Today in History revisits the Thursday, October 18, 1906 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights 2 stories. In the first one Judge Sullivan dealt daily with "past masters in lying"—prisoners who hatched elaborate, false stories to deceive the court after a night in jail. Those who tried to fool the judge faced swift punishment.

In the second article Chief Franklin was notified of a $44 robbery at the Nic Lambert saloon in St. Cloud; the bartender closed the till with over $50 but found it raided hours later, suggesting the thief worked quickly.

Speaking about liars, Judge Sullivan in the police court has to deal with the pastmasters in the lying fraternity.

Every day there are arrayed before the city justice dispenser a string of evil doers who, after spending the night in jail

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