Feb. 18, 1921: Polite bandits hold up store

"It grieves us to notify you, but you're now being robbed," declared one of two bandits who entered the store of J.C. Ferris, 33 Thirteenth street south, last night. Neither man showed a revolver. They rifled the cash box of $12 and nodded a cheery "good night."

February 17, 2011 at 1:04AM

Unarmed Bandit Pair
Stage Polite Holdup

"It grieves us to notify you, but you're now being robbed," declared one of two bandits who entered the store of J.C. Ferris, 33 Thirteenth street south, last night. Neither man showed a revolver. They rifled the cash box of $12 and nodded a cheery "good night."

Abbey Tavern, 91 South Thirteenth, Minneapolis. Photographer: Charles J. Hibbard (-1924) Photograph Collection ca. 1920 Location no. MH5.9 MP3.1A p69 Negative no. 3857-B
(Ben Welter — mnhs.org/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Abby Tavern, 91 S. Thirteenth St., was just down the road from the Ferris store. (Photo courtesy mnhs.org)

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