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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

the vault doors and leaving the outer
enc ajar. he had the scheme fixed o.
fasten suspicion on the bank officers,
This was the story he told, given
here in substance only. Every wor'l
OF it, with the entire conversation he.
tween him and wilkins and his wife
was taken down by the stenographeI
N the garnet above and convincing evi.
dence of the guilt OF the two men wa:
fixed.
Their arrest followed. For few
days each denied his guilt. Finally,
seeing the web SO closely woven about
lin. Bowsher confessed and, GOING
with the prosecuting attorney and the
sheriff to the bank, showed them jus.
how he had committed the robbery.
He allowed himself to be locked in
the vault, the combination locks "a
10th doors and the time lock being ssr,
ana in eight minutes he had worked
himself out.
Guilty Men Sent to Jail.
On the following day he appeared in
court, pleaded guilty and received his
sentence. wilkins held out for few
days longer and then confessed to hav-
ing received part of the stolen money.
By reason Of her having turned states
evidence, no action was brough;
against Mrs. wilkins.
Bowsher has some real estate. par.
If it being in his wife's name. She. II
seems, until his arrest, knew nothing
cf his guilt in regard to the robbery
Not long after 1t occurred Bowsher in
vested in Ohio oil lands.
They proved profitable and his pros
perity and land holdings we're thus ex.
planned, diverting suspicion of his
Guilt. II is believed at Lima that he
mas money hidden and that he also has
Investments in such a shape as not t.
10 reached by law.
| ! He was never extravagant In his
/ spendings and since the bank robbery
has been Industrious. He will serve his
term in prison and then be free mar
10 get what enjoyment he can, with q
guilty conscience, out of his stoler
wealth. Possibly, long before his sen
tence expires he will make restitution
TO the bank of the money taken.
What money wilkins received lon,
since disappeared as result CT hi
dissipated habits. He will come out o
bison, In five years, poor man.
FRANK DiLD1NE.
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WOMAN CAUSES ARREST OF THE GUILTY men
Divorced and Neglected Wife of Accessory to
Deed Unearths Evidence Which Leads to
Their PNnishment-How National In
stitution at Lima. O.. Was Plum
dered of Over $4,000 Seven
Years Aeo-Officers Lonx
Suspected of TAX
ing Money.

Ct not the work Of skilled profession
al burglars. tho robbery must, So /
was reasoned. have been done by th'
bank oiiicars and during alt these years
The cashier aad vice president. Nh,
kllb and Mr. Michael have been IN
der the ban OF suspicion, Their names
spptless before, were tarnjtshed unjust
IL with the crime OF THEFT.
Officers Suspected OF Crime.
Immediately after the robbery tht
Pinkerton agency and score OF prt
waite detectives. some of them paid and
others influenced by the large rewards
offered. went to work on the case. Fol
lowing the clue that ii was the bant
officers that did II. Cashier Kalb ant
Vice President Michael were arrested
and indicted by the grand jury.
While the cases against them were
afterwards dismissed because of lack
OF evidence, they were believed by
many to be guilty.
Finally Bowsher, the janitor, was ar.
rested. Nothing, however, could be
proven against him and he was re.
leased and the Lima bank robbery con.
tinued a mystery that baffled solution
on the part of the best detective talent
of the country.
Arrest Due to Woman.
1t remained for a woman, neglected
divorced and scorned-refused the
money that, in part, had quieted hel
tongue-to unearth the evidence thai
led to the arrest of the guilty party
Janitor Bowsher and her husband
Thomas X. wilkins. an accomplice In
the crime. This woman was the di
vorced wife of wilkins. Ten years age
she was society woman at Lima, the
daughter of leading railroad official
She was pretty and accomplished
and, until some years after her mar
riage to wilkins. did not know what
want was. wilkins was the son of 6
real estate dealer at Lima, a man o.
considerable wealth, and at the time Ct
their marriage had but just been ad
mitted to the practice Of law and ha;
a promising future.
! During the first few years of theil
married life the young couple lived II
luxury in one of the handsomest resi-
'lences in Lima. But, as they do il
so many married lives, the days O
neglect and abuse came and then Mrs
wilkins sued for and obtained di
vorce. Then denied the payment o
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

Seven years ago the American ra
tional bank AT Lima, o., was robbed el
sls.2Se. the money having been taken
from the vaults sometime between Sar-
urday night and Monday morning. bar
Just when ami by whom was unknown
until the las; few weeks. Now, Elijah
Bowsher. the trusted janitor OF tha
bank al the time of the robbery. and
Thomas X. wilkins, an insurance
agent at Lima, are behind prison walls
In the penitentiary at Columbus, o.,
serving out sentences of seven and five
years respectively, for the crime, the
former as principal and the latter as
accessory, both convicted on pleas of
guilty in open court and sentenced
without a trial.
The story OF the robbery and the
final detection OF the guilty reads like
fiction. 1t is more interesting. because
true. than any of the novels ever writ
ten by "Old Sleuth," the famous detec-
tive author.
Discovery Of Robbery.
The fact that the bank had evidently
been robbed was first made known 10
the cashier, Gus Kalb, by Janitor Bow
sher on the morning Of Monday. De-
cember 26, 1898, then holiday be-
cause Christmas of thai year fell on
Sunday. He went to the home of the
cashier and informed him that he had
found the door of the bank vault open
An investigation followed and the
robbery was discovered. The only sus.
picious fact, however, when Cashier
Kalb entered the bank that forenoon
was that the outer vault door was
open. The inner door was bolted Sc
Dcurely, the time lock apparently not
having been tempered with and thu
mechanism of all the combination
locks working properly. How had tn;
robbers secured an entrance? TIL!
was mystery that 1t has taken sever
years to unravel.
Cashier Kalb. with the vice presi
dent OF the bank. N. l.. Michael, ha,
locked the vault doors and the safe
the Saturday night before the disco,
cry OF the robbery, setting the tim
lock to run down on Monday noon, az
parently defying an entrance unit
then.
When the cashier pulled the QUITE
vault door open on that fateful Mon
day morning nothing within indicate
that the other locks had been manipu
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

told the story OF how he had taken tho
money from the bank vault.
He had been around 80 long a.
Janitor that he had learned much about
the mechanism of the vault locks. He
was satisfied that he could allow him.
self to be locked In the vault and then
work himself out again.
This Is what he did on the night OF
the robbery, using as his tools only an
ordinary wrench ard screwdriyer Of
common kind. When Cashier Kalb
und Vice President Micheal were pre-
raring that night to close up tie bank
Bowsher slipped into the vault unob-
served and was locked In. BY unfast-
ening thumbscrews and bolts to the
inner and outer doors he worked his
way to the bank Office again within q
few moments after the officers left It.
With the combination to the inside
safe he secured the money, then, fixing
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

The Cramps have orders enough on
hand now to keep the 5000 men en-
ployed in their shipyards busy for the
next Is months.
The. number of persons employed In
mining in Great Britain and Ireland
last year was S77,057, of whom 5,4S7
were females.
The United States last year launched
227 merchant ships of more than 100
tons each. with total tonnage of $685.
518 tons. Besides these there were
launched 10 war vessels, aggregating
170.8S5 tons.
Louisiana birthstone is now added
to Texas petroleum, Alabama iron,
Carolina cotton goods and southern
cotton. rice and sugar, as CONNER
cial article in which Dixie is pri-s
maker and important source Of supply.
The cotton trade In Austria is not
carried on exclusively for home con-
sumption. The exports Of cotton and
cotton goods, with value of 919,512,-
600, showed an increase in 1904 Of
E436, 900 on the preceding year. In
Austria there are 3,250,C00 spindles,
and the yearly consumption OF raw
cotton is about 100000 bales, whereas
its neighbor, Germany, has about three
times that number OF spindles. and
consumes about three times that guam
tity of raw material.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18
HINTS TO HoUsEKEEPERs.

Two or three rose geranium leaves
put in when making crab jelly will
give 1t delicious flavor.
Bathing the eyes frequently in salt
water will be found very beneficial
If they are weak or tired.
Nothing made with sugar, eggs and
milk should reach the boiling point
Boston Budget and Beacon.
A pinch of borax put into the water
each time the face is washed will cor
rect the tendency of unbecoming oili-
ness.
If cake cracks open while baking,
1t is either because the oven is too hot,
and cooks the outside before the in
side Is heated, or the cake is made too
stiff.
For brittle finger nails anoint the
nails at the root every night with
vaseline or dip them in warm sweet
oil. This will cause them to grow bet
ter and they will not split.
Precipitation stains may be removed
from the arms of white wooden or silk
dresses by sponging them with warm
water into which ammonia has been
poured, and then with clear water, and
finally press the place before 1t be-
comes quite dry.
A plain lettuce salad Is improved II
a small bit of onion is added. A French
cook would rub the salad bowl with q
bit of garlic or toss single Glove of
garlic in his lettuce before sending to
the table. A teaspoonful of tarragon
or chives also makes delicious addi-
| ton.
Every housewife knows that cake
Just removed from the oven should
have plenty of air circulating about
1t, otherwise the steam will render II
"soggy." Therefore, manufacturers
have put on the market neat little
| wire stands, on which cakes or bread
| can be cooled in the best possible man
ner.
The pinch of salt that gives an add.
| ed savoriness to almost every dish
should not be put in till the last mo.
ment in cases where any considerable
quantity OF milk Is an ingredient. This
bit Of carefulness would prevent many
a curdled failure. When Cruel sep.
aration" has actually taken place q
dish may often be made ht to serve by
the brisk application OF an egg bcater
Scientific sanitary investigation ha.
proved that to get rid OF flies and
mosquitoes the breeding places o.
these insects must be destroyed. Files
breed In stable manure piles. barn
yards and wherever there are masse,
OF Nth. Mosquitoes breed In marshe,
and swamps. old rain barrels. cav,
troughs and wherever there ia stag
nant water imprcgnated with decayin,
organic matter ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18
Modern Animals.

ut Is great mistake to conclude
that 1t is law of nature that recent
enimnls are all small and Insignificant
as compared with their representatives
j., the past" says scientist. That IS
simply not true. Recent horses are big
ser than extinctones, and much bigger
than the three-toed and four-toed an
cestors OF hoyses. Recent elephants
are as big as any that have existed.
and much bigger than their early ele-
rhantine ancestors. There never has
i,een any creature OF any kind--mam-
NAL. reptile, bird or flsh--in any geo.
logical period we know Of so big "a
some OF the existing whales"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

ahsumatlsm thoroughly Cured ~
o.. Williams Pink pllIs for
Pale pooplo.

There Is one remedy that will cur,
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Thoroughly eradicate the disease from
the System that the cure Is permanent.
This remedy is DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People aid the proof of the
statement Is found In tho experience q
Mr.. T. 8. Wagar, Of No. 70 Academy
street, WATERFOWL, NY. IIe says:
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the floor at night. When began taking
DIR. Williams Pink Pills tho improve
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and have not had the slightest touch
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Mr.. Wagnr's wife is also enthusiastic
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Pink Pills. She says: "I have tried tho
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have experienced great relief from their
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Pink Pills for Pale People as an ex-
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DIR. Williams Pink Pills have cured tho
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on receipt of price, 81 cents per box,
six boxes for $3.50.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

me crawl on hands and knees. I was
SO crippled for time that couldn't
walk without sticks, had headaches
and dizzy spells and the kidney secre-
tions were muddy and full of brick
dust sediment. DoaR's Kidney Pills
made the pain disappear and corrected
the urinary trouble. have felt better
ever since"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents q box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18
Horuerndish FOR Winter.

In the fall mix the quantity wanted
in the following proportions: A coffee
cupful Of grated horseradish, two table,
spoonfuls white sugar, one-half tea
spoonful salt and one and one-half
pints cold vinegar. Bottle and seal
tight.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18
ossession. and yet it did not bring

possession, and yet it did not bring
them happiness.
In few years the money was all
gone. Finally, for neglect and cruelty,
she obtained divorce from him. leav-
ing soon afterward to reside with an
ubcle near Fort Wayne, Ind.
Within few months wilkins fol-
lowed her and for time their differ
eDces were patched up and they lived
to gether, only to be separated again
by his dissipation.
He returned to Lima. Thither she
followed him, vainly endeavoring to
get money for her support It was then
the blow was struck that made her re-
solve to tell all.
Plan to Secure Evidence.
The story she told Deputy Sheriff
Erect, while presenting a strong case,
lacked the convincing proof necessary
To secure conviction. The deputy
sheriff reported the matter to William
Klinger, the prosecuting attorney CT
the county. and it was then the plan
vas formed to entrap Bowsher and
wilkins and secure evidence tina.
would convict them On their own testi-
| Elony, and in this act of the drama
| Mrs. wilkins was to play the star
rart.
With the knowledge she possessed 1t
was not hard matter for her to ar
range meeting with the two implicit.
cd men. The meeting was held In a
house at Lima which she was temper
trily making her home. 1t was fixed
W. previously by the officers for the
meeting and arranged SO that they
could hear the entire conversation be-
tween the three without being seen.
1t was story and half house. A
hole was cut through the ceiling above
the room In which the meeting was
held, the latn and plastering being re-
moved. but leaving the paper on. This
was, however, perforated with small
holes so as to allow the sounds from
below to come through. Located II
CHS garnet, enc could hear a converse
ton held in the room below
In this garrett previous to the meet
ing OF Mrs. Wilkins with wilkins ant
Eowsher three men were concealed
Deputy Sheriff Erect, Walter NJ. Scott
the court stenographer, and a private
detective. Each of them had mega
phones. They could hear distinctly tn
slightest whisper. and the court stem
ographer could transcribe every wor,
OF the conversation.
Immediately after the arrival o
Wilkins and Bowsher. Mrs. Wilkins re
newed her plea to wilkins for his pay
rnent of the monthly alimony Above
her by the court In tho divorce pro
ceedings. Both men were given to III
derstand that this must be paid.
Then began q discussion betwee
B6wsher and wilkins as to the abil
ties Of eachNo pay and what they ha
done with the stolen money.
= How Robbery Was Executed.
: At last the payments of the allmon
seemed to be arranged by Bowshe
agreeing to fix 1t, and then Mrs. Wi
!. kins. for the benefit of the auditor
r 10 the garnet above, guided the cor
: versation into a narration of how tn
robbery was planned and executed.
5 Tell us, LIge." she said. how 20
dld the job at the bank. have ofte
: wanted to know" And then Bowrhe
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

her aIimony, and denied money from
Bowsher. she resolved to tell the Sc
cret she had kept so many years.
Janitor Is Accused.
Her story was told to A. l.. Erect,
the deputy sheriff at Lima, who, of her
own volition, she took into her conf
dence. She said that Bowsher commit
ted the robbery and that wilkins was
an accessory before and after the fact.
Her story. In substance, was that Bow
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

ties easily, but
w rem C he'd my
back and began
to suffer with
backache and
kidney trouble.
I neglected 1t
until one day q
twinge felled mo
like a log, made
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18
His Favorite.

First Insurance Masnatc--What Is
your favorite theatrical production?
Second Insurance Magnate-"Other
Peoples Money" - Baltimore Amer
lean.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

Sausage with Buclrwhsat Cakes.
Prick the sausages well and fry In
little bacon fat Put them on hot
platter in circle on the outside. leav-
ing space for the cakes in the GEN.
ter.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18
What He Is.

First Speculator-What are you in
the street-a bull or bear??
Z. Second Observation-Disclosures; I'm an
ass.-Life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18
A GIANT LAID LOW.
Crippled and Made Ill BY Awful Kidney
Disorders.

John Fernaays, fruit raiser, Webster.
N. Y, says: 81 used to lift railroad
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

lated. Nothing appeared to pc uisturb-
Gu. Yet when the inner vault was
reached and the safe opened the $751;
1872 placed there the Saturday night be-
fore was gone.
Who had taken II?
u seemed ridiculous to accuse Bow
sher, the janitor. OF manipulating the
burgIar-proof locks and then placing
them again In the condition they we're
when foupd.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-10-27

season win soon be upon us and the
question naturally arises; Can Kend-
rick give us the variety OF goods at
the proper prices? We Of cource ans
wer this in the affirmative, but also
go II step further and say come to
town walk through our stores and
see the goods now on display, also
note the prices marked in plain FIG
ures. This is the best ans See
f)r yourself and receive your infOr-
nation ut first hand. Furthermore
ii you will read the advs. ia this pa
per (Which are new every week
you will be kept posted and can Sc
cure many bargains. AS to the hoIli-
day trade keep your eyes peeled
for announcements, as our merch-
aats state that there never has been
the equal OF the display they viii
this year carry, and they will tell
YOU about it in the Gazette
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-10-27
Don't Borrow Trouble

1t is a bad habit to borrow any
thing, but the worst thing you can
possibly borrow, is trouble. When
sick, sore, heavy, weary and worn
out by the pains and poisOns of dys-
pepsia, billiousness, Brights disease,
and similar internal disorders, don't
sit down and brood over your sym
toms, but fly for relief to Electric
Bitters. Here you will find sure and
permanent forgetfulness of all yonr
troubles, aud your body viii not be
burdened by a load of debt disease.
At A: G. Whites drug store. Price soc
Guaranteed.
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Obituar

Thomas Kirby Of Peck was laid to
rest in the kendrick cemetnry Tues
lay morning amid the Immediate
mouIhers aud friends of the family.
is death was sudden, caused by
Rheumatism OF the heart, the attack
occurring Monday about / a. IN. as
he lay sleeping.
In the death ot Mr.. Kirby was
loted the passing away OF Il pioneer
character Whose like is becoming
more scarce each year In many re
spects his character was a strong
one; he was an optinist, and always
tried to impress his beliefs ON
those with whom he came tncontact
Mr. Kirby was a resident of Ken
,IricN from its start till 1895 and was
long an Important factor in it's
Growth. IN 1895 he with others or
gant1ed the town OF Peck which he
has since promoted to the best OF
his ability. la his death Peek loses
a valued citizen which they fully
realize. He leaves a wife, two chill
dren and several relatives to mourn
his loss.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-10-27

Annual Meeting Of American Mining Congresa
at FL Paso, Texas. Over Nor. Pac. Nov. IA to Is.
For above occasion tickets Will be
sold to FL Paso and return for $71 .05
round trip. Date ofsale Nov. Sth 9th
and 10th. Going limit, Nov. 18th.
Final limit for return trip 30 days
from date OF sale. Stop overs with
in limit in either direction. Children
vi half fare age will be given half fare
rates. Z, W. Green, Agt.
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Church Notice

There will be regular services in
the NJ. E. church next Sunday, as
follows:
Sunday School 10 a. m
Preaching II a. IN.
EpWorth League 700 pm
Preaching 500 p. III.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all who will come, to attend these
services.
Geo. A. Pease, Pastor.
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Wounds, Brui ses and Burns

BY applying an autiaeptic dressipo
80 NouI"s' bruises, burns aud like
- ''' 'eS eloFe Inflammation sets In,
'He' may tie healed without matura-
40" ana III about.one-third the time
required 10y the OH Treatment ,r,i,
- ne : rea'eSt discovery and triumph
OF modern surgery ChambarIei,',s
Pain Balm acts ON this sono ,r,,
ciple. 1t is an aIttisepff,, ana VIM
applied to such injuries. capsas Than,
t 10 leai very qnicE ly. 1t also allays
.le p,'li' ana sorqness and prevents
eiiS uahser OF blood poisoning. Keep
4" po'''e vi ram Halm in your home
and it will save you time and mnna't
not to mention the inconrant 49,
and suffering such injuries ,sntau
For sale by A. @. White ''A'
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We Print Butter Paper.

You can leave your order for but
ter wrappers at the Gazette Office
and have same promptly filled for Il
small figure - Cali and see us -
The Gazette Office
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-10-27

Ii all councils We're subject to
change as frequent as Kendrlck We
think the tWo-year law would be
changed toa six month one. The
present council has had two resign
ntions and is now facing two more.
ana OF the five elected there win onl,
be two on the Board and the first
year not finished.
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For Sale-Several good buggies
and u 2 seated hack. Inquire at
Hill & : canton Livery barn.