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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-10
Origin of French Postal System.

The French postal system was start.
ed in the reign Of Louis XI., but the
first director general was appointed
by Louis XIV. He farmed the office,
paying a million francs a year for the
privilege. This method continued I'M
til the revolution, when the farmer
was abolished and the control was
given to ten managers elected by uni
versal suffrage. That plan did not
work very satisfactorily and the Of
fee of director general was revived
under the consulate. The office of I'M
der secretary for posts and telegraphs
held by NJ. Simyan, was first created
in 1877, abolished in 1878 and revived
again ten years Observation-Disclosures
Gazette.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-10
q CUDDEn ClLEnCE JUCCEEDED
THEIR. UPRORIOUG nERRlr1EnT.

he wanted was in his grasp-a bur-
Jimmy nicked at the edge.
Placing the three women under ar
rest he proceeded to search the
house. He discovered great quantities
of jewelry, silverware, fine linen and
clothes. The stuff belonging to Mr..
Skinner and Mr.. Bliss, plumber from
all the other houses that had suffered
in the recent raids, was founud on the
premises, also a kit of burglars tools
and complete set Of pass keys. Two
of the women, Mrs. Julia Hail and
Maggie Carroll, were sent to the AL
leghany penitentiary for four years
and Mary Ann was released.
Curious as to the exact events of
the night when he was trailing Mrs.
Hall, Murray asked that vivacious old
lady for an explanation. He learned
that she and Mrs. Carroll were to
have broken into house together on
that occasion, and Mrs. Hall had ar
ranged to meet her confederate at two
in the morning. But Mrs. Carroll es-
pied the enemy shadowing her COM
rade and mewed suddenly like a cat
as signal to Mrs. Hall that she was
being followed. The latter conse-
quently proceeded to walk about all
night, while the ventursome Mrs. Car
roll went on with her burglarious task
alone The Carroll-Hall combination
was the only case of women burglars
working alone that Murray encounter
ed during his detective career. They
were first caught by the authorities in
Ireland, sent to Australia, where they
again made trouble for the police and
then sought fresh fields in America.
Following the capture of Mrs. Hall
and Mrs Carroll, Murray found him
self up against a problem such as had
frequently enlisted his attention dur
ing his term in the United States Sc
cret service. 1t was concerned with
the appearance of a number OF coun-
terfeit $40 bills in Erie financial cir
cles during the winters of 1869 and
1870. A man by the name or Fred
Landers kept a restaurant in the
town, and one day when the detective
dropped in the proprietor told him OF
a fellow who had ordered a light
lunch, paid for it with $40 bill,
bought drink as he went out and
offered a second $40 bill to the bar
tender who said he could not change
it.
Murray looked at the bill Landers
had accepted. 1t was cleverly de-
signed but not well enough to de-
ceive the practiced eye of man
trained to detect such forgeries. Lam
ders described the fellow and Murray
caught him at the railroad station,
but did not find any Of the counter
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Murray thought Of his weary ram
bles in the dark. It did not seem as
though his aggravating old scrub
woman could have had hand in the
affair for he had never lost sight OF
her. All the same, acting upon an i'm
pulse he could hardly explain but was
not disposed to resist, he resolved
upon paying her a visit. He went out
to the house where he had last seen
her. On one side of the double build
ing lived Mrs. O'Brien, a respectable
woman. Her knowledge of the occra-
pants of the other side was limited to
the fact of their being women who
had resided there less than year.
Murray knocked at the door ard
received no answer. He raped
loudly again. There was scurry Of
feet in the hall and finally the door
swung open. A big robust girl, %
years old, stood on the threshold.
Without further ceremony the detec-
tive strobe in.
What is your name?" he asked.
MARY Ann Hail." was the answer.
"Do you live alone?"
81 live with my mother" responded
the girl
call her." said Murray shortly.
Mary Ann complied, and in answer
to her summons the ancient scrub
woman skipped out of an adjoining
room in a manner that suggested the
activity of Is rather than the natural
decrepitude Of so.
Murray fixed his penetrating eyes
upon her and was greeted with a CO.
quettish leer.
81 want to know your name,'' he
said.
my name is Mrs. Julia Hail." re-
piled the old woman, still grianing
broadly.
"Just So" remarked Murray. 'Wel
who else lives here, Mrs. Hall?"
For answer the old woman's mouth
opened and gave vent to yesl OF
"Maggie!"
This call brought to the front a
small sharp-faced woman some ten
years younger that the active fArs.
Hall. The latest arrival smiled at her
comrades and confronted the detec-
tive unabashed.
"Sit down ladies'" requested Muir
ray, and the trio promptly responded
by depositing their respective per-
sons on the floor of the room where
the interview was taking place. The
detective glanced around and OBJ
served that the chief articles OF
furniture in the apartment were a
cook stove, a rough kitchen tafle
and one shaky rocking chair.
You work out all night, ma'am!"
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began q third vigil at the Reed house.
At one o'clock the chase began anew
and the detective was fain to confess
to himself that the female noor pol
isher was one of the most ar1ul
dodgers he had ever came across. he
followed her until after four In the
morning, up streets and down streets,
through alleys, across lots, around
buildings, and then across lots again.
1t was an exasperating experience,
but Murray persisted and gave her
no chance to slip out OF sight. Soon
after the chase first began cat had
mewed loudly in the vicinity of pur-
suer and pursued, and he remembered
afterward that this sound had caused
the dim figure in front OF him to start
violently. Dawn was breaking when
the woman headed away to the out
skirts of the town, and stopping in
front of double house tossed a peb-
BILE against a window and a moment
later went in.
Murray sat down to think matters
over. He was greatly puzzled, for
women burglars were an entirely I'M
known quantity in his experience. Yet
to think that an old woman after
scrubbing hard for hours in hotel
would seek relaxation from her labors
by going for a stroll and prowling
about all night was surely out of the
question. He waited until broad day.
light, and, as the woman did not re-
appear went to police headquarters.
There he was greeted by the chief
with the doleful news that another
house had been broken into and
robbed during the night.
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tered and . rich haul Of jewelry
made.
Murray and his brother officers
worked vigorously. They forced every
stranger in town to account for him
SELF They sent out the drag net and
gathered in all the regulars" in the
suspicious character line. Patrols at
night were doubled and vigilant, I'M
ceasing watch kept, but the burglaries
continued as usual. One night house
in one end of the town would be
robbed and the next night the bur-
glars would operate successfully in an
opposite direction. Murray, annoyed
by the audaciousness of the criminals,
devoted all his time and energy to the
task of running them down, but the
only clue or trace of them that he
could discover was popularity in
the Jimmy marks, showing that a
piece had been Clipped or cut out of
one end Of the jimmy.
One night about IL o'clock, while
talking to an acquaintance in the
Reed house, he CHANGED to notice a
woman slip quietly down the back
stairs of the hotel and out into the
street. On three succeeding nights he
observed her doing this. On speaking
of the circumstance to the clerk that
worthy informed him that she was a
scrub woman who worked late and
lived outside the hotel There was
nothing suspicious about that, but
as the clerk declared that he did not
know where the woman lived, Murray,
out of sheer, idle curiosity, determined
to shadow her to her home. When she
slipped down the stairs as usual Muir
raw followed her into the street, but
before he had traversed five blocks
realized that his trailing was useless.
The mysterious scrub woman had dis
appeared as though the earth had
swallowed her Murray, surprised at
the seemingly elusive powers of the
ancient dame, laughed over what he
considered a good joke on his ability
as a shadow artist and went home.
On the following morning the Erie
papers reported another burglary as
, having occurred in house four blocks
from where the scrub woman had
vanished into thin air. Murray said
nothing to his associates but that
night he took up a station at the
Reed house and waited. About one
o'clock in the morning the figure of
the scrub woman fitted lightly down
the stairs and Murray followed her
| into the gloom of night. For Is blocks
he trailed behind, when his quarry
turned a corner, and when he came
up she had again disappeared. That
night yet another burglary took place,
and Murray, still with his mind CEN
tared on the vanishing scrub woman,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-10

Marion St, Manchester Ia, says:
Constant work at sewing machine
seemed to bring on kidney trouble. The
kidney action was irregular and the
pains in my back and loins so severe
l could hardly endure it. Doan's Kid
ney Pills made me feel better in a
short time, and I took them until en-
tirely free from my trouble"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-10

day. Nine times out
of ten, backache
tells of kidney weak
ness. The only way
to find relief is to
cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills
have given sound
strong backs to
thousands of men
and women. Mrs.
Wesley Clemens, 81
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-10

me regular, ana
thatI would event
ually have dropsy.
/ would bloat, and
sufferfrombearing-
down pains, cramps
and chills, and /
could not sleep
nights. My mother
wrote to Mrs. Pink
ham for advice, and
1 began to take
LydiaE. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-10

Courage.
"He's a man of great courage"
Unusual courage?"
"Yes, unusual courage. He isn't
afraid to keep his seat in a street car,
even if woman he knows is standing
right in front of him."
Somewhat Surprised.
81 hear your daughter is going TO
marry duke"
Eyes; a love match"
''Do you mean to tell me she gets
him for nothing?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-10
MOTHERS
WHO HAVE
DAUGHTERS
Find Help in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Winchester, Ind. -"Four doctors
told me that they could never make
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-10

T the beginning Of
the year 1857 John
Wilson Murray be-
came one of that
famous body Of ex-
perts appointed by
Uncle Sam to wage
war against wrong
doors whose specu-
lations excite the
attention of the
federal gov n
ment-the United
States secret serV-
ice It was then,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-10
BURDENS LIFTED
From Bent Backs.

A bad back is heavy handicap to
those of us who have to work every
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-10
BILLS AFFLICTIoN.

'Why, uncle, how are all the folks?"
They're all we'll, thanks, 'cept Bill.
He's got the baseball fever!"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
UNCLE SAM QUITS CUBA
Islanders Apathetic Over Sail.
ing OF American Troops.

Havana, April Mot a ripple OF
public interest attended the final
evacuation of Cuba by the last de.
tachment OF American troops. AS the
transports Mcclellan and Sumner
steamed down the harbor the only
recognition came from the German
cruiser Bremen. which dipped her en-
sign, and from the American mer.
cnant steamers, which sounded their
whistles. The sea walls around Ha-
vana, which were thronged with l00.-
600 persons to witness the departure
last year Of a small Spanish training
ship, were absolutely deserted except
for a small group of Americans gath.
cred at Punta castle.
The American ensign was hois-ed
union down, on the Hotel Miramar on
the Malecon until the ships came
abreast of it, when the flag was re.
hoisted union up. The troops massed
on the decks of the transports broke
out into a tumult OF cheering and the
bands played The Girl l Left Behind
Me"
The complete apathy of the Cubans
on such an important occasion is the
subject Of much comment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
STATES WITNESS MISSING
First Case for Cleaner Elections =.
Grand Forks Dismissed.

When the case against Valentine
Miller, accused Of giving beer 10 vo,.
ers OF the Sixth ward in Grand Forts
was called for a preliminary hearing
it was found that the complaining wit.
ness. ]. Wilkerson, was missing and
so the case had TO be dismissed.
The states attorney announced thar
he would see that the witness in The
rext case Of the kind was held Under
bond, so that there would be no dan.
ger OF the accused being DISCHARGED
without a preliminary hearing. He
denounced the practice Of distributing
beer to the voters and said that stems
would be taken to secure the arrest Of
every person who in the future en-.
gagged in the unlawful traffic.
The fight Of the W. C. T. I. was no.
directed against Miller in particular.
it was announced, but against the
practice of influencing votes BY free
beer distribution. Frequently boys
under age participate in the orgies.
The movement is meeting with gener.
al approval and is heartily supported
by citizens Of Grand Forks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
MAY TAX CORPORATIONS
State Law, Passed Several Years Ago,
Likely to Be Enforced.

The taxation of corporations and
franchises is al important issue in
this state. Several years ago the
legislature enacted a measure which
provided for corporation and fran
ohlse taxation and regular reports
from the former. The corporations
decided after getting opinions from
several attorneys to ignore the pro-
visions OF the law and no effort was
made to enforce it, as the officials
appeared to be in doubt as to its con-
s~titutioaality.
Recent decisions in states with SIM
liar laws have led the enforcement
officers TO believe the North Dakota
measure is all right. There are some
peculiar features in the law. One Of
them is tina two concerns conducting
the same mount of business and own
ing exactly the same amount of prop
erty, are taxed differently if one is
under personal and individual owner
snip and the other a corporation. The
former would have 10 pay only on the
assessed value OF his property. while
the latter would have TO pay an addi-
-lonal corporation tax.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
ST. YVES WINS MARATHON
Little Frenchman Defeats the Worlds
Best Runners.

New York, April 3.-Henri St. Yves,
a funny lirtle French waiter, with the
shortest legs : seen on a runner
scuttled away with the greatest Nara
thon race OF the year today laps and
laps in front OF the men who this
morning were regarded as the best
distance unner in the world. Fin
ishing with E tremendous squirt tbs
little unknown carried the lilies of
France under the wire FIVE minutes
ahead Of the Italian. Dorando Pietri,
and nine minutes ahead of the gritty
little American, Johnny Hayes. Fourth
money Went TO Matt Maloney, whose
time was not taken. I-ongboat, the
Indian, fayorita and choice of the
wise" contingent. collapsed at the
end of his nineteenth mile. Just as
the crack OF thu pistol signaled the
beginning OF thu winners last mile
Alfred shrub. The English represen-
t%atiTe, staggered of the track and
gave up the race. He was third when
forced to quit. s.. Yves time was
more than rhrae minutes below the
record
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
SHORTAGE IN CITY FUNDS
Baltimore Clerk Accused Of Embez.
cling 100000.

Baltimore, ADy!! 2-William f.
Downs, a clerk in the office of the city
register, was held in $4,000 bail Tor
a hearing on a charge Of embezzle-
nent Of funds belonging TO the city.
Further probing into the matter ap-
pears 70 reveal an even worse STATE
Of affairs in the city hall than had
been expected. States Attorney
Owens stated in asking that Downs
be held that the amount taken from
the city probably would amount TO
100000. City Solicitor Poe stated
that in all 100 charges of larceny will
be preferred against Downs.
Investigation Of various accounts al
ready shows apparent shortages
amounting to s67,12e, and it is said
that thsre are more. Mayor Mahool
has engaged an audit company to
make a thorough examination of the
books of the city register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
OIL is FOUND NEAR RYDER
Crude Petroleum Located by Experts
in That VICINITY.

The city of Ryder and vicinity have
been all excitement the past week
over the showing of oil in Wutsneg's
we'll. o. S. Johnson, general manager
of the Great Northern Oil, Gas and
Pipe Line Co., accompanied by D. E,
bidder, with headquarters in Minot,
came in on the train and at once pro
ceeded to Investigate the wells around
town with the result Of a good show.
ing of oil in eleven wells. In an old
we'll near the Central Office a sample
was taken out which for color a'
peared more like the crude product
and convinced the skeptics that there
was really oil there.
The party returned to town, but on
the way pried an old we'll open and
letting down a pail procured another
good sample of Oil. Later they went
north of town to a couple OF wells,
but found no trace Of oil in those
wells.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
CONSPIRACY is ALLEGED
Brief Of Government in Standard Oil
Dissolution Suit.

St. Louis, April Sin its brief filed
in the federal circuit court for the
Eastern division Of the Eastern jul
dicial district of Missouri in the suit
OF the United States TO dissolve the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
the government reviews the history
of the company from its inception to
the present time and the declaration
is made that the testimony shows
that the various defendants have from
the first pursued a system of unfair
competition against their competitors.
whereby the Independent companies
selling and marketing petroleum have
either been driven out of business or
their business so restricted that the
Standard Oil company has practically
controlled the prices and monopolized
the N in the products of petro-
leum in the United States.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
QUESTION PATRONAGE pm
North Dakota Senators Fsa,
brousn Agreement Is s,o ''s

An interesting story has 4s..,
il Washington relative 10 -ba ,s.opi
age situation in North DaEn-s Sq.0,'
tor Hansbrough, who r-,ira5 'ai'
close OF the last session AZ u:
vas given a position along win s*
ton Hemenway on the conmiSs ssas
examine into the accounts ~ %
departments Of the government, ~
ticularly the secret serv:ca ~
It is understood thai on -
visions by which Senator HsnS5sgIs
was given this appointment ~. lug
agreement with Senator. Norr~,sa
and Johnson OF North D-go,a ~.
Hansbrough should kee9 his tana. 80.
OF ali matters in the wav Of .aa.s,
patronage within this safe + 800 -4
under an agreement OF Ills obar.a. ~
that the support OF thu North ns,....
senators was secured To- cba s,To;..
ment CT Hansbrough.
Now the Dakota senators rsroA
come suspicious that fa!-t is M. :.
ing kept on the PATRONAGE con,.,.
They think they see evidences q: -.
influence OF the ex-senator in cA--sl,
federal patronage matters Which ,Es-
expected to control. The- don't n.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
WILL VOTE FRIDAY
House Fixes Date for Acting on
Payne Tariff Bill
COMMITTEES RULE ADOPTED
Opportunity Given to Alter Hide
and Lumber Schedules.


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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
BANK MUST STAND THE LOSS
EnbezzIed as Its Cashier
and Net as Elevator Treasurer.

Judge T%emnleton at Grand Forks
decided in favor Of the plaintiff in
the suit OF the Emerado Farmers Ele-
vator company against the Farmers
bank OF Emerald, an action to recover
funds deposited in the bank by the
elevator company's treasurer, John
Hampstead, and enbezzled by Hemp
stead, who was cashier Of the bank.
The judgment is for s3.044.02 with in
terest from Oct. 16. 1902. The court
holds that Hampstead enbezzled the
money while acting as an eulploye OF
the bank and not in his capacity as
treasurer Of the elevator company.
The suit involved a total shortage
of $500 in which the bank and ele-
vator company were interested. The
elevator company sued for s3,044.02
ard the bank brought a counteraction
for about. the an amount, claiming
an overdraft, the amount of three
checks issued by Hampstead on the
account Of the elevator company, but
which did not appear in the stubs of
the regular check book.
Hempst-ad killed himself in Grand
the latter part OF last Septem-
Der, waer it was certain his defalca-
tons would become public and arrest
and disgrace were inevitable. The
suit involves only a part of his embez-
element.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
ROOSEVELT WELCOMED
Italians Greet Him Enthusiast
ticaIIy at Naples.

Nap!es, April 6.-ErPresident
Roosevelt spent several hours in Ma
pies and in that tine was given many
evidences Of his personal popularity
with the Italian people and Of the ad-
niration which they have for his dis
tinguished services to this country.
The steamer Hamburg, on which Mr..
Roosevelt vas q passenger, was greet
ed on her way TO the anchorage with
the blowing Of whistles, the futtering
OF many flags and the playing OF
bands. Italian warships in the har-
Dor, steamers Of various ratio1aIities.
private yachts and craft OF all kinds
dressed in bunting and signal flags
from stem to stern, added to the pic.
tucesqia4esS q the scene which Mr..
Roosevelt himself characterized as
magnificent.
Great crowds. roo. waited for his
appearance on the streets and when
he rode III an automobile ne was
greeted with enthusiasm that aston
ished him. He net various official
delegations at the Hotel Excelsior,
where apartments had been reserved
for him, scores OF prominent Ameri-
cans and representatives of other
countrieE. and TO them all he OK
pressed his warmest thanks for the
welcome he had received.
He visited the Duke and Duchess
of Aosca at Capodinonte, and later
dined in private at the hotel, after
which he went on board the steamer
Admiral. The Admiral. which will con
vey Mr.. Roosevelt 10 Mombasa, sailed
at nidniaht
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08
Free Lands Going Fast.

The immigration movement from the
United States into Canada at Portal
is very large. In March Tl2 cars
passed there. With these cars were
5000 persons. Besides about o,OOO
more bought landseekers' tickets, and
it is presumed that 95 per cent OF
these filed, and either remained there
or will go back within the next SIX
months. Even the late laws giving
better inducements-the right to 1le
on 800 acres in Montana-do not seem
to lessen the movement. 1t is sale
to say that the desirable free LANDS
will be pretty we'll taken before anoth'
er year.