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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-23

The pecan crop in Texas is not
equal to the demand. In order to
encourage the production of pecans
1t is proposed to interest the school
children of the state in the planting
OF trees which bear the nut.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-23

Total $5l ,S4Z AZ
Private parties put in about 6,521
feet of curb and gutter and about
1922 square feet of sidewalk.
North Mankato Improvements.
North Mankato has gone ahead
steadily the past year, building up
and growing. Some handsome build
ings have been put up. The follow
ing is the list of improvements:
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-11

II y ~ RE- RI .t ~ T. . t. |f - ~ | n W. ~
ne Harris school. Prof. Jeha Moore
tsecher. closed ~ friday viii ! big
plenir. A very Ing crowd vas pres.
snt ana the day was ! most pleasant
one for al. The lsadias feature Of
the DAY was = address o. education
BY Prof. 4. o. Allen Of Allen Acad.
envy.
II vas : splendid effort, both from
practical and literary standpoint and
was much enjoyed by the large crowd
present, The other diversions Of the
day were foot racing. baseball
game and gun club shoot.
superintendent Parker informed the
reporter that. the attendance Of this
school was splendid right up to the
closing and that splendid progress has
been made during the stssion.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-04-11
Remember Our Entire Stock Must be Liquidated

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Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30

"The bills had made their appearance first about
June of 1897 in Philadelphia. l began by making
list of every firm in and around Phil
adelphia that had man or plant capable of such
job. For weeks after that and the men under me
proceeded by elimination Our inquiries were directed
particularly toward discovering firm that had been
closed or slack during the spring. the time when as
figured the counterfets must have been made.
81 hit at last upon a concern run by two young
men, Arthur Taylor and Baldwin S. Bredell Taylor
was a master of photoetchng steel and had in
vented process of his own. Bredell expert
transferrer and a highly skilled mechanic. found
that they had turned away lot of regular business
and closed their shop during the early months of the
year and that was enough to make them objects Of
suspicion.
81 wanted to get into the place and look around
without the chance of alarming the two men. There
was a sharp little office boy employed by the firm
to run errands, and by watching 1 found that he
had a key with which he opened up when he came
in the mornings. 1 stopped him on the street one
day when he was running errand and gave him
bundle to carry to a certain hotel slipping him
quarter He was ready enough to take the COM
mission I told him the package contained a boys
theatrical costume
"'Say, sonny, why don't you go on the stage? L
asked You'd get along fine and make big money
''Hs eyes bulged at that and 1 went on to paint
the actors life in glowing colors Before long had
captured his interest and he began to ask questions.
Impression of the Key.
"'Why you could wear the costume in that bundle
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
A Policeman Grabbed Him Before He
Gould Make Move and Put Him Out

TO handle but they threatened the financial in
tegrity of the government as did the Philadelphia
group
zone of the most remarkable nen among those VINO
followed that branch of crime regularly was Charles
Ulrich He was German by birth, big, fine strap
ping fellow we'll educated and polished. In 1895 he
completed a term in a German prison, but we were
not notified of his release until three months later
by some mschance When did get the word the
order was Find Ulrich'
On the Trail.
"After long inquiry l discovered what Steamer
he had come over and traced him foot by loot u
Cincinnati He was living in a quiet street and had
a front room There empty fat across the
way and rented it. OF course, he knew that if any
one was after him that fiat would be taken as the
post of observation And 1 knew he knew it. saw
him watching the place from behind his curtains
waiting to see who should go in or out
81 gave him his chance next morning by saun'
tering out the front door in rough workman's garD
swinging a dinner bucket. Late in the afternoon /
came back the way in the same disguise. kept
that up for five months, playing the part OF the
factory hand twice day and watching his mail and
his movements the rest of the time. He kept close
for week. being pretty suspicious of me, but hnaly
he became convinced that l was no more than
seemed to be and he went ahead with his plans
When he was ready to act knew as much about his
intentions as he did himself
"He hoped out OF Clhclhnall nnally anu o"0
on TO New York to get in the game that was hatch
ing Chief Hazen met and we followed him TO
little telegraph office in the lower part OF the CITY,
We entered close after him. He took blank and
pencil and began to write.
81 meant to arrest him anyway, so I made no
attempt at conceament when l moved up behind
him and looked over his shoulder. He turned in sur
prise but did not know me-
"'Are you Interested in this" he asked with
lifted brows waving toward the telegram
"'Why--yes, am answered.
"Wen,' he said, then maybe you had better finish
i'd if,you would be so kind
"'Certainy to obge YOU l said, and took the pen
ell from him. All he had written was, Have just ar
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
SA9ILLIAM j BURNS NEW WARDER OF THE BANKS

using thousands of dollars worth of counterfeited
stamps. BY opening packages sent back and forth
between Philadelphia and Lancaster l found that
TAYLOR and Brede doing the printing FOR thehi'
When that much was established we arrested the
whole outfit and seized evidence not only of the stamp
fraud but of the 500 certificate counterfeting Inc
move that precpitated the arrest came wnen tnes
discovered that | had them right and made me an
offer of $4,000 to keep off.
~ was feeling pretty comfortable over the result
when Chief Wille sent for me in a hurry one DAY
and showed me a wonderful $40 counterfeit tnat hau
lust appeared in Philadelphia.
"Now where does that come from? he asked.
,The only men in the country capable OF turning
out such work are Taylor and BredelL' answered.
".But man, they are in JAIL he objected.
".And still saw they've done this; there's no other
nossihe conclusion insisted. And 1 proved TO De
right The two prisoners had succeeded III turp'hs
off what was undoubtedly the cleyerest blt OF eou
terfeinr ever attempted. No one knows TO thls o"y
iuet how thev managed to do it. but by placlhs d
secret watch over them caught them III tie al
v1or,s mother smugged in tools to them anu they
made Mate Then she brought in lot OF one doiar
hills rTbev washed and bleached the bills by
method they alone had mastered and used the paper
for nrintinc the $50 counterfeits which the woman
distributed For brain and skill and daring the an
nails of counterfeting have never shown tne equ'i'
of Taylor apd Bredell."
''The older counterfeiters were men Oh ulne
calibre then?" asked the reporter
s'Different type and different methods continued
Mr. Burns. individually they were more dangerous
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30

with theory of course. But l never let the theory
run away with theory is pretty fimsy thing
that it isn't safe to hang too much faith on always
make my theory fit my facts, and not the other way
about. If lets himself get too fond of his the
cries he can't give very much unbiased attention to
the truth"
You seem to have worked out most OF yours 1al'ly
WELL" observed the visitor.
"Thanks," said Mr. Burns, with little smiling
wrinkles around his eyes. "Ive had reasonable sue
cess. I've never yet had to throw up a case or own
myself beaten. l don't take any undue pride IN it,
he added quickly "That doesn't mean to say that
I'm never going to fail But 1 expect to succeed
in this private work as l have in the government
service"
"What kind of work did you handle after you
joined the secret serviceY
81 had a hand in every big that came up and
1 make kind of speciality of counterfeiting For
years l in charge of the St Louis dlvlsloh'
covering the South Middle West, but l was sent to
all parts of the country on important affairs Later
l was promoted to Washington, with a rowing com
mission.
"The prettiest counterfeiting case l was ever Oh
and the serious problem in that line that ever
confronted the government was the Monroe head
500 silver certificate matter l was away from
Washington at the time that George Cremer assorI-
ing teller of the Philadelphia Sub-Treasury dlscoV-
cred counterfeit $10O bill that all but dehed de-
lection. The bills had been accepted as genuine ny
every bank in Philadelphia, and some OF them had
even found their way into the United States Treas
ury. Secretary of the Treasury Gage was greatly
alarmed and the Secret Service Bureau, of which
John e. Wilke had recently been appointed cnlel'
turned loose every resource at its command
''While reading over the newspaper accounts on the
train coming East struck by the descriptions Oh
the accuracy of the counterfeit To my mind this I'M
medately indicated that the process used was photo
engraving and that the operators were highly skilled
and intelligent men. When / reached washington
and had look at of the bills knew that none Oh
the old school counterfeiers could have turned 1t out
laid my ideas before Chief Wilkie and had orders TO
go ahead.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30

said Would you like to along to my hote!
and try it on?
"He was eager and accompanied me. While he
was trying on the costume got hold of his trousers
The key in the pocket and made a wax impress
sion of it without attracting his notice That night
able to inspect Taylor and Bredelrs premises
and no one connected with the firm had the slightest
suspicion that such the case.
while l was getting my facts together the govern
ment found the situation in regard to the counterfeits
more and more serious Secretary Gage finally
adopted the heroic of withdrawing the entire
Monroe head issue. That meant taking $26000,GOO
from circulation. 1t the first time in history that
counterfeit drove the genuine original from the field
but other course open.
81 shadowed Taylor and Bredell to Lancaster, Pa
and discovered that they had close relations with
two wealthy cigar manufacturers. All four were
about to start a paper mill--one suggestive
link. Now queer turn TO the affair. began
to investigate the cigar men and stumbled upon the
fact that although they sold millions of cigars a year,
their purchase of internal revenue stamps was very
small L determined easily enough that they were
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
MISGIVINGS.
By Katherine ]. Murray.

EWN thoughts keep wandering restlessiy,
hLV Ny mind with trouble vague is stirred;
t1GG will you fulfil your vows to me,
Or break your solemn, plighted wordp
Shall lament the hour we met
And vex my soul with vain regretP
Forgotten all my worldly love,
All that experience should teach;
Forethought and prudence fed before
The charm of your persuasive speech;
Yet ever since you left my sight
Distrust has racked me day and night.
No systems, canons, codes or rules
Weigh in the scale with pleading eyes;
Not all the wisdom of the schools
Can give the knowledge would prize
MY longing, tense desire to know
If you'll repay the coin you owe.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30


some unfortunate. Finally he settles back in his
chair and to himself asks the question:
"Wi l be the neXtP'
This man, whose identity changes from time to
time, is employed in one of the large banks de
is robbing his employers and he knows it is only
question of time when his trespassng will be discoy-
cred and he will be exposed in his crime.
This assertion was made to reporter for this news
paper few days ago by the president of one of the
greatest of New York's financial institutions. lie
would be no more specific in his information
"Thefts" he said "are bad advertisements for
banks Yet we all know that men are constantly
planning to rob us. Sometimes it is deemed wise to
cause arrests and bring scandals that starte the
city, Most generally however the wrongdoing is cor
rected in a very quiet manner. So long as banks
exist men will be found who will succeed in robbing
thenl-generally from the inside"
1t to prevent such robberies and to apprehend the
robbers that the American Bankers Association re-
Gently employed Mr.. William j. Burns-who when he
left the federal Secret Service described as the
most competent detective the United States has pro-
duced-to protect Il 900 banking institutions against
frauds defalcations and robberes. The William j.
Burns National Detective Agency IS his organization,
with headquarters in New York. branches in all parts
of the country and representatives in all parts of the
world After sixteen years in the Secret Service bu-
reau of the Treasury Department during which he
never disappointed his chiefs single case to which
he was assigned, he has inaugurated his career as
private detective by obtaining the one largest COM
mission procurable
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-30
The Man Who Replaces the Pdnkertons
Is Knoqun as |Never Fail, and His
Career ProUes That He Has BraUel"
Earned the Name

Copyright 1910 All p~hts Reserved
NEW YORK, Saturday.
- VERY morning in New York some man care
/ fully scans the daily newspapers column by
column and paragraph by paragraph In spite
4 of his careful search he is interested only when
he finds the announcement of the arrest OF
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-08
TAX deed CASE WAS
DECIDED YESTERDAY

Judge Theron Stevens yesterday de-
cided the case of George II. Hyde
against the Douglas Mining Company,
which involved the title to mining
property in the Douglas Mining DIS
trict near Nina. The plaintiff claimed
to have title to the property through
a tax deed from the county of Esmer-
aida. Some time ago the matter was
heard before Judge Stevens, and there
was no appearance for the defendant.
Judgment then was given for the
plaintiff. Upon motion of Key Pitt
man, attorney for the defendant, the
case was r~e-opened, and the decision
yesterday is a reversal of the one
handed down in the first instance.
Chester Lyman appeared for the plain
tiff.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-08

Persons living in cities and towns
away from the and and who desire 20
take up land under the enlarged home
stead act recently passed by Congress,
can take up land and live at their
homes in the cities and towns, away
from the land, providing they can farm
the land or can personally supervise
its cultivation, but if they cannot DO
that they must give up the land or else
get close enough to it to farm it, ac-
cording to a decision just made in this
regard by Acting Secretary Of the In
terror Frank Pierce.
1t has been a mooted question as 10
how close to his place il IS necessary
for a homesteader to reside under tins
law, and official Interpretation OF the
enlarged homestead law has been urged
for some time, because men who had
entered upon land under the terms OF
the enlarged homestead act were afraid
to 20 ahead and make improvements
until this important question had been
definitely decided.
No hard and fast rule will be laid
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-08
LAS VEGAS RAILWAY
SHOPS SOON FINISHED

The great machine shops which have
been building in> this city for nearly
two years past will throb with life this
month. The first installment of about
100 men were put to work Oct. i.
As the work becomes systmatized the
force will be gradually increased until,
after the completion of the large store
house now under way and the great
ear shop which will be pushed to COM
pletion as soon as possible, several
hundred men will be added to the pay
roll of the railroad in this city. The
shops, when the reach their full ca
pacity, will bring the railroad payroll
close to $4,000 per month in Las We
gas. The increase in the force Will
necessarily be gradual, but the stimu-
lating effects of increased population
and payroll should make business IN
Vegas very gooo the coming year. =
Las Vegas Age.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-08
81. CARPENTERS
PETITION FILED

The petition of S. L. Carpenter 10
have his name placed on the general
election ballot as an Independent candl
cate for judge of the seventh judicial
district was placed with the county
clerk late yesterday afternoon, and this
morning, after the usual formality e
checking up the number OF signatures
had been followed, was regularly filed.
While there has been considerable
discussion among attorneys here as to
whether voters who, before the primary
election, signed the petitions of then
candidates for the nomination for dis
triet judge could, under the law, sign
the Carpenter petition and be held as
legal signers, there will be not contest
in tins matter.
When asked for his views this morn
ing, Judge Somers, the regularly chosen
candidate of the Democratic party,
said:
eff the petition of s. l.. Carpenter
complies with the requirements of the
county clerk l am satisfied, even though
technicalities or substantial legal OBJ
j~ections might be raised in the prem
ises. Having submitted my candidacy
to the will of the people and having
become the regular Democratic nomi-
nee, | am content to again trust to their
Judgment, and ! will in no way oppose
the listing of the name of an i~ndepend-
ent candidate
No statemet was obtainable from
Colonel Eddy, regular Republican nom
inee, he being at present a %sojourncr
at VALLEY Hot Springse.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-08
GEO. D. KILBORN BRANDS
SENATOR NIXON AS LLAR
Nixon Charges That Kiborn's Antagonist to His Reelection Is Based
on the Fact That Nixon Would Not Support KlbornS Alleged
Political Aspirations Charge Draws Fire From Klborn

Senator Nixon is taking especial
pains to give the impression in the
southern pars of the state THAT the rea-
son The Nevada State Journal is op-
posing his candidacy is because ne
(Nixon) opposed the alleged political
aspirations of Mr.. KilDorn. Mr.. Xii
born passes the lie direct to Senator
Nixon, and in a straightforward, manly
statement shows that he has never
been an aspirant for political Office IN
Nevada, and that he has not gone TO
Senator Nixon for advice in the matter.
The State Journal of Wednesday pub
fishes the following explanation of the
matter, as well as the accompanying
affidavit of Mr.. Kilborn:
Senator Nixon went all the way
down to Tonopah in order to make an
attack on Geo. d. Kilborn, proprietor
of the Nevada State Journal, on Tues
day night. The senator evidently for
got 20 make the attack when he spoke
in Reno, or possibly the matter had aot
entered his mind before, but at any
rate he accused Mr.. Kilborn of oppos-
ing him and saying mean things about
him because Mr.. Nixon advised him
not to run for Office.
The statement has been branded as a
lie in an affidavit by Mr.. Kilborn,
which is published in this paper. The
affidavit is capable of confederation
through many sources. The circum-
stances related are such as to absolute
ly refute the silly campaign sduawk of
a man who is afraid that he will be
beaten in November.
Nixon attacked Mr.. Kilborn before.
He attacked him in his newspaper, a
venal sheet that he controlled. He
allowed the bitterest enom to be dis
played toward Mr.. Kilborn, because ne
was afraid hat it was necessary to do
something to get the owner of the
Journal out of the state.
The special dispatch from Tonopah
telling of Nixon's charges states that
Mr.. Kilborn sought an interview with
Nixon some time ago, and after talking
about other matters, proposed himself
as a candidate for United States sena-
tor against Senator N~ewlands, who was
up for reelection.
Nixon declares that he advised Mr..
Kilborn not to run.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-08
TRADES GOLD BRICK
FOR BIG SUM OF MONEY.

OAKLAND, Oct. 6. = s. S. Spell, a
Nevada mining man, carried a gold
brick worth $25 900 from his mine in
the desert all the way to Oakland in an
old suitcase. Then he became fright
ened and asked the Oakland police TO
furnish him a man to accompany him
to khe mint. An officer was furnished
the miner and he was given $4,000 in
new $40 gold pieces for his brick. He
told the officer hat he had been work
ing alone in his mine and that no one
knew where it was located but himself.
After returning to Oakland the MIN
er invested some of his real money in
wearing apparel, put the balance in a
bank, and with a few double eagles IN
his pocket went out TO tour the town.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-08
OFFICIALS ARE SELECTED
FOR THE FALL ELECTION

clerks, p. b. Missmer and Ed Holler.
Tule Canyon-Inspectors, W. r Mar
maduke, Geo. A. Radford and Sam
Snyder; clerks, w. A. Flowers and H.
M. VAR.
Goldfeld, No. inspectors, T. q.
Cullian, E. C. Walsh and d. H. Allen;
clerks, S. d. Eubanks and j. c. Robin
son.
Precinct No. Inspectors, s. V. Ne
well, Mike Maher and Chas. Miller;
clerks, j. o. Malchour and N. +. Lally.
Precinct No. 3-Inspectors, s. $. Err
ret, Jerre Murphy and Sam Bair; clerks,
M. L. Arnold and Chas. Kohler.
Precinct No. 4-Inspectors, c. H. Ber-
nard, j. J.. Mangan and Geo. Gordon;
| clerks, R. H. Marine and /. E. Demp-
sey.
Precinct No. 5-Inspectors, j. +.
| Reed, l.. Z. Glass and e. o. Ringer;
| clerks, f. p. Sammis and j. X. Clark.
Precinct No. 6|nspectors, Sid AIT
ken, DR.. b. F. Elliott and E. 7. Patrick;
clerks. III. H. HUDSON and John p. Ne
| vim.
Precinct No. 7-Inspectors, A. Wheel
err, Pat Feeley and Owen Barnes;
clerks, David w. Grill and Harry Spore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-08
ACTUAL RESIDENCE BY A
HOMESTEADER UNNECESSARY

down as to distance or slime required TO
reach such land, according to Acting
Secretary Pierce, and homesteaders who
themselves farm the land or personally
supervise the cultivation of it will be
considered as complying with the act,
no matter how far away they may live
from the land. Also, if they do not
personally farm or supervise the culti-
walton of the land, they must reside
near enough to make it possible for
them to comply with the law ne points
out.
In his decision Acting Secretary
Pierce states that in the regulations is-
sued by the Department of the Inter
Tor for the guidance of registers and
receivers in the administration OF the
enlarged homestead law, it was stated
that no attempt would be made at that
time to determine how far from the
land an entryman would be allowed to
reside, as it was believed a proper de-
termination of that question would de-
pend upon the circumstances Of each
case.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-08
Land CASES ARE
NEARING AN END

RENO. Oct. Z. - The Southern Pa
ei6e company and the United States
government are now arranging for the
settlement of the 26 land cases in this
state, and also for the turning over 70
the government by the Southern Pa
ei6c of all land known to be mineral.
Charles Levers, who has been defend
ing eases brought by the government
against the Southern Pacific, and
Frank Hall, special prosecutor for the
government, have been in San Fran
cisco for some days and with other
government and Southern Pacific aktor-
neys have been negotiating these set
Elements.
II is now the offer of the railroad
company, which the government will
undoubtedly accept, to deed back TO
the governments all land which had a
mineral location of any kind upon it
at the time the Southern Pacific pat
ented it, or which was at that time
known to be mineral in character. If
this proposition is accepted it will
mean that thousands of acres of rich
mineral land now owned or claimed by
the railroad company will be given
back to the government and thus turn
ed over to the people to prospect.