street" There was no
signature.
"a. H." went home at o'clock
that afternoon, ignoring the vulgarly
facetious remark OF his partner that
the real estate Arm Of Herrick &
Holman now consisted Of zone work.
ingman and one agent, and know
who the workingman is"
George had an early and fragment.
ary and tasteless dinner. Then he
spent two hours in oiling and loading
his long unused revolver; putting on
and taking of three suits OF clothes,
and tying and untying some eleven
neckties.
The house at 1868 Fifty-fifth street
was a roomy, two-storied residence
with an ambitious flower garden I'M
der the bay-window, and deep, old
fashioned porch. A girl opened the
door ct his uncertain knock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
RIVER MOST LIKELY
WILL BE IMPROVED
Report on Survey is Favorable says
Representative
Hull.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. 14.-War
department officials said today thes
had thus far received no reports on
the survey Of the Des MONIES river,
b,t while no report has been received
Il ;s learned that the report of the sur
vey is favorable to improvement OF
tho Des Moines river for navigable
nnrposes. Representative Hull SAID
This afternoon that the report wasfa-
yorable. He did not know the de-
tails. but he has been SO informed.
Representative Hull said that the
credit was due less to himself than to
A C. Miller and other Des MONIES en-
thusiasts. who urged that steps be
taken 10 have a survey made. Cap
tain Hull said that actual carrying In
10 effect of river Improvement would
deyolve upon his successor rather
than himself. AT the same time he is
gratified at the favorable outcome, as
II yindicates him from criticisms that
have been made in connection with
! the project.
If the survey report is favorable
as Captain Hull is informed 1t is. it Is
not likely there will be dinsculty IL
getting congress to appropriate te
begin the improvement, though ap
nronriations. would not be likely al
this session.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
FOR THE MURDER
OF PUGILIsT
Trial of Pair Who Are Charged With
Killing of Stanley
ketcheI

TGate City Leased Wire Service.]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo- Jan. 14.-Leon
Ketchel, brother of Stanley Ketchel,
until his tragic death in September,
middle weight champion pugilist, ar
rived in Springfield late today to pre-
pare for the trial Of Walter Dipley and
Goldie Smith, charged with the muir
der of Ketchel, which will be called
al Marshfeld on Tuesday.
Ketchel, with the prosecuting at
torney of Webster county, intends to
spend Monday going over the details
of the Staying of the pugilist ketchel
was personally known to majority of
the residents of Webster county who
are thoroughly acquainted with the
case and it is expected that consid-
cradle trouble will be experienced in
obtaining jury. That the plea OF
mot guilty" will be made by the
prisoners is likely. In this event the
taking of evidence will probably not
commence until Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
TRAINING SEASON
OF THE CUBS
Chicago Ball Team Will be Busy Be
fore the Schedule
Begins.

IGate City Leased Wire Service-1
CHICAGO, Jan. 14.-'The Cubs have
outlined a vigorous season of train
ing according to announcement made
here tonight They will leave Feb.
81 for West Baden, spending four
days in that resort. From March to
10 they will remain in New Orleans
and play number of games against
the Southern League pennant win
ners. On their way north the Cubs
will play in Atlanta, Mobile, Memphis
Nashville, Louisville, Evansville,
and Terre Haute and upon their re-
turn to Chicago on April and 3
before the opening of the National
League season, viii play a series OF
games, the cub veterans meeting the
colts. The Cubs are trying to arrange
games against either the Cleveland
or Detroit association in New Or
leans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
HIGHLAND PARK
SCHOOL is SOLD
Well Known Des Moines Institution
10 Ee Turned Over to the
Presbyterians.

DIES MONIES, Jan 14.-Highland
Park college was sold yesterday to
the Presbyterian church. The consid-
Grafton is between 100000 and $780,
900
President o. H. Longwell will be re-
tanned by the new board of trustees
and the school will be conducted in
the future the sans as in the past.
All members Of the faculty will re
main and no changes will be made in
any way for the present.
The transfer included the grounds,
building and equipment of the college
The first act of the new board of trus
tees was to close contract with
President Longwell for a term o.
years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
COMING STYLES
ARE HERE EXPOSED
Feminine Readers Are Given This Ad-
vance Tip on Hair and
Gowns.

LGate City Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Coiffure ro-
dents. or rats for the hair, are soon
to be as passe as bustles.
This bit of information was
brought to New York today by 9. @
Kurzmann, a Fifth Avenue millmer,
who arrived from Paris.
Instead of the bullying promintory
of hair in front, the proper caper
Kurzman says, is to part the hair in
the middle and gather it in coil
at the nape of the neck, la Recam
Ger, whoever she was. The style VII
be known as Zen holleandaise, but
it has nothing to do with the sauce
of that designation.
"The prevailing color this spring
according to Kurzman, will be verde
green. The hats will be empire ane
the devotees of the hobble skirt vii
be glad to learn the tight skirt of thu
empire gown will follow the lines o
the present mode"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-15
YEGGMEN CAUSING
BANKERS NO ALARM
Situation in Iowa is Unusually Good
at This Time Says Head OF
Bankers Association.

From Des Moines dispatch: In
spite of the fact that there have been
a number of bank robberies in Iowa
in the last year, the Iowa Bankers
Association is not alarmed over the
situation, and according to P. w.
Hall, secretary Of the association.
there are fewer robberies in Iowa
than in almost any other state.
Mr. Halls attention was called to a
letter from Joseph N. Dolly, bank com
missioner of Kansas, to the governors
of the states of Nebraska and Okla
homa, in which he chided them for
not paying more attention to the
bank robberies committed in Kansas
by s'yeggmen,' who have their rem
devious in the two states
Iowa bankers have no such com
plant to make against the officials
of the state Of Iowa. said Mr.. Hall
.It is true that only in rare in.
stances are the perpetrators OF bank
robberies apprehended, but we do not
attach blame for this to the state
authorities.
"'Yeggmen' have wholesome re
spect for the Interstate Protective
Association which looks to the inter
ests of the bankers OF the state
Many people do not know it. but the
bankers Of Minnesota, Wisconsin
i Iowa and South Dakota have one o
the most perfect detective organiza
! tions in the country Our detectives
are under the guidance of Charles D
Brown, and criminals have a greate1
! fear of the organization than the,
/ have of any other detective agency.
There were only three successful
I bank robberies in the state of lowi
/ last year. One was at Bancroft, an
other at Garden City, and the thirt
at Dow City.
with the exception of those thre'
the other jobs were pulled of b,
amateurs" said Mr.. Hall and III
1 money was secured Mr.. Brown ha
an acquaintance with most of TIL
.yeggmen of the country and the
] have wholesome respect for hi
ability
il Mr.. Hall declared that the state
;. unusually free from bank robberie
and that the banks of the state los