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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-11-03

"It would have been impossible
without Archie Berliner was saying
"A man in position like mine needs.
upon occasion, someone he can trust
to do little things for him. We may
quarrel with blood relatives all our
lives, but they have the advantage Of
being safe to trust in time of trouble.
1t is very small thing to send a man
to rent agent for key to inspect
lodgings and to send him back with
the key after they are inspected. But
had not been able to trust Archie alb
solutely / would not have been able
to get in here day ahead OF you and
this snug little arrangement would
not have been possible
It was because of what he here over
heard that Special Agent Gard, assist
ed by Coleman of the Paris Office and
the police of that city, CONSIDERABLY
waited until Mrs. Berliner went shop
ping the following day and were adj
mitted by the woman detective, who
was at the time washing the accumu-
lated dishes of the household. They
so surrounded the locked door IS to
make escape impossible and then an
nounced their presence. Gard told
Berliner, through the locked door, ef
the situation that existed on the out
side. He suggested that the easiest
way was to unbolt the entrance, there
by saving the necessity of breaking It
down. Whereupon the customs
broker walked out and surrendered
and very tedious fugitive case was
brought to a successful conclusion.
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| the other as they passed. AS the ex
press passed Gard looked through al
! those riding on the other car. Imagine
| his CONSERVATION when, not two feet
| from him, he saw the man for whom
he had been searching for months
| AS he gazed through the checked steel
Stats of the car side he was close
enough to have put out his hand and
laid it on his man had nothing inter.
vened. Berliner faced him and, as
| the car paused, he and the special
| agent gazed directly into the eyes OF
each other. This was for but an in
slant and both cars were in motion
again. The detective was being borne
rapidly toward the top of the building
and the fugitive less rapidly toward
| the ground.
There is my man on the other ele.
vator," Gard whispered hurriedly to
the house detective. "Have the boy
reverse and run down again"
The message was given to the op.
orator, who obeyed instantly and some
excuse was made to the passengers on
the car. The local had been stopping
at each floor and the express passed
it and barely reached the ground floor
first. There the two detectives stepped
out and waited for the coming Of the
other car.
A moment later it arrived, much
crowded, and began to disgorge itself.
The two officers waited in instant
readiness to capture the man whom
they had seen at the eighth floor. But
the car was emptied and he was not
among the passengers.
Where did the big gray-haired man
get Off" the boy was asked.
Third floor, SIR he replied.
.You bar the exits" Gard said to
the house detective, ''and will get
back to the third"
On that floor the mailman said that
the white-haired gentleman had run
down the steps to the second. Gard
followed, but was able to find no one
on that floor who had seen the fugi-
tive. He ran hastily about looking
for possible exits, and then instituted
a thorough search. He investigated
every possible avenue of escape and
fastened downstairs to his ally to help
cut off the line of retreat. Every pos
sible barrier was put up and the house
was well gone over. The gray-haired
fugitive had, however, eluded pursuit
Gard Immediately called upon the
Chicago police to throw out dragnet
and general alarm, and this was
done. All railway stations were
watched with particular care. None
of which was of any avail, as Berliner
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was never reported to have been seen
again in Chicago. Nor was Gard able
to get so much as the glimmer of a
trace of him nor a suggestion as to
where he might have gone.
It was a task of infinite patience
that brought Special. Agent William Fl.
Gard to London two months later on
the trail of a woman whom he had
traced half around the world. The
Titian-haired guest OF the Chicago ho-
tel, the wife of the fugitive broker,
here installed herself for a while and
lived in a manner that amounted to
absolute seclusion.
Then she went to Paris. There she
took rooms in a quiet side street and
seemed to settle down with some idea
CT pernanence. There was nothing in
her mode of life that would indicate
that she lived differently from any
other woman who was alone in tho
world and sought quiet. She went out
for long walk every afternoon, pur-
chased the necessities Of her establish
melt or books, or Wnlcn she seemed
to read great numbers.
Special Agent Gard established a
close watch over the house in which
she lived. This was easy because
there was but a front entrance and
apartments opposite looked out upon
the street. He determined that no
body should enter this house without
being observed. He asked the Paris
police to provide him with two re
liable men who could watch with him
in shifts from the quarters he rented
across the street.
A vigil of two weeks revealed abso-
lutely nothing. With the exception
of the servant who came at noon each
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hotel. An arrow, drawn in ink, point
ed to a certain window.
Gard took the fragments Of the pic
ture Of the hotel to travellers guide
and searched for the house that would
compare with it. Eventually he found
the duplicate, and it was a Chicago
hosiery. He hurried to it. After
showing his credentials to the house
detective, information was freely sup
piled. The room in question was oc-
cupied by a woman and had been so
occupied for two weeks. She was a
handsome and stylish red-haired Wom-
an Of thirty-ive. She had been care
fully watched for reason that pres
emily developed.
elias she received any callers"
asked the special agent.
s'But one person, man, has visited
her" answered the house detective.
sWhat sort Of a man?" asked Gard.
"a large man with gray hair" said
the house detective. "He is in her
room now"
"Will you 60 up with me Immediate
ly?" calculated the special agent. II
must not fail to see this man.
"Assuredly," was the response,
and they caught the next elevator.
The car they took was an express
and was not to stop until it reached
the eleventh floor. The next to it was
local. stopping at all floors. The ex-
press, going up with the detectives
aboard, slackened its speed at the
eighth floor while its operator gave
some message to the boy on the local
which had stopped there to take on a
passenger. The cars were of an open
work structure and the passengers in
one could see quite plainly those on
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repeated them in the hollow tones OF
those who have learned to talk with
out hearing.
"Send Margaret to London in three
MONTHS the customs broker was say,
ing. Il shall not write"
"But how shall we know OF your
whereabouts" the brother asked
"You will not know. / take nc
chances" was the answer.
But where are you going?"
First to Montreal, eventually to
Europe. There I will hide and live
in peace
This much of the talk Of the broth.
ers was definitely made out. A re.
turn for three performances thorough.
Iy confirmed the conversation.
'sYou are the best detective on the
force" Gard told the deaf girl with
his lips, thereby making her very
happy, for she was full of the enthusi-
asm Of the service.
"But more remarkable than this, =
he continued, watching for the flush
of pink which such salIies always
drew to her cheeks, is that the best
detective in the great city should, at
the same time, be its very prettiest
girl
The next day the special agent was
on the cold trail in Montreal The
fact that a fugitive must eat and
sleep is great help to a detective.
All the hotels in city may be can
vassed and are likely to yield results.
It was at little family hostelry in the
suburbs that a gray-haired man of dis
tinction had passed a week. He had
been gone nine days. Yes, he had a
trunk. The porter knew that it had
gone to a certain station. The ticket
agent thought he remembered selling
the man whose picture was shown him
a ticket to Chicago. Dave White was
the conductor on the train to that
point on the day in question and re-
membered the gray-haired man.
In Chicago the trail grew warmer.
The fugitive had been at the Audi
forum but four days earlier, but the
porters we're unable to recall any of
the details Of his going away. The
special agent asked to see the room
Berliner had occupied. It was occu-
pied by another guest, but Gard was
allowed to explain himself to the sue
cessor Of the fugitive and was given
permission to search the room. A
close examination Of it developed but
one clue. Sticking inside a waste
basket were three fragments Of let
terhead that had been torn into small
pieces. One of these fragments
showed part Of the picture of another
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-11-03
sources.
Livery of Toll

ST suppose your 10y Josh is toe
proud to put en- oyeralls?"
'No, he amt" replied Farmer Corn
tossel. HE put On overalls the other
evening an went to a masquerade dis
guised as a farmland"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-11-03
A Demand for the Genuine.

"Do you think the public enjoys be-
ing hurnbugged?''
"PossiDly," replied Senator Sorghum.
'But the people who are smart enough
to accomplish the feat are getting
scarcer every year"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-11-03


suits and the lockstep which are par
Of life even more combining thai
this. And here I hayc you. am quit
content to wait for the atmosphere t.
clear"
"But am very sure we are still be
ing watched said the woman. Il al
ways feel that ! am being followed
when go out"
every likely" said the man. "Bu
no detective will pursue fruitlesi
quests indefinitely Even though the!
know you are here, they will ulti
mately lose interest in a surveillance
that yields nothing. We can AFFORD
to wait. The time will come when W.
can steal away in safety"
"When it is all over she respond
ed, 81 do wish that we could find
way to let those detectives know tha
you were here under their very nose:
all the time"
Billy Gard, it may here be set down
was most anxious to learn how this
had been possible. He had followed
Margaret Berliner to the house wher
she had first come to see it. He haG
been notified Immediately when she
had rented it. From that moment hi
had watched every detail Of her taking
possession; had, with the aid of hi:
men, seen everything that had gone
into the house. Yet Berliner had in
stalled himself without his knowledge
and had been living there all the
time.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12

dottes; twenty white; sixteen silver
and nine Partridge.
There are twenty-seven Buff Leg
horns; sixteen Black Minorcas; four
teen White Leghorns; eleven Silver
Penciled Hamburgs; eleven Orping-
tons: eight buff and three white;
eleven brown Leghorns; eleven Man,
moth Bronze turkeys; two white tur-
keys; eight ducks; six geese and one
lone guinea hen.
The well-known poultry Judge, Mrs.
John Kruse Of Minneapolis, is at work
today passing out the honors among
the various deserving fowl
The show continues tomorrow and
Friday.
The following are the exhibitors {:
P. NJ. Long, Willmar; V. D. McRob-
erts, Howard Lake; Gilbert Erickson,
Mrs. Gilbert Erickson and Sivert Os.
mundson, Willmar; Howard H. Bratt
Atwater; Lyder O.. Berg, Dawson; z,
O. Johnston, Atwater; Svere Over.
REIN, Glenwood; J. And. Anderson
i New London; c. L. McNelly, Mcln'
tosh; NJ. O. Kvamso, Lake Andrew;
Geo. C. Hedtke, Willmar; Ogren Poul
try Ranch, New London; Watson and
Eastlund, Willmar; Mrs. Conrad Mon
son, Spicer; Louis Mossberg, Will
mar; John Mossberg. Willmar; Erick
Moline. Svea; Fred Wulf, August Nor
man, Nils Bake. N. B. Carlson and
c. ]. Sandberg, Willmar. and Mrs. F
| G. Mitchell, Crookston.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12
North Dakota Bankers Here.

A number of North Dakota bank
cashiers are in the city today or are
on belated trains due in the city. They
are the following:
Will Freeman, cashier of State Bank
Of Maxbass; F. A. Rinkel Of the State
Bank of Antler; P. J. Nordberg, State
Bank of Newburg; James Mcintyre,
State Bank Of Bantry; w. F. Hanks,
State Bank Of Powers Lake; S. G. Sew
ertson, First National Bank Of Shey-
enne; G. S. Ogren, State Bank Of
Souris; r. H. Sugden, State Bank of
Wolford; Martin Retrum, State Bank
of Manson, and M. L. Helgerson. State
Bank Of Roth. Some of these banks
are such as Mr.. D. N. Tallman has
an interest in, and the others have
stockholders here. The cold wave In
terfered somewhat with the enter
tainment planned for the visitors.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12
CHICKEN SHOW NOW ON
AT HANDAY-LEWIS BLDG.
296 Birds Here. Have Cold Reception
But Crow CheerfuIiy Just

296 Birds Here. Have Cold Reception
But Crow CheerfuIiy Just
the Same.
Cuck-kee-doodle doc!
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Kandiyohi County Poultry show
is now on.
Despite the wintry weather two
hundred ninety-six proud blue bloods
Of the feathery tribes have congregat-
ed at the Handy-Lewis garage of this
city to be Judged by experts and dis
played to the discriminating public
and chicken fanciers.
The fact that St. Cloud has it's show
on the same dates and had it's cata-
logue out ahead Of the local assOcia-
ton, is believed to have cut consid-
erably into the outside-of-county at
tendance The stormy weather has
hindered some entries from reaching
the show Still there is a good show
ing Of poultry and an interesting ex-
hibit.
The Barred Rocks take the lead. 1t
is by far the best showing of this var
iety ever shown in the county, there
being not less than sixty-fve birds
contained in this section.
Rhode Island Reds come next with
a representation Of forty-two head,
counting the single and double comb
ed. There are fifty-four Of the Wyan-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12
HOw'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall S
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known F. J.
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
Toledo, O
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu'
cous surfaces Of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price Is cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12
LUTHERAN FREE.

The Lutheran Free church congre-
cation met in annual business session
yesterday, Tuesday afternoon. The
meeting voted to invite the general
church body to have it's annual meet
ing at Willmar next June. Willmar
has three times before entertained this
church body, the last time five years
ago. This city is favorite meeting
place because of it's central location
as we'll as for the hospitality of the
local church and it's friends. There is
little doubt but that the invitation will
be accepted, and this will bring a con-
vention of eight hundred or more dele
gates to our city.
The meeting was presided over by
Rev. M. B. Michaelson, the pastor. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Trustees-Lars Tendahl
and Peter J. Berg; deacons-H. Ship
stead and Isaac Bassebo, reelected
for three years; K. T. Rykken elected
for two years to fill vacancy caused
by death Of Nels Peterson; G. o. Sand
was elected secretary to succeed G. G..
Birkeland who has served in that cap
acity for many years; financial secre-
tary, treasurer and organist will be
elected by the board Of trustees; col
lectors for Augsburg, John G. Berg,
Alexander Sand, Martinus Hanson,
John Lepse, Peter Rannestad and c.
N. Gundershaug: ushers, Martinus
Hanson, Erick Holt and John Lepse;
superintendent Of Sunday school, and
K. r. Rykken with Sam Rasmussen
as assistant and the same corps Of
teachers.
It was decided to hold series of
evangelical meetings in the near flt-
ure, to be conducted by Peter Foster
void, a travelling missionary who
makes his home at Willmar.
The financial statement for the year
reflects much activity in all branches
Of the church. The contributions to
the general fund were $1,174.82; COL
lections for missions, etc., $452.45;
| Mems and Ladies' Society's receipts,
$14418; Ladies' Aid $608.08; Ladies'
! Aid of Country, $102.75; Y. P. S. Of
| Country, $4,000; Priam Ladies' Aid,
$4,000; Bethany Y. P. S. $928.00; Zilo
Society, $44.24; Dovre Aid society,
$4,000; Bethesda Homes Offering
$122.44; collections for Augsburg Sem
mary, $773.00; Dovre Y. P. S., $1,000
Total collected in all branches, 81,
771.96. The congregation has install
ed new pipe organ during the year
at cost Of $4,000.
The total contributed for all pur
poses by the three Lutheran churche:
of the city in 1915 as reported above
amounts to $11,313.28.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12

"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bolum Monday morning o;
this week. The infant lived but a
short time after birth. The sorrow.
ing parents have the sincere sympathy
Of all in the loss Of their first born
child.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12
BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
REV. w. z. PEARS on, A. NJ, Pastor

Swedish services Sunday morning
At 10:30 o'clock. Sunday school at
11:46.
$t$
Services In English language at
7:3o o'clock.
80
"Aftonsang" services Thursday eve
ming at 1880 o'clock.
49,
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
Thursday, January goth. Refresh.
ments will be served by Mesdames A.
J. Nelson, Chas. WaIIin, Eric 0hsbera,
n. N. Hansen, O. A. Norman and Sam.
ueI Nelson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12

Rev. T. M. Findley will conduct
church services Sunday, January Is,
as follows: Spicer, 1890 q. m; Bur
bank 1t 500 p. M; and New London
500 .. m.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12

"A. A. Blomquist came up from
Chadron, Neb., last week and visited
few days with his brother, M. w.
Blomquist and family. He left Sun
day morning for Minneapolis whore
he will be employed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12
Officers Of Ladies' Auxiliary.

At a recent meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary, B. of L. F. and E., the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Observation-Disclosures Johnson.
Vice President-Mabel Johnson.
Past President-Daisy Staples.
Collector-Marte Corbin.
Warden-Sarah Linderman.
Conductor-Lottie Nolan.
Guard-Anna Rasmussen.
Chaplain-Christine Nelson.
Outer Guard-Bertha Newberg.
Magazine Cor.-Anna Rasmussen.
disadvantages Nicholson.
Secretary and Treasurer - Hulda
Holmberg.
Trustees Daisy Staples, Agnes
Nicholson and Anna Rasmussen.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12
The Barber Shop.

The Metropolitan Barber Shop,
Bank Of Wtllmar Building, Hugh
Campbell, Proprietor. 10 the shop to
get a shave, hair cut and bath. Good
sanitary bath rooms. Razors honed
and scissors sharpened.-Adv.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12
LuTHERANS HAVE
ANNUAL Meeting
Continued from page H.

Fund was $1,608.07. On denomina-
tional account by offerings we're re-
ceived $9O6.23. The indebtedness was
reduced from $500 to $3.50. For the
summer schools $225.65 was contrib
uted, with balance on hand Of $48.89.
The total receipts for the Vinje Lad
les Aid were $798.13; with q balance
Of $3.50; the Sunday school received
$1S0.64, and has $10513 on hand; the
East V1nje Ladies' Society raised
1886 with $11.46 on hand; the Y. P.
S. raised $119.07 during year and have
$l77.42 in their treasury: and the
Mission Society received $99.56, and
has balance Of $4.72. The total con-
tributions of all branches, less balanc-
es at beginning Of year appear to be
$3,O37.47
A number Of new members were
received at this meeting.
BETHEL LUTHERAN.
The question of whether or not 10
begin the work for q new church ed1-
fee was the overshadowing issue. at
the annual meeting Of the Bethel
Lutheran congregation last Thursday
evening. A motion made to lay the
matter on the table for another year
did not receive single affirmative
vote. A motion was then carried that
an effort be made to raise funds and
that the congregation proceed to build
an edidce to cost about $25 900, when
$4,000, exclusive Of funds on hand.
has been raised. Rev. Pearson was
authorized to have charge of the sub
scriptions and to appoint a commit
tee to assist him in the work.
Rev. w. E. Pearson, the pastor, pre-
was reelected as the secretary. The
ed. Contributions to the general fund
during the year reached $2,615.02, Of
| which $1,331.50 was from church
dues and $3S4.50 from collections.
There is a balance Of $333.59 in this
fund. The Ladies' Aid collected $431.-
so during the year and has $1,704.35
in their treasury; the Y. P. S. collect.
ed $292.50 and has $864.73 on hand;
the Sunday school collected $164.83
and has $64.20 on hand. The congre-
cation treasurer paid out $30S.78 for
UNCONVENTIONAL purposes and $27876
AoA
| all branches, $3,503.85. The congre-
cation has now 1853 communicates.
| The following officers were elected:
Organist, Miss Esther Hegstrom, at a
salary of $125; Bert Swanson, janitor,
at salary Of $125; Eugene Ohsberg
and Carl Wallin, ushers; delegate to
district meeting at New London, A.
P. Bergeson, with Eben E. Lawson.
as alternate; delegate to conference,
| A. H. Brown with T. J. Sampson as al
ternate; auditing committee, Lewis
Johnson and A. H. Brown; trustees
for three years, Chas. Wallin and V.
| E. Lawson; deacon for three years,
Isaac Johnson; Sunday school super.
| irtendent, Samuel Nelson; and collec-
tor for China Missions, And. Jeppson.
The congregation voted to observe
! the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
church which occurs this year, and
also authorized the publication of a
memorial volume to commemorate the
| event. The following were elected a
| committee to assist the pastor in ar.
| ranging for this event: Samuel Mel
son, Eric Ohsberg, Charles Johnson,
Swan Carlson, and V. E. Lawson.
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