Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-26

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ing that it had gone clear through.
young Reardon slipped in q 12-guage
shell and fired at q passing duck.
The 20guage shell had remained in the
barrel, and when Reardon pulled the
trigger the barrel exploded, mangling
his thumb SO badly that it had to be
amputated. The operation was per.
formed by DR.. Glasier, OF this city,
and the injured man left for his
home in st. Paul on Wednesday,.
Sisseton Standard. NJ.
1t seems that there was pretty
"red headed" bunch of Nordenites
over at Arlington last Thursday night.
They were on the way home from Che
state fair, and the editor of the Hayti
Herald, who was evidently among the
unfortunates, explains the predica-
ment in the following caustic little
writeup: 1.-THE IS Haytians who Went
to the state fair yesterday were sore"
this morning, after being left out all
night by the South Dakota Central,
who had promised to bring them home
1t was certainly rotten deal and the
S. D. c.. merits the numerous but
questionable blessings showered up.
on it by its disguised patrons this
morning. Last Tuesday Senator a. q
Arneson made arrangements with the
officers of the S. D. G. Ry through the,
local agent to hold the passenger
train Thursday evening at Arlington
for the Northwestern special from the
fair grounds, thus making it possible
for our farmers, who are busy these:
days, to take in the fair in one day,
but the S. D. G. broke faith with o,ir
people and left them to get home
as best they could in the rain, or
stay over at Arlington until the next
night. Some Of them walked home
the 20 miles, but most of them came!
home in automobiles at from So to
SO head. Norden Observer. BIZ
st. Paul. Sept Believing with
William A. Pinkertcn that the styegg-
man. has taken the place of the
dude burglar with silk hat and silk
gloves. Charles d. Brown, head Of
the detective department Of the Min
nesota Bankers association, is pre-
pairing for the usual spell Of autumn
outlawTy.
The banks throughout the rural
districts are fast becoming veritable
money cribs.
The first barley and rye crops were
handled by the country banks and now
they are repositories for the funds
that have been received from the first
crops and the fall vegetables.
We are preparing for the tall
rush, said Mr.. Brown today. "We
are refreshing our memories a. bit
by daily study Of the Rogues gallery
and we expect to catch many Of our
odd friends this year ssho have done
time and are wanted for other Jobs,
or who have been heraIded by COM
plants Of the police III other parts
|of the country.
The northwest is to be amply
guarded this year. Wisconsin, North
ana South Dakota, al well as Mime.
sofa, have made similar provisions
land are equally well protected. We
have the entire district watched SO
that It vii lbe hard for the yeggmen
| to operate this fall. II
Mr.: Brown agrees with other aetec-
ltises that the modern yeggman IL
nothing like the intellectual evil-doer
III days gone by. In those days when
the older detective agencies first had
their start the detectives were pitted
against men Of intellect who you'll
hesitate to Kill II they found hem
selves III d tight place.
Today, however the degenerates
VII crack cribs are ready to shoot
fat the drop Of the hat, Or give q 20.
ilice officer or detective Il tap on tha
head with a jimmy that would put
him down and out forever, So ii is
that the detectives take their lives
in their hands when they get ready
Efors the fall roundup,
The wayfaring syeggs send a gay
sat- Of spotter into town to zee lust
Ihow the land lies before they make a
descent on q bank. The spotter learns
.a1I Of the weak points about the hank
and town. II being Id the fan 81 the
wear when there Is some railroad
work going on, the professional is
usual ~ able II locate b handcar and
have 1T ready for himself and his
e. gang, = IL he work. with gang. IA