Last Monday afternoon shortly after his arrival from the woods, Jacob Hauge lost a pouch containing $97 of his winter's wages. He was not quite certain of the exact place of his loss, but thought it was between Anderson & Giswolds's and A.E. Nelson's

    A search was made without any results. Then it developed that Mrs. D.O. Anderson had seen a man stoop and pick up something as she passed by near the town pump. He was a young man about town named Fred Miller and identified by her as the one she saw.

   A preliminary examination of him was held and he admitted picking up nothing more valuable than a plug of tobacco. Village Attorney Myrland and Marshal Ekenberg were not satisfied, however, and pretty soon had positive evidence that Miller knew more about the missing money than he had acknowledged.

   They soon secured enough coroborative statements from witnesses to justify the issuing of a warrant for the young man, which was done. It was served on him in the evening and he tried to bluff it off. He demanded an immediate trial, but when he found that a preliminary hearing with the prospects of a sojourn in jail until the next term of court was the best they could offer him, he began to wilt

   After a little more conversation with the officers he collapsed and asked them whether they would prosecute him if he could raise the $97, as he said he would rather do that than go to jail. It was considered that it was perhaps as well to be lenient if he returned the money so he was given that promise.

   He was permitted to go out and raise the money and soon returned with the identical bills that were lost. The money was immediately brought out to the Hauge boy. Miller left the next day.

    Myrland & Ekenberg, amateur sleuths, feel highly gratified and with good reason at the success of their experiment. In fact it was a fine piece of work and though some of our country friends believe they are unjustly treated when in town, this ought to be good evidence that we also are willing to help them in distress.