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Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10

The campaign in Gila county was one of the liveliest ever witnessed here. Fully one-half of the registered voters were new residents, making the political complexion of the county difficult to guage, and leeding republicans to hope that the changes in the electorate might be in their favor. In this, how ever, they have been disappointed, as the returns show that Gila county is more strongly democratic than ever before. In fact, the large plurality given to Mark Smith for delegate to congress, shows conclusively that in proportion to the size of the vote Gila is the banner democratic county of Arizona.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10

The vote in Globe of 945 is only n less than was cast in Douglas which claims q population of 1000. There were, too, fully 500 men in this camp who did not have vote. It Is evident that Globe is growing more rapidly than any town in the territory, and We predict that in another year it will be the fourth town in population iu Ari- znna
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10

The latest advices regarding the vote for delegate to congress indicate that there has been no falling off in the democratic vote In Arizona. The maiorities have only been shifted. Mark Smiths plurality will be nearly, If not quite, one thousand, about the same as it was four years ago. Will sons plurality in 1902 was AT.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10

A very good ranger has been spoiled by Mir. Sparks putting into the local political fight. There is no question but that it has impaired his usefulness as an officer in this county.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10

to the statements of either Mir. Woods or Mir. Sparks, as they have been dis credited by the voters of Gila county, who last Tuesday placed the seal of their disapproval upon such electioneer ing methods, which are the invention of weak intellects.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10
GREAT VICTORY
 FOR ROOSEVELT
Continued From First Page.

majority than even the most sanguine of republican predicted. The state gave in the neighborhood of 60, 900 for Roosevelt, exceeding Mckinley 8 ma jority of fo1r years ago by 5000 or more.
 The legislature is overwhelmingly republican.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10
UTAH

Salt Lake, Utah, Nov. S.--At II D. III. scattered returns from this state indicate that Roosevelt will have a plurality exceeding 1000. In some districts, especially in the Salt Lake county, two thirds of the tickets were
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10
OHIO

Columbus, O., Nov. S.-At II o'clock continued republican gains warran L the claims that Roosevelt has carried Ohio by 10000 plurality. Charles Dick, republican chairman, makes this claim.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10
TExA

Austin, Nov. S.-The vote cast today hardly exceeds 1000, of which 25O. 900 were for Parker, and 60,OOO for Roose- Welt. All democratic candidates for congress were elected.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10

scratched and the result may not be known before tomorrow afternoon. The American (anti church, party vote in this county may reach 5000.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10
WEST VIRGINIA

Parkersburg, Nov. The chairman of the republican state committee es- inmates Roosevelts plurality at 30, GOO.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-11-10
NEVADA

Reno, New, Nov. s.-The state is conceded to Roosevelt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
Merit Alone.
EsYTgE7fZZyl
Is what has doubled our bus
mess this year. This label
| M. ~ 2Aszrer,.,
|M-,.A~~ by, no.

must stand for everything
good in clothing, furnishing
goods, hats, caps, and be SYM
onomous with square dealing
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15

IF anybody has made pur/
chase at our store this entire
year Of goods bearing our
label, or that we recommended
and they proved otherwise
than represented, return them
and get satisfaction. This is
strongi We mean what we Say
Can we say any more? Then
if dissatisfied, come to US; If
satisfied, tell your neighbors.
No Lucky Chance, no "Cut
Price" method No old name,
or "has beens," but the finest
stock in Northeast Missouri is
the drawing card at the Cash
Clothing Store.
We want to do business with
you on a basis Of honor and
merit or we don't want your
business at all.
We have a nice, new, clear
stock for you to draw your
Christmas supplies from at the
very lowest cash prices and Il
you are interested would be
pleased to meet you at out
store. Never buy a carmen
or anything in our line unit
you have first looked at thu
clothing store. 1t pays Others
and It will certainly pay you
Wm A. Sullivan,
The Exclusive Cash Clothier
(CoNTlNUED.)
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
OF Farmers, For Farmers And Pertaining
To Farmers.

Gentry Bros. have built a
good barn 28x32 feet and are
now taking good care of their
stock.
For SALE OR TRADE-A good
wood stove. Inquire at DEMO
GRAFT.
Leonard Gosney knows the
value of first class shelter for
stock, therefore he is building a
big barn which is 40x52 feet
Spiker will butcher you
hogs.
White Plymouth Cockerels
for sale. Apply at DEMOCRAT
If you want Col W II Youell
call him up at the DEMOCRAT
office,or Wood Bros drug store.
His family is off on visit and
no one is at home to answer
phone calls,
FOR SALE
Three pure bred Aberdeen
Angus male calves and three
pure bred Poland-China male
shoats. DAVENPORT q Co
Col. W. II. Youell cried a sale
at Bushnell, ILL.,, Tuesday.
John Kendrck shipped 3 cars
of cattle aud 2 of hogs from
Hassard.
John L. Owen sent IA head
of beeves to the Bluff City
market, Monday.
j. M. Proctor & Son have
made another shipment of fancy
cattle. Tuesday it was 3 cars
of fat yearlings.
J. A. Jett sent cars of good
cattle to the Chicago market
Tuesday.
D. D. Nelson is building d
barn 32X40 feet on his farm
: southeast of town. The farmer:
in this vicinity as whole have
: done more repair work anc
new building during the past
year than was ever done before
in the same period of time.
H. Clay Hays shipped ca
load OF butcher stuff Tuesday.
, Friday while talking to ont
) of the Selby Poultry Co. EN-
ployes he told us: I'VE had ;
turkey that dressed 38 pounds
! and Plymouth Rock hen tina
dressed 10 pounds.
Henry burst has shipped ;
car load of nice hogs.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
G F Straub has sold "a head
of good hogs.

G F Straub has sold "a head
of good hogs.
FOR SALE.
A 12-horse-power portable
Advance engine, good as new.
1t is a big bargain.
r. S SAUNDERS
Jim II Umstattd has sold so
head of lambs and we'll fatted
sheep to D S Sharp.
When we saw j. r. Carrico
Saturday, he was feeling good
through and through. 1t was
all because he had his corn crop
for 1904 in the crib.
Tuesday, Dec 20, 1904. Mrs
Lutte G Kendrick. reIict Of the
late Joseph L Kendrick, will
sell at the Abbott farm 6 miles
east of Monroe City aud 2!
miles west of Shiel, 6 head of
horses, 90 head of cattle, %
head of good sheep, a lot of
farm implements 800 bushels of
good corn, 800 bushels Of black
oats. 10 ton of hay, 80 shocks of
fodder aud corn, straw rick ard
stalk field, See big bills gottea
out the DEMOCRAT.
! j NJ Proctor & Son shipped 4
car loads of the best yearliuss
Sunday, that ever left the Mou-
roe pens
H M Clark shipped 10 cars OF
good cattle Sunday morning.
Robey & Robinson shipped tc
StOutsville l car of cement and
l of plastering material.
Monday, DR.. John Bel
shipped l car OF cattle to Chi,
cago and l Car of hogs to St.
Louis
The material for the steel
bridge at Stephens Ford was
hauled from this city to North
river, Thursday, preparatory to
being put in position. A bridge
has been needed there for sew
eral years,
Luke, Milt and Boulware d.,
Wis. of near Emden, brought il
a nice bunch of hogs Tuesday
Monday they fetched in sheep
The following gentlemen o
west of the city have beer
shipping stock: JohD S. Nc
Clntic, A cars OF cattle; Ton
Forman, load aud Dory Black
wood. 1 load
I Continued TO Page 8.
II,N1RN
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10

New York, Oct. 2-"Although by
no means sufficient to be described as
an epidemic" said an old bank official
the other day, "the number OF safes
that have lately been broken open in
stores and offices are enough to make
the old fellows in the banking business
recall a type of criminal who used to
occasion us a good many uncomfort-
able forebodings for our own strong
boxes. Nowadays, however, the bank
burglar is practically ancient history
so far as the cities and larger towns
are concerned"
The bank buglar, during the period
when he fourished most abundantly
and successfully, was undoubtedly one
of the cleverest of all criminals-a
very aristocrat of crime, in fact, who
had little personal association with
less important and capable law-break-
ers. In working to gain dishonesty
a large sum of money at one fell
swoop he often proved his ability to
have made an honest living if he had
been contented with slower progress,
for many of the famous bank rob.
berries in the last half of the nine
teenth century proved that the perpe-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10

with fanatical bravery" the CORE
spondent adds, ''leaping over the bod
les of their dead comrades. Then
the Russians, emboldened by success,
SORTED. The Japanese replied with
machine guns. 1t was the first time
the Japanese had been able to entice
the Russians from their shelters and
they worked terrible havoc among
them.
Next morning the hillside was
strewn with mingled Russian and
Japanese bodies. A brief message
was received yesterday. 1t is on
torn paper, in Chinese, and signed by
General Stoessel. 1t states that all
had been quiet since Sept. rs, and
that the Japanese had again asked
for and had been refused a truce to
bury the dead. The official Japanese
statement admits the repulse and
confesses the necessity of resort to a
passive siege. Enteric fever has
broken oUt in the garrison at Port
Arthur"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10

ant vault would not back up against
any partition wall whatever; but
when it was finished the rogues were
many thousand dollars richer, to say
nothing of what they had made hon.
estly by shaving their patrons, among
them some of the officials OF the very
bank against which their secret labors
had been successfully directed. In
another case it was dentist instead
of a barber who hired rooms over the
bank and even filed teeth for some
of it's unsuspecting officials, thus, one
might say, restoring in advance some
of the gold which he and his compan-
ions later successfully extracted from
it's supposed strong boxes. And in
yet another instance the room adjO1n-
ing the vault was turned into a shoe
makers quarters, where the disguised
crackmen cheerfully cobbled all day
and then spent portion of each night
slowly worming their way into the
bank.
In another famous robbery, con-
Quoted along much the same lines, the
thieves lived, for several of the
months that are spelt with an r, as
peaceful oyster dealers, working up a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10

traitors could not only "crack crib"
successfully but could build up very
pretty business in some legitimate
walk of life simply as a means Of con-
cealing their real purpose. If a bank
had rooms to let, either above or be-
low The vault, it was dangerous bus
mess to let them, however seemingly
honest and industrious might be the
prospective tenant.
Some of the stories of bank rob-
berries that may still be remembered
by newspaper readers of hardly more
than two decades ago read like fic-
ton of the most sensational charac-
ter. They are, however, actual Grim
inal history and afford many pictur-
esque examples lof the fact that truth
is sometimes stranger than fiction.
Take, for example, the tale of the man
who opened barber shop, which runs
in this wise:
A stranger in town once appeared
before the cashier of an eastern bank
and annouced his intention of opening
a barber shop. He had noticed that
the institution had couple of rooms
to let in the second story and wished
to hire them, using one as shop and
wing in the other, an arrangement
that the bank saw no reason to object
to. In due time the barber shop was
not only opened but prospered. The
barber felt he could afford to invite
his two brothers to come and make
him visit, and the brothers took
lodgings near the bank and spent their
evenings regularly in the Industrious
Darber's company.
About the same time another stran-
ger, also friend of the successful bar
bef, came to the city and took lodg-
ings in a hotel opposite the bank He
soon formed habit of crossing the
street of a summer evening and sit
ting on the bank steps with the regu-
lar watchmen And he was surpr1s-
ingly agreeable companion, the new
conner; evening after evening he told
the watchmen stories and sang them
songs that kept the whole party in
gale of merriment Meantime the bar
Der and his two brothers." under
cover of this outside diversion, were
slowly cutting their way through the
wall and into the back Of the vault
that stood next to it. The job was
long and tedious-nowadays it would
have been impossible, for so import
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10

paying trade in the harmless bivalves
in the basement of the banking build
ing and directly under the vault.
Despite the great number OF sue
cessful burglaries of this kind-and
from about 1860 to the last decade OF
the century they were almost too nu-
merous to mention-the number Of un-
successful attempts was very much
greater. The bank rObber was not al
ways as smart as he thought himself,
and he by no means invariably sue
ceeded in opening safe even when
he had all night to do it in. Some
times the safe foiled him; more fire.
quently the gang was interrupted be-
fore it had been given fair chance"
at the vault at all; and at other times
the sound of the explosion made In
blowing a lock off, or bursting steel
doors in, aroused outside suspicion
The story is told of one gang of rob-
bers who SO completely misjudged the
amount of explosive necessary to open
a safe that they not only nearly wreck
ed the whole bank building itself but
woke up everybody in the neighbor-
hood. In the great majority of cases.
in fact, the burglars were unsuccess.
full, although, as in other professions,
the most expert among them made
comparatively few failures.
One of the most picturesque OF
American bank robberies occurred in
a good-sized eastern city where, even
if officials were still as gullible, the
modern safeguards of bank vaults, to
say nothing of the practical and moral
value of such institutions as the
Holmes Patrol or the Bankers Protec-
tive association, would nowadays un-
questionably prevent similar occur,
renee. In this case the cashier was
approached late in the afternoon by a
stalwart policeman who demanded an
audience in the name of the local chief
of police Naturally the audience was
granted and the stalwart officer ex-
planned that the authorities had dis
covered a proposed attempt to rob the
bank hat very night. The robbers,
however, were unknown, an it was de-
sirable to catch them red-handed; to
this end the chief suggested that de-
tail of his men be secretly admitted to
the bank, just after shutdown, and con
cealed there until the robbers entered
an0 began operations. This seemed so
good suggestion that the bank OFF,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10
Want Polish Settlers.

Superior, Wis, Oct. 6.-The Com
mercial club is making extensive
preparations to entertain the delega-
ton of prominent National Polish al
lance, when they arrive here, the lat
ter part of the week. Committees
have been appointed and everything
possible will be done to get from the
delegation favorable report which
will result in the sending of thousands
of families of Polish settlers to this
country.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10

Gals agreed to it promptly. The po-
licemen were quietly admitted, one
after another, by the regular watch
men: hen, having overcome ana
gagged their hosts, they quietly burst
open in the vault and made off with
it's treasure.
The fact that banks were always
more or less in danger from their own
tenants still survives as one of the
reasons why modern banking build
ings, such, for example, as the beauti-
full new Riggs National Bank at Wash,
ington, or the fine modern home Of
the famous old Bowery Bank in New
York, are one-story structures with no
other tenants than the banks them
selves.
"The bank buildings erected in the
past few years." to quote recent re-
mark of Philip Sawyer of the New
York firm of architects who originated
the singles story banking structure,
"are practically impregnable; that is,
their construction is such hat nothing
short of a wrecling outfit with unlim-
tied time and all the tools and explo-
sives in existence could break into the
strong boxes. That any craftsman
should successfully attempt such a
feat is nowadays an utter impossible
ity. To begin with he would have to
escape the outside and inside watch.
men, the patrol and the electrical ap-
planes. And if this could be done
there would still remain the vaults
which open only by time locks and
would be nut that no living man or
band of men could crack in month.
much less few hours.
Architects do not design the safes
and vaults, of course. And the chief
safety idea in these new buildings,
aside from their distinctive architec.
tural character, is the one-story struc.
tue occupied by the bank or trust
company alone, thus absolutely doing
away with the time-honored scheme
of craftsmen who rent rooms for legi-
innate business in a bank building ana
then put in shifts at night burrowing
into the vaults. 1t is one more safe
guard added to number of Others"
In addition to this isolation the mod
ern vault opens not only on it's own
strength, which the skill of the old
time expert crimial often proved a
very weak straw indeed to lean on
but also on various electrical contriv.
ances that make it impossible to ap
prOach within striking distance of the
vault without giving an alarm in sew
eral quarters, among them, of course,
the nearest police station.
Probably no criminal ever preyed
on society under a greater number of
DISCUSSES or carried on successfully
greater number of honest occupations
in order to further a dishonest one
than has the expert craftsman. To
ward the closing years of the civil
war, robbers in New Hampshire de,
clared themselves to be confederate
soldiers, acting under orders-a dis,
guise which, to the honor of the
southern state, was effectively dis
posed Of by the capture of the rob-
bers. And in cases too numerous to
mention the bank burglar has been
successful in passing himself off on
unsuspecting communities as a.
gentleman" Often, in fact, if he
hadn't elected to be a thief he would
undoubtedly have made a good living
as an actor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10
LIGHTNING IGNITES A
MIGHTY OIL RESERVOIR

Findlay, Ohio, Oct. 6.-The plant of
the National Refining company was
destroyed by fire yesterday, entailing
loss of 100000. The fire was start
ed by lightning striking 10000 barrel
tank, which was two-thirds full. The
tank exploded and thousands of bar
rels of burning oil we're spread over
the plant. A number of persons were
severely burned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10
RACES
on THE LAKE

Marquette, Mich, Oct. 6.-The first
snow of the season fell last night. A
gale is raging on Lake Superior. The
steamer Sitka, from Marquette for To
ledo, ran aground near Grand Marais
yesterday and threatens to be total
loss. The steamer Hunter, Grand
Marais, burned to the waters edge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10
TO SERVE is YEARS.

Buck Walker, Slayer Of Oscar Burns
at Barron, Sentenced.
Barron, Wis, Oct. 6.-Buck Walker
must serve Is years for killing Oscar
(Coxey) Burns. Good behavior in
prison will cut the term down to eight
years and nine months. He is 81 years
old and has wife and one daughter
aged 10, and two sons, IA and years,
respectively.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10
MILLS TO GO ON STUMP.

Former Senator Returns from Hav-
ana to Make Political Speeches.
Superior, Wis, Oct. 6.-Former Sen
ator Edgar G. Mills, for two years past
attorney for the government in the
Spanish war claims department, is
here from Havana, Cuba. Mr.. Mills
has come back to the states to vote
and will also stump for the national
republican ticket, being one of Wiscon-
sins most eloquent political orators.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10
THE GIANT CROPS OF AMERICA.

The following Interesting facts con-
corning the cereal crops of the United
States were taken from an article en-
titled What American Crops Mean
to the World" by Frank Fayant in
Success.
Between the two oceans we raise
one fifth of the worlds wheat, four
fifths OF it's corn, one fourth of it's
oats, and four fifths of it's cotton
This harvest is the foundation of our
prosperity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10
The Versatile Mind OF
The OId.Time Bank RObber

RecoIIections of Men Whose Occupation Is Gone in
These Days of Burglar-Proof Buildings Cracks
men Who Posed as BARRIERS, Dentists and Police
men-The Reason for the One-Story Banking
House.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10

Agriculture Cn1S year VIII add ABOUT
four billion dollars to the country's
wealth, and foreign customers will pay
us not far from nine hundred million
dollars for our agricultural products,
shipped to them over the sea.
The West, with it's billion dollar
corn crops, it's half million dollar
wheat crops, it's quarter million dollar
oat crops, has been the country's bul-
wark in the storms of inflated finance.
ALI the gold in America,-the great
est hoard of the yellow metal ever
gathered in any country,-could not
buy one years harvest of our corn and
wheat. To bury one seasons wheat
crop would take all the gold mined in
this country in six years. In the past
seven years all the gold mines have
only produced enough to buy one
years yield of our leading cereals.
1t is the American farmer who has
paid off our huge Indebtedness to Eu
rope, who has brought back our secUr-
tiles from foreign banks, and who has
sent American capital around the
world looking for investment.
In the past three years, while our
exports have averaged more than four
teen hundred million dollars, Agricul
ture share in this trade has been near
" nine hundred million dollars.
Cotton is assuming more and more
/ important position in our foreign
trade. Our southern plantations, pro-
ducing all but a fifth of the cotton Of
the world, have a monopoly of the
trade.
What England would do, and how
her people would subsist, if deprived
suddenly of her American source of
supplies, it is difficult to imagine. 1t
is no secret in European politics that
England normally has in store only
few weeks supply of food, and, at
times, the reserve would last only
few days.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-10

The West, with its billion dollar
corn crops, it's half million dollar
wheat crops, it's quarter million dollar
oat crops, has been the country's bul-
wark in the storms of inflated finance