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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-18

been learned, and is given as fol-
lows:
Had College Career
Cartwright was a precocious youth
The future lay glistening. with grea,
possibilities before him. y. His parents
who live near Spokane were well-te
do and gave him OF the best they
had. From common school through
high school into college he progress
ed rapidly, winning fresh laurels
every year. At the school of medi-
cine at Ann Arbor, Mich, he headed
his class, and was to graduate in two
months with honors. One night with
boon companions he demolished q
theater after egging the actors, and
was promptly expelled. He was not
without pride, reason or shame, and,
rather than go home AMI face his par
ents in his disgrace, he turned to his
WIS Tor living.
Turns to Crime
Having been well supplied with
money, he had travelled in the fast
est cliques in the college. When there
was no longer the regular remittance
from home and he could borrow no
more, he began taking his former COL
lege mates money, not openly steal
ing, but cheating them out of it. He
had become acquainted with a pro-
fessional gambler who took the stu
dent under his wing.
The two fleeced the students out of
$1,000 in less than a month and left
for Chicago and green pastures. There
he was introduced to other profess
sional crooks and soon became one Of
them. He had nerve, initiative and
executive ability. He learned all, the
professionals knew and then invented
newer and better ways of separating
the public from it's purse. He i'm
proved on the methods of cracking
safes and on swindling at cards, con-
fidence games and everything that
came his way. -.
Having once become crook and
thief, his antural desire was to con-.
tinue as such, but not until he learn
ed there was no honor amnog thieves
lid he become SO determined that he
might not have turned back to the
straight and narrow path. After
Fleeing man out of large sum,
he fell to drinking with other thieves
in dive in the lower part of Chi
cago. When he awoke he was inside
of box car loaded with pig iron
travelling away from the city. He
had been drugged. 1t was bitter cold
and when he tried to rise he found
his hair frozen to the pig iron. He
had been stripped of everything, even
his jackknife. - '~
Heads for Europe
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-18
No Honor Among Thieves

But there is no honor. We had
been cracking things wide open about
Denver for some time and the police
were wild. They couldn't find us.
The Pinkertons took the job and were
no better off. Finally we cracked a
post office crib and that got Wiley's
men about our ears. We respect the
government men. They are brainy
and never givesup. Finally they took
fellow by the name of John Carr
out Of the big house where he was
doing a 1O-year stretch and turned
him over to the Pinkertons. We did
not know how he got out but sup
posed it was political pull. He was
ON his uppers and we took him In;
bought him front and slipped him
a little money. Then, supposfng he
would rather make bunch for him
self. we offered to let him in on q
brewery job we had staked out. We
had planed it for Saturday and he
was to meet us. However. we became
suspicious and pulled 1t Friday night.
We met him and stuck him up;
marched him to the brewery with a
gun in his ribs and made him do the
Job. OF course, we got rumble
and beat it, leaving him to face the
'flys.' Later they took him onto the
force. One night about two weeks
after, we met him in a suburb where
we had planned another post office
Job. He came down on us with a
gun and got us. We did three years.
Following the robbery of the Shell
ley post Office. the yeggs with Cart
wright robbed him of something valu-
able. What this was Cartwright re-
fused to state. They buried the
stamps near a water tank at Onyx,
principally because they were badly
mutiliated by the explosion.
Third Degree Lost Eye
Speaking of his missing eye, Cart
wright said he had been arrested, sus-
pected of cracking safe at Pueblo,
Colo. The police could not obtain
SUI fficient evidence to convict him and
gave him the third degree" during
which he was knocked down and
kicked in the eye by the chief. He
said the eye was practically gouged
out by the toe of the chiefs shoe and
lay on his check. He had to have 1t
removed, but before this could be
done he contracted trachoma in both
eyes and is now rapidly becoming
blind in the eye he has left.
When Cartwright confessed to the
federal authorities in Spokane it was
with the understanding he would get
a light sentence, probably year. He
was sentenced to three years and II
still living and able to blow safes,
will probably be charged with other
crimes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-18
REMARKABLE STORY OF CRIME
Told by Cartwright, Convicted of the
Robbery Of the Shelley Post
az Office
Capital News

Federal officials of Idaho believe
that in placing w. H. Cartwright, the
dynamiter of the Shelley post Office
behind the bars in the federal peni-
Tertiary at Fort Leavenworth, they
have succeeded in keeping out Of
crime one of the most noted yeggmen
of the northwest. Cartwright Is up
for three years. He was sentenced
by Judge Frank s. Dietrich during
the Pocatello term. A graduate of
the University of Michigan, an edu-
Gated man holding a physicians and
surgeons license. Cartwright fol-
lowed the crooked path until he be-
came dangerous criminal. His story
is one of most interesting, and in
many respects pathetic, told of any
federal prisoner tried and convicted
in the Idaho district.
That the Idaho officials were not
familiar with Cartwright's past life
when they arrested and convicted him
is now known to be true. 1t has since
been learned, and is given as fol-
lows:
!. 2. o.. q
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-18

Have you something for. sale? II
so advertise 1t in our wantads and
get your money quick.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13
PRACTICAL SCALE FOR BARN
Problem of Weighing Cows Milk is
important one-IlIustration Shows
Gnain Type.

In these days of COW testing, the
problem of practical and withal re.
liable scale for weighing each cows
milk is an important one The spring
scales so very handy are, as we all
know, not reliable in the long run,
especially if exposed to damp air
which rusts the spring, says Hoard's
Dairyman. The Swedish Mejentidning
illustrates the gnalin scale which con.
sists (as shown in sketch) OF two
parts fastened on the wall. One is a
scale arch which is so large that the
weight may easily be read even in
the often dim light OF the stable. The
other is long balance, pivoted on a
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13
Az!.RY =
ROBERTS
RZ7VEHART
SYNOPSIS.
Nzz<,zz4,72N5 6y R1sw.lna1

( Gertrude and Halsey, established summer
headquaricrs at Sunnyside. Amidst nu-
: - Mise lnnes locked up. for the night
yeranda. Uaseemly noises disturbed her
Innes found strange link cuff button In
= hamper. Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with Jack Bailey. The house was awak-
tSrong was found shot to death in the
hall Miss Innes found Halsey's revolver
I on the lawn. He and Jack Bailey had dis
0usiy disappeared. Detective Jameson
arrived. Gertrude revealed she was en-
Ensea to Jack lac Bailey, with whom she
ments before the murder. Jameson ac-
cused Miss Innes OF holding back evil
dence. He imprisoned an intruder, in an
laundry chute Gertrude was suspected.
"A negro found the other half of what
proved to be Jack Bailey's cuff, hutton.
left In response to a telegram Gertrude
sas she had given Bailey an unioaded
fsa shsr e Eys h him PAIL loaded AIDED
strong's bank, defunct, was arrested for
embezx!ement. Halsey said Armstrong
wrecked his own bank and could clear
nonnced. Halsey's fiancee, Louise Arn-
strong, was found at the lodge. The
lodgekeeper said Louise and Arnold had
tOn8 talk the night or the murder. Lou
Ne WAS FRUSTRATED. Louise told Halsey,
that while she still slsved him she was to
marry another, and that he would despse
her when be learned the whole story.
Il developed that DR.. Walker and Louise
wersto be married. A prowler was heard
"a the house. Louise was found at the
bottom OF the circular staircase Louise
said she had heard knock at the door
and answered 1t. Something brushed past
heron the stairway and she tainted. Bal
Icy is suspected Of Armstrong; murder.
After seeing ghost" Thomas, the
found In his pocket bearing the name
Lucisn Wallace. IA Elm street, Rich
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13

inches In length. Holes, little larger
than the diameter of the rope. are
bored at each end of the sticks. The
pieces are then threaded upon the
rope tying knot on each side of each
stick to prevent it from slipping out of
place. The sticks are so arranged that
there will be three on each side of the
cows neck as indicated in the accom-
panying drawing. The collar is then
adjusted and seldom fails to have the
desired effect.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13
The Privilege Of Man.

B. F. Yoakum, chairman of the exc
cutive board of the Frisco system of
railroads, on one occasion took To aask
young man in his employ VIC ha,a
announced his intention of marrying.
The youth in question was drawing
a small salary, and Yoakum remon.
strated with him on the ground that
he could not afford to marry and that
his wife would have to suffer great
privations.
"oh," said the young man, e! guess
I've got as much right to starve wa.
man to death as any other man has {.
Popular Magazine.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13

was cheap at the price of church
carpet. received less qualification
and less gratitude-when / presented
the new silver communion SET tn ST.
DarnaDas.
had a great many things to think
about in Close days. / made list of
questions and possible answers, but
l seemed only to be working around
in circle. always ended where |
began. The list was something like
this:
before the murder?
Thomas claimed 1t was Mr. Bailey,
whom he had seen on the foot-path. and
who owned the pearl cuff-link.
Why did Arnold Armstrong come back
after he had left the house the night he
WAS killed?
No answer. Was II on the mission
Louise had mentioned?
Who admitted him?
Gertrude said she had locked tho east
entry. There was no key on the dead
man or in the door. He must have been
admitted from within
Who had been locked In the clothes
chute?
Some one unfamiliar with the house
evidently. Only two people missing from
the household, Rosie and Gertrude Rosie
had been at the lodge. Thercfore--but
was 1t Gertrude? Might 1t not have been
the mysterious intruder again?
Who had accosted Rosie on the drive?
Again-perhaps the nightly visitor. 1t
seemed more likely some one who sus-
pected a secret at the lodge. Was Lou
Use under surveillance?
Who had passed Louise on the circular
staircase?
Could 1t have been Thomas? The key
to the east entry made this POSSIBLE
ity. But why was he there, if it were
indeed he?
Who had made the hole in the trunk
room wall?
1t was not vandalism. 1t had been done
quietly, and with deliberate purpose. If
had only known how to read the pur-
pose of that gaping aperture what 1
might have saved in anxiety and mental
strain!
Why had Louise left her people and
come home to hide at the lodge?
There was no answer, as yet, to this
or to the next questions.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13

of Thomas funeral in the village. and
| Alex and ! were in the conservatory
cutting flowers for the old mans cas-.
Yet. L.3ay is never SO happy as when
she is making herself wretched, and
now her mouth dropped while her eyes
were triumphant
Il always said there were plenty of
things going on here, right under our
noses, that we couldn't see," she said,
holding out her apron.
II don't see with my nose" I re-
marked. What have you got there?"
Liddy pushed aside a half dozen
geranium pots, and in the space thus
cleared she dumped the contents of
her apron-a handful OF tiny bits of
paper. Alex had stepped back, but 1
saw him watching her curiously.
Wait a moment, Liddy," said.
You have been going through the
library paper-basket again!"
Liddy was arranging her bits of pa
per with the skill of long practice and
paid no attention.
did it ever occur to you," I went
on, putting my hand over the scraps,
that when people tear up their cor
respondence it is for the express pur-
/ pose of keeping it from being read?"
IF they wasn't ashamed of it they
wouldn't take SO much trouble, Miss
Rachel" Liddy said oracularly. More
than that, with things happening every
day. / consider it my duty. If you
don't read and act on this. / shall give
it to that Jameson, and I'll venture
he'll not go back to the city to-day"
That decided me. If the scraps had
anything to do with the mystery or
binary conventions had no value. So
Liddy arranged the scraps, like work
ing out one of the puzzle-pictures chill
dren play with, and she did it with
much the same eagerness. When it
was finished she stepped aside while
read it.
"Wednesday night, nine o'clock.
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CHAPTER xx.-continued.
Certain" ~
In what part"
In the east wing. !"

Certain"
In what part"
Sin the east wing"
Can you tell me when these intru-
sions occurred, and what the purpose
seemed to be? Was it robbery?"
No said decidedly As &c time,
=.E.e..::s:;ss CT: Friday night a week ago,
Again the following night, when Arm
old Armstrong was murdered, and
again last Friday night
The doctor looked serious. He
seemed to be debating some question
n his mind, and to reach decision
Miss Innes," he said Il am in a
y Peculiar position; understand your
attitude, Of course; but-do you think
you are wise? Ever since you have
have come here there have been hos
tile demonstrations against you and
your family. I'm not croaker, but
take a warning. Leave before any
thing occurs that will cause you life
4 long regret
- am willing to take the RESPONSE
bility," said coldly.
think he gave me up then as a
poor proposition, He asked to be
shown where Arnold Armstrong; body-
had been found. and 4 took him there.
He scrutinized the whole place care
fully. examining the stairs and the
] lock. When he had taken formal
farewell was confident of one thing.
\ pr. Walker would do anything he
could to get me away from sunnyside.
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Bridge l read aloud. Then, aware
CT Alexis stare, turned on Liddy.
Some one is to play bridge TO-
night at nine o'clock said. is that
your business, or mine q
Liddy was aggrieved. She was
about to reply when scooped up the
pieces and left the conservatory.
Now then" said, when we got
outside, will you tell me why YOU
choose to take Alex into your CON
fidence? He's no fool. Do you sup
pose he thinks any one in this house
lis going to play bridge tonight at
nine o'clock. by appointment! | sun
pose you have shown it in the kitchen,
and instead of my being able to slip
down to the bridge tonight quietly.
and see who is there, the whole house.
hold will be going in a procession
Nobody knows it, Liddy said hum
bly,. u found it in the basket in Miss
Gertrude's dressing room. Look at the
back OF the sheet turned over some
sof the scraps, and, sure enough, it
was Dlank deposit slip from the
Traders bank. So Gertrude was going
to meet Jack Bailey that night BY the
bridge! And | had thought he was
i'll! II hardly seemed like the action
OF an innocent man--this avoidance Of
daylight, and OF his fiancee's people
q decided to make certain, however.
by going to the bridge that night.
After luncheon Mr. Jameson s,,.
gested that | go with HIM to Richne,a
and 4 con scented q. -
( Il am inclined to place more faith
in Drs Stewards story he said, since
| found that scrap in old Thomas
pocket. Il bears out the statement
that the woman with the child. am,
the woman who quarreled with Arm.
strong, are the same. 1t looks az t.
Thomas 81 ST ttatnuied on to some af.
fair which was more or less discern.
table to- the dead man, and, with {
certain loyaity 70 the family, had kent
sc TO himself Then, YOU "a, see ~ yoi,r
atory about the woman at the cara.
room window befsns to mean some
4 hint Il Il the nearest appsooch Is
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13
BUILDING GOOD DAIRY HOUSE
Detailed Directions for CONSTRUCTING
Suitable Structure Over Spring
on Hillside.
Rr I G WEAruERsnMA

lBy j. u. WEATHERSON.)
A fine dairy house may be built
over spring. You know about what
size room will be required for you,
work. Build the spring house with
the end against the hillside and ar
range it so the overflow stream from
the spring will run along one side
leaving just room enough to walk be
tween the water and wall. Have
space enough on the other side of the
room for a work bench and shelves
also walk.
If convenient make a cement floor
If not pave the floor and also the bot.
tom and edges of the stream CLOSELY
with large fiat stones. Put boards
over the stone floor to walk and stand
on.
Construct a drain pipe to carry the
water for some distance after it leaves
the interior of the house SO the an.
proach will not be damp. Have nc
board foundations that will rot OF
mold. Everything about the dairy
house must be clean and sweet. Have
plenty Of light on the side where your
work bench is.
If you have good ventilation gas.
oline stove Tor heating water to wash
the utensils would be practicable az
it would make little heat. Il you
must use coal or wood stove the
room for 1t should be above the sprns
house, not In It. l.,s
IN placing the stones on the he'd OF
tho stream prop them carefully 20
EtEsy will be perfectly nat so the apsna
or crooks may be set upon them Is
the water. s .ss
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13

Why did both she and DR.. Walker
warn us away from the house?
y Who was i.uaisfi Wallace?
What did Thomas see in the shadows
the night#hs died?
What was the meaning OF the subtle
change in Gertrnde2 - - :. -
Was Jack, Bailey an accomplish or a
victim in the footing of the Traders.
bank?
What all-powerful reason made Louise
determine to marry DR.. Walker?
The examiners were still working
on the books of the Traders bank, and
it was probable that several weeks
would elapse before everything was
cleared up. The firm of expert &C
coulltants who had examined the books
some two months before testified that
every bond, every piece of valuable
paper. was there at that time. 1t
had been shortly after their examina-
ton that the president, Who had been
in had health, had gone to California.
Mr.. Bailey was still i'll at the Knicker-
booker, and in this. as in other ways,
( Gertrude's conduct puzzled me. She
seemed Indifferent, refused to discuss
matters pertaining to the bank, and
never, to my knowledge, either wrote
Ito him or went to see him, Gradual
ly q came to the conclusion that Ger,
trude, with the rest of tine world, be.
.lieved her lover guilty. and although
e believed 1t myself. for that matter
& Twas irritated II by her indifference.
Girls In my day did no. .raeF's accept
the public's verdict as to the man
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13

on the road with a
wagon show So
years. When inter-
viewed at his home
in Winfield, Kans..
he said: II con-
tracted kidney trou-
BILE in the war, and
suffered intensely
for twelve years.
Backache was so
severe | could hard
ly walk and my
rest was broken by
dictroccino urinary
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13
GnaIln- Scale.

ball bearing, the long pointer bein,
about AZ feet long and heavier at til,
end, while the short part of the bal
ance is bent away from the wall and
provided with chain for HANGING
the pail on. 1t is claimed to give good
satisfaction
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13
DIsTEMPER

In all its forms among all ages of horses
~ well as dogs, cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE
Every bottle guaranteed. Over 10000
e ooo5les sola last year $50 and sloo Any
Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co.. Snec
Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind. NS'
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szeDAIRl
PREVENT cow MILKING SELF
Excellent Device, Cheap of construc
ton and Easily Made, Is Shown
in Illustration.

An exchange recently printed ar
illustration Of a device which it was
claimed would prevent COW from
milking herself.
The thing is easily and cheaply
made. 1t consists of but lengths Of
light rope and six pieces OF round
light wood about eleven or twelve
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13
CHAPTER XXI.
Fourteen Elm Street.

- VII SVStsa - lgs SSVSSgs
Il was Monday evening when we
found the body Of poor Thomas. Mon
day night had been uneventful; things
8 we're quiet at the house and the pc.
aculiar circumstances of the old mans
death had been carefully kept from
the servants. Rosie took charge Of
.sthe-di lining recr: and pantry, in the alb.
sence Of q butler. and, except for the
ming of the Casanova doctor, every
thing breathei Of peace.
Affairs at the Traders bank were
progressing slowly. The failure had
hit smail stockholders very hard, the
minister Of the little Methodist chapel
naGaHanova among them. He had
reserved as q legacy from an uncle a
lev shares 81 stock In the Traders
bank, ana nowshis JOY was turned to
\ bitterness: Ne had to sacrifice every
thing he had In the world. and his
feeling against Paul Armstrong, dead,
~ he a.. must have been bitter In
The extreme. He was asked to Of
sNciAte at the simple services when the.
dead bankers body was inferred in
sGasanoya churchy ard. but the good
tnau 9fhyld entially took cold, and q
attute was called III. ssg
nv days after the services he
se me, hind.feced little
ss1In, a very bad frock-ccat and
sll16dS red tie. think he was uncer.
I IN 10 my connection with the
y Knaats ong fanil and dubious wheth-
49,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-13

z Could See rt,e MessstlszAzszia 81: Q .s,.t.,,
House.
ives cuff, now then. III bet you don't
know what your name isl,
7 do said the boy. "Lucien Wal
lace g
Great! And what's your mothers
name?' -
- NJ NJ otthef, Of course. What's your
mother name ?'' e 80 a. s ~
And he pointed to me! lam going
to stop wearing black: It doubles =
sWomanss age. ;;;sS.s
ssAnd where did you live before you
came here ~ The detec tive was polite
enough not to smile. ~;
Y (Tu BH coNT0sUEDl
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trouble. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me
and my cure has been permanent for
five years. This is remarkable as
am in my S3rd year."
Remember the name-Doan's.
Fer sale by all dealers. so cents a
box.
F'oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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UncaIIed For

II hear the old bridge outside Of
Plunkville has collapsed"
Eyes; and the town council can't I'm.
derstand it. We. shad just given that
bridge coat of paint. Why it looked
like new."-Louisville Courier.Journal
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II in search of a close friend select
one with a close mouth.
sfArARRHoF sToNhH

Dr. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar coated easy e
tako rs candy, regulate and lnIigorate stomach
liver and bowels. Dc not gripc.
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Instant Relief +,

Instant Relief for al! Eyes,
that are irritated from dust, heat, sun or
wind, PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, Csc. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y. :
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Consulting the Playwright.
"My star can wiggie his ears and
whistle through his teeth"
"Um."
Now, can you build me first class
comedy around that?'