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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22

20 negotiate. Biebush promptly began
TO examine Gallagher as to his crlmi-
nal history, and his wide and accurate
knowledge of criminals made 1t possi-
BILE for him to detect spurious con-
vict as a bank teller could detect a
spurious coin or bill.
Gallagher could not pass the rigid
examination to which Biebush sub
jected him, and the old German de-
clined to sell him any "coney," making
the excuse that he had none at that
time. lie evidently believed, however,
that Gallagher was crook VINO wanted
to handle counterfeit money, for he
did not appear suspicious of him eX-
cept when it came to the point of CIV
ing himself into his power by per-
sonally negotiating sale of "coney."
This was failure number one.
Some time before this w. w. Ken
noch, a shrewd Scotchman, had been
relieved of the command of the New
York division of the secret service on
account of his over-indulgence in
liquor He was an honest, conscien-
tious and able operative, and had but
the one fault, fatal one, however, in
man who is carrying secrets of great
Importance to the government. After
being relieved of his eastern command
Kennoch did a good deal of work for
the secret service as a roper" He
was familiar with criminals and crimes,
was a plasible talker, and could worm
his way into the good graces of coun-
terfeiters with much skill.
l enlisted his services and assigned
him TO the same task | had given Gal
lagher. He worked slowly, making
Bosses saloon his rendezvous. When
he thought his relations with Biebush
were sufficiently close he broached the
subject of buying "coney." AS in the
case of Gallagher, the willy Prussfan
did not take offense nor deny that he
ever handled such goods, but he began
to put Kennoch through a course of
questioning concerning his past. Ken
noch claimed he had served in a New
York penitentiary, but he could not
furnish such proofs as demanded, for
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22

te form of crime was "garroting, that
IL. grabbing a pedestrian by the throat
from behind, thrusting his kree into
the small of the victim Shack and thus
pinioning him while his assistant re-
lieved the prey of his valuables. But
in the form of crime "Hoosier Bill"
was not over particular, taking side
excursions into the field of burglary,
horse stealing and petty acts of knav-
cry. The Chicago police knew him as
a West side hold-up man of danger
GUS character
! listened to his story with deep in
terest, as 1t bore directly on the case
in hand-the landing of the big fish
we were playing for-Fred Biebush.
"Hoosier Bill' knew Biebush intimate
ly He had established this intimacy
by presenting proper penltentiary Gre
dentials, of which he had plenty. Be-
fore he ran afoul of an Illinois sheriff
and had been settled" for driving off
the wrong horse, Bridges had operated
in st. Louis as a burglar and turned
over to Biebush such of his "swag" as
was suitable to the latter's purpose,
especially the solid silverware. On one
occasion he had arrived at the Biebush
residence at four o'clock in the morn
ing in a cab, bringing with him a
package of silverware. The paper wrap
per broke as he was about to ring the
door bell, scattering the loot over the
porch. The "cabby'' helped him gather
it up, after which Biebush appeared
and took it into the house. l found
this "cabby" later and used him as a
witness against Biebush.
The 'swag" brought in by burglars
was paid for in "coney," according to
Bridges, the thieves favoring this way
of dealing because they received larger
compensation in representative or
counterfeit dollars than they would In
genuine money. The silver was melted
by Biebush into bars, to be used in the
manufacture of silver money.
But this was not the most valuable
information CLEANED from "Hoosier
Bill" He let me into the secret of the
identity of the more active and impor.
tant members of the Biebush gang.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22

New York, Feb %, l9O6.-The Erie Rail-
road has placed with the American Lo-
comotive Company an order for % loco
motives, delivery to begin in March.
These are to be exact duplicates of the
10 engines received by the Erie during
the past six months, and which have
proven so successful in passenger service
as to warrant their adoption as stand
ard type, known all along the line as the
$500 class" With their tenders carry
ing l6 tons of coal and $500 gallons of wa.
ter, these largest passenger service loco
motives ever constructed, weigh 389, 7jG
pounds each, the weight of the locomotive
alone being 1905 pounds.
Used on the through Chicago and BuI-
falo trains of from IL to Is cars, these en-
gines easily keep a schedule time even
when hauling these long trains of the
heavy coaches now required for up-to-date
passenger service. So satisfactory have
they proven in making time, during four
months trial in winter service, that the
Erie management decided to have a sutii
cient number on hand for all emergencies
in their fast passenger train service.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22
SAMPLES BY TELEGRAPH.
This Woman Thought She Could Or
der Her Dress-Goods by
the Card.

An official of one of the telegraph COM
panies tells an amusing story of young
woman in u Pennsylvania town who
wished 10 send telegram TO New York
firm ordering supply of dress goods.
After some inquiries as to whether the
line really and truly" did connect with
New York" relates Success Magazine, the
young woman finally decided TO afford the
company the benefit of her patronage.
Opening her handbag she took therefrom
various samples which she consulted from
time TO time as she undertook the task
of expressing her wants in the usual ten
words" When she had apparently COM
pleted the interesting operation, she at
tached two of the samples to the telegraph
form and handed her message to the man
at the window Her telegram read as fol
lows:
BLANK & Co. Send express four yards
sample a and six yards b.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22

the transaction of their affairs with
one another that we were never able
TO connect them with legal evidence in
the case
AS soon as | had taken a general
view of the task | had before me and
had secured all the general infOrma-
ton available concerning Biebush
sent for a man named Thomas Gala
gher, with whom | had had some deal
ings in the pursuit of criminals, and
Instructed him to try TO buy counter
felt money from Biebush. Gallagher
was from Seymour, Ind, and had done
some good work in the capacity of a
stool pigeon or roper" as we called
them in the secret service. Reinhardt
Bossee, a countryman of Biebush. ran
a saloon known as the Sheridan Ex-
change at No 1924 Franklin avenue,
and his place was the headquarters for
the Biebush clique Biebush lived with
his wife and children at No 1888 Stod-
dart street. a short distance away.
Gallagher began work by frequent
Ing the Bo5se saloon, drinking. playing
cards and gradually ingratiatng him
self into the confidence OF the saloon
keeper aud Blebush, who spent much
time In the place. After considerable
time was expended by him in this proc
sss Gallagher thought the time pro-
pitious for making a proposition 10
b'ehuan to purchase "coney" Claim
lug 20 be an ex-cOlyict. he attempted
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22

"Hankey" Thielen and John Sullivan,
he said, were two of "Old Freds" most
trusted lieutenants, serving as Doodle
carriers and go-betweens in the deliv-
cry of "coney" for their chief to the
persons with whom he elected to do
business. Thielen, in addition to his
supernumerary services to Biebush in
circulating bad none ,, was a manu-
facturer of Silver money, according to
my informant.
Bridges did not know just where the
Thielen plant was located, nor in fact,
was it ever located, although we had
good reason to believe it was on the
bank of the Mississippi river, above
st. Louis. 1t was, Bridges understand
ing of the operations of the band that
Thielen made the silyer-plated coins
from dies cut by one Joseph Hargate,
an English engrayer, who also did a
legitimate engraving and de-cutting
business in a small shop at his home.
Concerning Sullivan. however. Hoo
sier Bill had more definite knowledge.
He was a colored coachman in the en-
ploy of Dr. A. S. Barnes, at No. 3O13
Easton avenue, and, | believe, the only
colored man who ever rose to a posi-
tion of any prominence among "koni-
ackers." He was fully trusted by Bic
bush and was credited by my inform
ant with much native cunning. Later
| also was prepared to credit him with
much prudence in the conduct of his
criminal operations, as the following
incident will indicate:
Long after my talk with Bridges and
while | was still at work on the case
a colored cOachman named Jackson
came to my Office one day and asked
if | wanted him to buy some counter
felt money for me, that he was able
to get all he wanted | asked him
from whom he could got il and he
anGwered from Sullivan. | commits
stoned him 10 make a deal with SulH-
van, and | have every reason 10 be-
lieve that he tried in good faith TO
do so, but he failed. Sullivan each time
putting him off at the last moment.
ITO BE Continued
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22

the reason that no such proofs ex-
listed, and Biebush was cunning enough
to know genuine proofs from false
ones. Here was failure number two.
l did not consider myself any
shrewder at such work than Kennoch,
but it is a universal trait for one to
believe he can do a thing better him
self than anyone else can do it for him.
determined to see what | could do
toward leading the old fox into our
trap. was not known to Biebush. |
allowed my beard to grow into a stub
BILE and chose the makeup of a river
man. Ii | may be pardoned the di-
gression | will say that with a few
days growth of beard and rough
clothes'I could look tough enough TO
satisfy even the fastidious Biebush to
whom the appearance of "toughness'
was a strong recommendation. Thus
attired | made my debut at Bosses
/ here was a card game in progress
most of the time, and sat in Bic
bush and others whom | afterward
learned were members OF his band
played with me. | frequently sat op-
poste my quarry and studied him
closely. Friendly relations were estab-
lished between us, and | thought mat
ters were progressing favorably until
hinted TO "Old Fred" that | would
like to handle some of his goods. Then
| found that | had made just as much
progress as Gallagher and Kennoch
had made-and no more. Biebush said
he did not object to doing business
with me, but that he had no coney
just then" From the way he spoke
knew | was wasting my time and be-
fore We landed him behind prison bars
we would have to practice deeper and
moro circuitous methods in "roping."
Failure number three.
Before | took charge OF the St Louis
district [ had been informed by a dep
uty warden in the Joliet pcnltcntiary
that a certain prisoner in that insutu-
ton had intimated to him that he had
information which might be Of value
TO the secret service. / bethOught my
self OF this and went TO see HIM lie
proved to bo John Bridges, alias Hoo
sier Bill under sentence for horse
stealing. This worthy was an Indiana
product and something over 80 years
old. lie was a cousenifal criminal.
stopping only at murder Ills favor
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22
Slump in Prices of Traction Stocks.

Chicago, Ill.-Prices of the Chi
cago traction stocks suffered Sc
verely on both the New York and Chi
cago stock exchanges Tuesday. In
New York the price OF Union Traction
common stock broke almost in half.
dropping from 1t7s to "a. The pre-
ferred stock, which closed Monday
night at 4G, declined to 80. West Chi
cago showed a decline of 10 points and
North Chicago was down % points.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22
An Ex-Ranker's Sentence.

Buffalo, n. Y.-F'red II. Green.
former cashier Of the defunct
Frcdonia national bank, on Tuesday
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
six years i'm Auburn prison. Green
was indicted on 80 counts charging
cmbozzlement and false entry in con
ncction 9th the funds and books Of
the bank.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22
Before and After.

"Your tickets to the concert last night
were complimentary, weren't they"
Il thought they were till l heard the
concert. ."-Cleveland Leader.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22
Wound Up.

Bacon see a man recently commit.
ted suicide by swallowing a clock key.
Egbert-Strange way OF winding up
his earthly arairs, wasn't lte-Yonksr
Gtatesman.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22

Splendid climate, low taxes, railways conven-
lent; schools and churches close at hand.
Write for "Twentieth Century Canada " and
low rail way rates to SUPERINTENDENT OF IMM-
GRAFTON, or to authorized Canadian Agents
II NJ. WILLIAMS, Law Building, Toledo. o.
Mention this paper.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22
Steamer and ~ Lives Lost.

London. England.-The British
steamer Colne foundercd of the Dutch
coast Tuesday. Twelve OF her crew
were drowned and seven were saved
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22

The man who complains loudest of his
hard lot-observe and see if it isn't So
is the very one whose office chairs are pad
ded with rose-lelf cushions.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22
PAINS
AMERICAN WOMEN FIND RELIEF
The Case of Miss irene Crosby Is One
ofThousands OF Cures made by Lydia
Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

How many women realize that
1t is not the plan of nature that women
should suffer so severely.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22

Itis also the best of grazing land and for mixed
farming it has superior on the continent
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22

On this land this year has been produced up
wards of twenty-five bushels of wheat to the acre.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22
The GOVERNMENT
OF III ADA.

gives absolutely FREE
To every settler One
Hundred and Sixty
Acres of land in West
eru Canada.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22

~ .
SS4Sd S4SS#% can be purchased from
[-----<2zzGnhAA hAA>-1A'aa1AA railway and land COM
panieS at from 50 to $40 per acre
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-22
STORY No. \
The hebiebush
Band
STORY No. \

Being an Account Of the Capture and
Conviction of That Notorious Band
of Counterfeiters Of Which Fred
Biebush Was the Leader.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-07
HAMPTON SCHOOLS OPEN.
Has Most Efficient and Progressive
Board This Year.

Hampton, Sept. Hampton at pres
ent has the most efficient and progress
sive board of education An its history.
1t is composed of representative bus
mess and professional men, all of
whom take very active and not mere
~ passive interest in school matters.
During the past summer the interiors
of both the east and west side school
buildings have been tastefully redec-
Grated, and the grounds around both
buildings kept in excellent condition
and not allowed to grow up to weeds,
as has been the custom good many
years past.
The fall term of school opened Sep
TENDER 3, and the following corps of
teachers are in charge: Professor O.
w. Maxwell superintendent; Verna
Bernhard, principal high school; Leila
mckinney. music and physical Gull
ture; Jennie McGregor, penmanship
and drawing; Esther Jaquith science;
Maude Stokes. Latin; Blanche Ora
ham, English; Della McSwiggen,
eighth grade; Mary futile, seventh
grade: Miss Jones, sixth grade; Susan
French, fifth grade: Bertha Mcdonald,
fourth grade; Lucille High, third grade;
Claire Andrews, second grade; Nellie
Rice, first grade.
West Side-Florence Snyder, fourth
and fifth; Sara HARDWOOD, second and
third; 1rma Keene, first; Lou Shep-
hard, kindergarten
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-07
WAS LEGALLY DEAD
Theodore Schultz Suddenly Returns to
Muscatine, After Many Years Abb
senee-Wa. Supposed to Be Dead
and His Share of Fathers Estate
Had Been Distributed.

Special to mes-Republican.
Muscatine, Sept. THE sudden APP
pearance of Theodore Schultz in this
city after he had. been absent from
Muscatine for twenty-five years and
his Whereabouts unknown for about
ten years and all hope of ever hearing
from him again had been given up by his
friends and relatives, who were
startled by his sudden appearance yes
terday almost as much as if they had
seen him step out of his grave.
His share in his fathers estate had
been apportoned among his relatives
but they were glad enough to give
him back his property when he APP
peared here alive. His fpiends and
relatives were all overjoyed to see
him and welcomed him as one re-
turned from the grave.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-07
BAPTIsTs HOLD ELECTIONS.

LARGO Attendance at Davenport Asso-
cations Convention at Downey.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Sept. THE following
officers have been elected by the an
nual convention of the Davenport Bap-
fist association. in session at Downey:
Moderator-Rev. Judson kempton of
Muscatine.
Clerk--Rev. r. S. Sargent of Ca
manche.
Treasurer-w. r. Anthony of Ca
manehe.
The report of the treasurer of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union showed
5000 in the treasury and generally
satisfactory condition of affairs. The
b. Y. P. u. chose the following OFFICERS
for next year:
PRESIDENT. H, Potter of Iowa City.
Secretary--Miss Katharine Switzer
of Iowa City.
Treasurer-w r. Anthony of Ca
mancfe.
The attendance is large. Addresses
were given by prominent Baptists from
various parts of the state. including
Mrs. Carrie w. Miller Of Ottumwa, sec
cretary of the Baptist women's mis-
sions of Iowa. Rev. Henry Williams OF
Des Moines, and DR.. Rowland Hanson
of Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-07
Found on
the Skin
Phosphate
Direct from the
Brain

We know that active brain work
throws out the phosphate of potash,
for this product is found on the skin
after excessive brain work
Brain workers, in order to keep well,
must have proper food containing
phosphate of potash to quickly and
surely rebuild the used-up tissue.
That one Can obtain such food mas
been proven in thousands of cases
among users of Postum Food Coffee
and Grape-Nuts.
Both contain phosphate of potash in
minute. particles, just as it is furnished
by nature in the grains.
This product blends with albumen
and makes the gray matter that builds
the brain and fills the nerve centres.
In no way can this gray matter be
made except by the action of phosphate
of potash upon albumen, and this min
eral should be introduced to the body
lust as it comes from natures labora-
tory, and not from the drug store. The
human system is more or less fastid-
ious about taking up the needed ele-
ments, and, as might be suspected, 1t
will favor the products of Mother Ma
ture rather than the products of the
drug shop, however valuable they may
be for certain uses.
Athletes. lawyers, journalists, doc
tors, ministers, business men and 9th
ers, Who earn their living by the use
of the brain, are using both Postum
Food Coffee and Grape-Nuts Food.
Both products are manufactured for
reason. They were originated by an
expert, and the regenerative value of
both the Postum Coffee and the Food
has been demonstrated beyond ques
ton. Made in the pure food factories
Of Postum Co. at Battle Greek, Mich.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-07
FIGHT VOTING MACHINE.
Storm Of Opposition to Voting by Ma
chine In Winneshiek County.

DEBORAH Sept. ION June the
board of supervisors of Winneshiek
county resolved to buy twenty-seven
United States Standard voting ma
chines--one for each voting precinct
at $3.50 each, or $17.55O for all. AS soon
as this became known turnout the
county, there arose storm of opposi-
ton Meetings were held in each town
ship and resolutions passed condemn
ing the board and asking 1t to rescind
the contract.
A meeting was held in the court
house in this city by delegates from
every voting precinct in the county at
the same time the supervisors met.
The supervisors were then asked to
revoke the contract, and Supervisor b.
F.. Jewell who voted against the con-
tract, laid resolution to that effect
before the. board but 1t was voted down
by three to two.
The citizens then decided to take
matters into court and selected COM
mittee to solicit funds to pay expen-
SEES. Norman Willett, p. A. Acres and
C. N. Houck were chosen attorneys
for the citizens.
Some days ago H. C. Hjerleid cash
Ter Of the National Bank of DEBORAH,
swore out petition asking for tenn
porary injunction restraining the SUI
pervisors from accepting the voting
machines, A hearing was had yester-
day before Judge A. N. Hobson from
West Union, who came up for special
term of court. The case was argued
and last night the judge granted
temporary injunction as prayed for.
County Attorney Strand. John B.
Kaye ard Frank Sayre represent the
supervisors and the company. There
has never before been such unanimity
in winneshiek county as against the
voting machines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-07
gires- 5rpuha,r 9llarsa!Itn1u, anua, sreher 1906

be present at this time as 1t is desired
to have the opinion of all the delegates
In regard to the contemplated changes.
All of the meetings of the league
are open to the general public and
all who are interested in municipal al
fairs and in improving municipal con-
ditions in the state of Iowa, are in
vited to be present at any or all of the
meetings.
From present indications this meet
ing of the league promises to be the
largest in it's history as many of the
cities and towns of the state have al
ready provided for sending delegates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-07
TEACHING FORCE INCREASED.
Increased Attendance at GoIdfieId High
School Made This Necessary.

Special 10 IlineS-RepuDllcaD
Goldfield, Sept 7.-Goldfield's fine
new school building is again occupied.
Teachers and pupils resumed their du-
ties this week Monday. The increased
attendance required the election of a
third teacher in the high school. The
teaching force is as follows:
John Hayes, Remsen, principal; Mrs.
E. A. Hoelscher, Goldfield, first assist
ant: Miss Gretchen Hitchcock, Red
wood Falls, Mimi, second assistant;
Martha A. Craig, Colesburg, grammar;
Ernestine Luloff. Waverly, interme-
date; Jessie Warnes, Eagle Grove,
second primary; Lydia Clark, Des
Moines, first primary; Robert Martin,
Goldfield, east side. With we'll qualified
teachers and exceptionally we'll equip
ped school rooms, prospects are bright
for Goldfeld's school for the coming
year
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-07
George c. Smith, Prominent
Business Man Of Clinton, Is
Seriously Hurt
AUTO coLLIDEs WITH A TREE
Deliberately swerves Car Into Tree in
Order to Avoid Possibility Of strik-
ing a child-His Action Highly
Commended by His Fellow Citizens.
Aother News Of Interest.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, Sept. George c. Smith,
aged 10, president of the Clinton Paper
Company, was. seriously injured in an
auto collision with tree this morning
The accident was caused by Smith
swerving the car to avoid running over
a child. The extent of Mr.. Smiths in
juries are not known, but they may be
fatal. His risk of his own life to save
that of the child's is cause of much
praise amorg his friends and all peo-
pie in this city.