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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-09-29

he would not go voluntarily.
AS matter of fact, we had no legal
right to stop Stensland. Technically
we were guilty of kidnapping, and the
situation began to look serious. The
American minister could not order
Stensland' sarrest until he had received
instructions from Washington. These
had been cabled for the night before,
but had not arrived. II Stensland had
only known this he could have walked
out and told us to go to blazes. He
could not have escaped ultimately, but
he could have caused us lots of trouble
Just as we were about to take re-
course to argument and threats, tell
ing him we would follow him to the
end Of the earth and capture him
eventually, salvation came from Min
lister Gummere. James Martin, of the
American legation staff appeared with
a note from the minister saying II
had notified the state department he
would take the responsibility of de-
tanning Stensland, pending advices
from Washington.
BY this time the fugitive banker had
wilted and he agreed to return to
America with us any way we chose
without process.
During the long afternoon in the Of
fee of the American consul Stensland
talked broken heartedly with us and
finally made full confession to AS
sistant States Attorney Olson In my
presence.
Puts Blame on Cashier.
He said: Il cannot understand how
the shortage can be 100000. To my
certain knowledge my liability to the
bank does not exceed 100000. Any
by Herring.
"My Indebtedness began a long
while ago, In 1896. II was a small af-
fair, small amount, and God knows
| never intended to steal. | was In a
tight hole and needed money, l put
my own note. genuine. not forgery.
in the box. Then 1t was suggested to
me that the bank examiner would
stand for 1t, and he did.
II never threw away money in any
| direction In my life. l never spent
over $1,000 a year. l always was a
worker. never loafed in my life. I
always was the first man at the bank
and the last to leave 1t.
| THE money / took was invested.
year after year, In an endeavor to
make good. Every dollar went into
real estate or business.
They were bad investments and to-
day am arrested. fugitive. with the
certainty OF prison cell. And am
nearly go years old. God! God! God!"
As matter Of fact Stensland failed
to take the most simple measures to
hide his identity. In his trunk were
found four volumes Of Ibsen. all with
Stensland's full name on the fyleaf.
| His key ring bore the tag Of the Mil.
waukee Avenue State bank.
The most amazing blunder Of all
was across the end OF his big trunk in
white letters three inches high, paul
| o. Stensland."
II did not notice this" said he It'll
crossing from Gibraltar. was lean
ing over the rail of the upper decl
and happened to look down on the
main deck and saw my trunk with my
full name staring me right in the face
I nearly tainted. I got down as soor
as possible and sat on the name FOL
the rest Of the voyage"
stensland's life Of exile was hell or
earth, according to Stensland. From
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-09-29

customer. Stensland, in answer to M.
Gaurant's inquiries, said he came from
America, and when further questioned
as to why he carried money in such
shape and had no letter of credit, said
he thought he would get the worst Of
exchange and concluded 1t was best to
carry currency.
Stensland soon became a conspicu-
Gus figure in Tangier. The Oriental
hotel stands just between the Mosque
Dramakebir and the Cafe Franchise.
Stensland gave the mosque the cold
shoulder, but the Cafe Franchise, the
Cafe Imperial, and the Cafe Turkesque
found good customer in him. Every
night he climbed the hills and wound
his tortuous way through alley-like
streets, from one to the other. Nine.
Yvette, at the Franchise, was his ia
vorite chanteuse.
Spanish Dancer His Favorite.
But his real favorite was Senorita
Vittoria, a Spanish dancer from Sc
vile, who performs with exceptional
abandon the fandango at the Cafe I'M
perial Her Partially for him aroused
feeling of jealousy in the breast OF
an Arab chief who enjoyed the smiles
Of the danseuse until Stensland APP
peared on the scene
On Friday, September 6, instruc-
tions from the state department at
Washington were received by Minister
Gummere to surrender Stensland to
the custody of James Kelley and
Harry Olson as the officially appointed
agents of theUnited States" We gave
formal receipt for the prisoner,
Stensland himself signing 1t as a wit
ness to our signatures.
The first step after receiving the
prisoner was to arrange for safeguard
ing him. Accompanied by an attache
Of the United States consular office, we
at once rode to the Kasbah, which Is
the joint Moorish prison and admins
trative building. The basha,, Sid Ca
dor Belghasi, was found sitting In the
messooar, or "salon of complaints"
where he receives those who are
wronged and want stern and instan-
taneous Moorish justice,
Through an interpreter we informed
the basha that Stensland had been
turned over to us and that we wished
| to make arrangements for porperly
safeguarding him until the time OF our
| departure.
The basha expressed great apprecia-
ton of the honor done him In asking
his aid and said that cell in the pris-
| on was at our immediate disposal, at
the same time calling an officer OF the
| guard to show 1t to us.
Declined OFFER Of Cell.
The cell was extremely uninviting,
and we had heard horrible stories Of
what had taken place behind the ram
parts Of the Kasbah. We decideda It
would be neither humane nor polite
to confine Stensland there. as Assist
ant States Attorney Olson wanted to
bring home a liveman. not corpse.
Arrangements finally were made for
guard Of six soldiers under the abso.
lutte orders of ourselves. Two were To
be placed on the roof, two at the only
door, and two inside. The prisoner
was moved to his new quarters al
once, there to remain until arrange
ments for transporting him to the
United States had been made.
September IL Stensland and his cap
tors left Tangier for New York on q
German liner which had called at the
port by request Of the state authori
ties at Washington.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-09-29
HOW STENSLAND
WAS CAPTURED
Story Of the Pursuit and Apprehension Of the
President Of the Wrecked Milwaukee Ave-
nue. State Bank Of Chicago

AS he was riding to the hotel at
midnight after getting the governor of
the French bank out of bed, voice
from Moorish cafe sung out:
II say. Olson, think know where
your governor is"
We dismounted as the hotel man
continued:
"You left the old man In Glib A
friend of mine just come over on the
night boat says he saw him at the
Grand hotel"
When we left Tangier Sunday after
noon, September 2, for Gibraltar to
run down the Grand hotel clew we left
rs Moorish and Arab scouts to guard
all the entrances and exits.
Less than an hour after the Olden-
burg, the German steamer bearing
Stensland from the Rock to the Moor
ish coast, reached port our Arab chief
of scouts sent cable to us at Gibral-
tar announcing the arrival of the boat
and the presence on board of the man
we wanted.
Hired Special Steamer.
We began negotiations for special
steamer to bring us back to Tangier.
Finally small steamer was chartered
and permission obtained from the Of
ficer of the guard to leave port. -
At midnight we turned tail on the
Rock and headed across the straits.
1t was four o'clock in the morning
when we rounded Malabat Point and
saw the red light above the gate Of
the city of Tangier.
The steamer Oldenburg lay half a
mile off shore. We hauled alongside
and asked II the passengers had land
ed. 1t was great relief to hear that
they had not, as we feared that II SO
Stensland might have been warned
and started for the interior This
would not have prevented his capture,
but would have delayed 1t and made
lots of trouble.
Stensiand Comes Ashore.
Forty minutes later boat put of
from the German steamer and headed
for the pier. In the stern sat Stems
land, looking fat and hearty. He
climbed up the steps to the wharf
chatting gayly with four German fell
low passengers.
We trailed slowly behind Stensland
up the steep, hilly streets. When the
British post office in Soko Chico
square was reached Stensland entered.
"Any letter for p. Olsen?" he asked.
mo, sir"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-09-29

TT any comes I want you to please
forward II.
"All right, sir. Please write your
forwarding address," said the clerk.
pushing forward the book In which
such instructions are written.
In firm hand Stensland had writ
ten Up. Olsen, British post Office"
when Olson and stepped up.
tapped him ON the left shoulder and
said:
Write your own name, Stensland.
and instead Of 'Morgador,' where you
think you are going, write It Chicago
where you really are going"
Then occurred sublime fash Of
nerve on the part Of tho husky Morse
man. Gripping the pen In hand and
shaking as II with palsy he forced the
pen across the paper and wrote MO
sador' after the name he had already
written there before had interrupted
him. Then he turned like q wolf at
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-09-29

bay. and. by supreme effort retain
ing control Of his voice and features.
said:
mo, no. I think not. You cannot
take me. will not co."
But you will co." he was answered.
Listen. You think this is protected
country. 1t is not. You made big
mistake. You will be arrested here.
thrown into a Moorish prison, then
taken aboard United States warship
and shipped in irons to the United
States. The question Is, do you want
to go back as a gentleman or as
felon?"
Prisoner Is Obstinate.
Stensland was obstinate and de-
clared we could not take him and that
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-09-29

the moment he left Chicago his every
waking thought was pregnant with
fear and his every sleeping moment
filled with terrifying visions.
StenIand's Life In Tangier.
Stensland evidently thought himself
absolutely safe from pursuit. or. like
the majority of fugitives. became care
less as soon as he set foot on foreign
soil. The day after his arrival he
amazed Proprietor Sterwind by ex'
hibiting, as Sterwind said. IAN awful
lot of money and great number of
big bills"
When he dumped $4,000 on the
counter the eyes of the clerk bulged
out, and he called M. Gaurant the gov
ernor, who questioned the prospective
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06
which nominates traitors and scoun
drels, must do so at its peril.
THE DIVIDE CREEK farmers a,

THE DIVIDE CREEK farmers are
an eneeertic lot and they have de-
velcped great county and made 1t
to blossom as the rose and the Post
regrets to see them get into trouble
among themselves over water but that
is what matters seem to be coming to.
Surely the rights Of each individual
appropriator should be protected but
If the water commissioner are to be
required to police the bitches their
entire length, the county must expect
to put more money into the service
than has ever been done before. The
water officials have nothing to say in
the matter. They are ready to do the
work if the county commissioners
will argee to pay the bills.
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06

IN MONTROSE the saloon men are
given to understand they must comply
with the law il they expect to con-
tinue their business. Sunday and
midnight closing is insisted on and
last week Jacob Fist refused to heed
the repeated warnings of the marshal
and the council at Its first meeting
revoked his license by unanimous
vote. The saloon men of Glenwood
have learned to obey the lders of the
town marshal without question be.
cause they know these orders will be
backed by the council to a man. We
doubt if in any town in Colorado can
be found straighter lot of boys in
this business than those of Glenwood.
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06
A DASTARDLY MURDER

The recent vile murder of Gov
ernor Steunenberg, of Idaho, is
to record in the new year. The ma
jority of Post readers will remember
the Coue- d Alane troubles of a few
years ago when the Western Fedora
tion of Miners dynamited and destroy.
ed $3.50, 900 property at Wardner,
beat up and shamefully .nistreated
non union miners who dared to ex-
ercise their own God given rights,
Governor Steunenberg, himself a
union man. declared that such dew
ilish deeds should not be repeated, and
called on President Mckinley for
federal troops which were furnished
and Idaho was declared to be in a
state of insurrection.
For this act the Western Federation
swore vengence on Steunenberg and
threatened to take his life. They
have made good their threat and with
his life Governor Steunenberg has
paid the penalty for standing firm for
the rights of man.
But Idaho is rid of this organized
band Of cutthroats and dynamiters,
who afterwards tried to gain foot
hold in Colorado but were foiled by
govern or of the Steunenberg stamp
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06

know not what else to do. Just now
the head officers of the Royal Area
mum are being enjoined in the courts
from raising the rates to point Of
safety and the Women of Woodrcaft
are trying to put their rates up beyond
the danger line and are being opposed
by the members VINO are simply
weakening theiI insurance by such
opposition.
While we believe in economy we
cannot approve of false or so-called
economy which is little short of fool
hardness. As we recently suggested
concerning fire insurance the matter
of cheapness in an insurance premium
is a delusion and snare.
The big companies have been reck-
less with trust funds in way-that
is the surplus funds from which they
should pay dividends are not as large
as they should be, and it is only right
that some one should investigate these
matters, and yet every policy will be
paid without question and people of
business judgment will continue to
give them their insurance in prefer
ance to the new and irresponsible
companies whose claim to favor is the
cheapness of their premiums.
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06
LIft COMPANIES STILL SECURE

After all the Investigation" and
all the revelations recently made
in connection with the big insurance
companies, every fund was found in
tact and every bond and certificate
In place, and we think none can ques
tion the payment of every policy out
standing in these big companies.
The Post has beliveed that their
rates were too high and the lavish
extravaganza disclosed by the investi-
cation fully substantiates our suspi-
cions, but after all, what are we to
= do about itS
The fact remains that policy in
either of the four big companies is
the best insurance known. There is
q dergee Of certainty about it which
ioes not and cannot apply to the
many 80 called "mutuals" and era
ternals'' which are constantly spring
ing up all over the country.
All of these cheap companies begin
business by selling Insurance. or some
thing they call insurance for less
than the actual cost price of insur-
ance. They gather in the converts
and when thcre finally comes dav
Of awakening and the announcement
IL made that the rates must be rails ed.
tie msmbsn submit because they
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06
LEGAL
Notice of Purchase at Tax Sale

To all whom it may concern, and
particularly to George E. Grenfell:
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of December, A D. 1902, the
then County Treasurer of Garfield
County, State of Colorado, duly sold
for the delinquent taxes of the year
A.D, 1901, the following described
real property situate in said County
and State. towit: Lot two. Section
four, Township six, south of Range
Ninety one, west of the Sixth Prin-
cipal Meridian to A. Cohn Who pul-
chased the same.
That the said A. Cohn duly assign.
ed the certificate of purchase issued
on account of such purchase to H. X.
Kamm who still remains the owner
and legal holder thereof;
That the said premises were taxed
for the year 1901 in the name of
George E. Grenfell
That the subsequent taxes upon
said property for the years 1902. 1908
and 1904 were paid by the holder of
said certificate of purchase.
That the time of redemption of said
real estate from such tax sale will
expire on the 10th day Of May A. D.
1905 and unless redeemed I shall
thereafter apply, as provided by law,
for tax deed to said real estate.
Dated this 26th day of December,
A. D. 1905.
H. r. KAMM,
Purchaser
1o-2O-112
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Now let's all swear off.
Write it 1908.
Weekly Stock Letter

Denver Union Stock Yards, Jan. 1.
The supply Of cattle was very light
here last week, not enough coming to
meet the demand. which was good.
Trade was active on the few offered
and good clearance was made daily
at strong prices. Beef cattle especial
ly were scarce. Packers now have
their holiday stuff we'll cleaned up
and were good buyers all week.
Good steers and COWS are fully quar-
ter higher than week ago, but this
was due entirely to local conditions as
eastern markets are Is to 25 cents low
or. No choice steers were offered and
no high prices realized. Best sold at
g. 80 with most Of the trading around
IS. 25 to 81. 80. Some good cows sold
on Saturday at 50. 25 and good many
changed hands during the week at
$500. Fair to good cows sold largely
at g. 35 to q. 95 and Gamers at 81. so
to 81. 25. Bulls we're about steady and
veals little stronger. Dealers were
wanting good feeders and st ockers but
the supply was limited. Common
grades were a little dull, however. on
account Of the light eastern demand.
Prices are 10 to Is cents higher on
good steers and steady to strong on
others. The week business was done
largely at $3.25 to g. 90, few being
good enough to land above the latter
price. The run was light this morn
ing at all points and prices steady to
strong.
Great preparations are being made
at the yards for the Western Live
Stock Show to be held here during the
week Of January Goth. Eastern buy.
ers sre taking great deal of interest
in the show and Indications point to a
good strong demand for all classes of
cattle at that time. Local packers
have given the management of the
show assurance that they will pay
good strong prices for all fat stock
shown. and q large number Of eastern
feeders ate expected here to purchase
that class Of stock.
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06

JUST AS WE have closed another
year it is refreshing to note the i'm
proved moral tone along all lines and
especially in political matters. The
Rooseveltian spirit of fairness and de.
cency is spreading through the land.
Putting low down specimen of hu
manity, whom decent people will
scarcely speak to, upon ticket or by
appointive power placing him in a
soft place because he Is supposed to
control certain number of votes in
the slum wards will soon be a thing
of the past. The American people
will demand a higher standard of
decency in politics than over before.
When President Roosevelt in the last
campaign refused to lend his personal
influence to men who had proved
traitors to their party in years past.
he made it plain that political trait
ors should suffer the consequences
Of their own acts and that the party
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06
SATURDAY. JAN. 8. 1905.
LOOKING BACkWARD---AND FOR
WARD

Another mile stone has been reach
ed; another boundary line has been
crossed. A new year has been born
and 1905 weary, sick, decrepit, yes
dying. gradually vanished from our
eyes and behold, she is gone. Gone
did we says Yes, sad to relate, she
is gone.
The Moving Finger writes, and hsv-
ing writ
Moves on.
Nor all your piety nor wit
Can lure it back to cancel half a
line,
Nor all your tears wash out one word
of it,
And in the place of the old year we
loved and which held worlds of joy
or sorrow as the case may be for some
of Us, a new year has come upon the
scene. Well, what of the old year to
your Has it meant as much to you
as it should2 Did you fully i'm
prove your opportunities That is a
question ;cr you to answer. The
year of 1906 is now before you bid
ding for your favor. Will you make
it the best and noblest yeal of your
entire existence You can do it if,
instead Of the frivolous resolutions so
common at this time, you will start
the new year with deep and firm
determination to follow the advice
of the poet, and
Count that day lost whose low, de.
scending sun
Views from thy hand no noble action
DONE
Speaking personally-and we dis
like personalities we have steadily
aimed during the past year to make
the Post better newspaper than il
has ever been during any previous
twelvemonth. The generous com
pliments received from pleased sub
scribers all over this section as well
as the liberal patronage we have en-
joved, impress US with the thought
that our labors have not been alto
gether in vain.
We have plans for the future which
we believe will surpass those of the
past, and now, thankful for the past
and hopeful for the future, we prom
ise our readers for 1905 the best there
is in US. and, with this the first issue
Of new year and on the threshold OF
our ninth year in charge of the Post,
we wish each and every one of oul
readers Happy and Prosperous New
Year
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06

TOM PATTERSON says be will
positively refuse to be candidate for
governor next fall and adds that in
his judgment Alva Adams is the logi.
cal candidate of the democracy in the
next try. Why, of course, that's easy
If Alva can be sbunted to the guber-
torial nomination again he will not
be in the way of senatorial aspirants.
As usual Toms Judgment is governed
by the threatening conditions.
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06
Bent Her Double

81 knew no one, for four weeks,
when was sick with typhoid and
kidney trouble" writes Mrs. Annie
Hunter. Of Pittsburg. Pa, " and
when 1 got better. although had one
Of the best doctors could get, 1 was
bent double, and had to rest my
hands on my knees when 1 walked.
From this terrible affliction I was
rescued by Electric Bitters, which
restored my health and strength, and
now can walk as straight as ever.
They are simply wonderful :"
Guaranteed to cure stomach, liver
and kidney disorders; at City Drug
Store; price SOC.
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06

1T HAS BEEN said that the cattle
men, in session at Carbondale today,
will probably be advised to refuse to
pay the grazing tax, drive theil cat
tie on tho forest reserves and put the
matter up to the government to take
action. The Post does not believe
such advice will be accepted. even
though rendered. Gentlemen, your
sense of decency and justice will sure.
ly not allow you to pose as lawbreak-
ers. Remember, we may be part of
Uncle Sam as has been suggested, but
we are not bigger than Uncle Sam,
and we don't want to do business with
the U. s. district attorney or U. s.
marshal. Remember, gentlemen, that
when once reported as trespasser
upon Uncle Sans domain you are
blacklisted as such and denied any
concessions thereafter upon any forest
reserve in the United States. Now,
Mr. Cattleman, don't bring odium
upon yourself and upon your state by
doing anything rash. You simply
cannot afford it. and of course you
won't try.
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06
Methodist Episcopnl Church

Methodist Episcopal Church
Preaching at II a m. and 7 80 .. IN
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Epworth League at $3.50 p. m.
Prayer services at church Wednes-
day at 7:30 p. m.
You are cordially invited to attend
any and all of these services.
REV. S. J. KESTER,
Pastor.
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06
st. Stephens Catholic Church
Christian Science Caurch

Christian Science Caurch
The Christian Science services every
Sunday at Cardnell's building, corner
Grand Ave. and Ninth street, as fol-
lows: Church service at IL a. N Sun
day school at 10 a. m. Testimonial
and experience meeting on Wednesday
evening at 7:30 A cordial invitation
is extended to all
A Christian science reading room
has also been opened at the same ad
dress, where all Christian literature is
kept on hand. Open every afternoon
from 3 to 4, except Sunday. All
seekers for truth are invited to call
and investigate.
The Glenwood post., 1906-01-06
ONE OF THE BEST New Yea,

ONE OF THE BEST New Years
resolutions you can make is to enroll
your name on the Post subscription
list at>once and stop borrowing from
YOUR neighbor If you are already
included in our big family this isn't
meant for you but for your neighbor
who borrows the Post from you.