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but little. II would De time enough
70 settle that point whsn we got hold
Of the outlaw. We proceeded to the
hotel where Badly was staying, and
there he left nae for a while
"Ill be back in about an hour. Re
no" he said. AN ] reckon I'll have
our bird located by that time. You
know Joe Timmins He's a boy / can
trust an he's out scOutin' around now
Mebbe he'll be back before me. II so,
tell him TO wait till / come"
He went away and l composed my
self TO smoke and wait for develop
ments. They were not long In coming,
for presently Timmins made his ap-
pearance IN a state of evident agita-
ton. / hailed him at once, and after
informing him Of my business in the
town, he gave me a piece of news
which accounted for his excited de-
meanor. This was nothing less than
his discovery Of Texas whereabouts.
The outlaw was enjoying himself IN a
house In DiaE street, the Mexican
quarter, in the company OF a girl
named Dolores Garcia. What was
more to the point, Texas had been
drinking freely. according to Tim
Minis story, and was at that moment
in a condition which would effectually
prevent him from putting up much Of
q hight
An hour had passed and Baldwin
had not returned. My impatience
grew with every flying minute, and
finally / came to the conclusion that
my duty required me to take advan-
tage OF the information had received
and without waiting any longer for
the sheriff. to go after Texas myself.
Timmins was equally eager, and we
hesitated no longer, but sailed forth
on our expedition. II was nine o'clock
and the streets were thronged with
jewellers. through whom we made our
way without halting. until We reached
the Mexican quarter. The portion OF
Diaz street TO which we proceeded
was dark and forbidding, and we
stopped at last before house In the
center OF block built OF solid adobes.
A light shone through a square win
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dow In the front which looked out
upon the street
Holding our guns ready In our right
hands we advanced to the door and
raped loudly. After a moment or two
IL opened and the form Of a girl ap-
peared on the threshold. Without re-
plying to her questions we pushed by
her and sprang into the front room
where a single lamp was burning dim
~. A tall figure of a man seated at a
table looked up as we entered and
covered him with our revoIvers.
Hands up, Texas" I said CURLY.
Try to make move and you're a
dead mani"
IL was our quarry all right; hadn't
doubt OF that from the instant I set
eyes on him. He answered to the of.
fetal description in every particular.
But II 1 had had any doubts on the
subject they would have vanished rap
idly in the light of ensuing events.
The words were scarcely out OF NV
mouth when he ducked his head with
lightning rapidity, and with a sweep
of his arm hurled the lamp from the
table, extinguishing IL, and leaving us
in total darkness. Timmins' gun and
mine cracked so swiftly that the two
shots made but a single report. There
was no answering groan. however.
and I realized that we had both
missed our aim. Before I could de-
eide what to do next, something
struck me with terrific force over the
head, and I fell senseless. nv last
recollection being of a flying figure
leaping over my PROSTATE form. and a
half-smothered yell from Timmins.
When 1 recovered consciousness 7
found myself in bed at the hotel with
bandaged head which ached infer
nally. Timmins was sitting beside me.
and grinned ruefully as | opened nv
eyes. From him learned that Texas
had made good his escape. and that
Baldwin had started in pursuit alone
They say Texas has headed for tho
ella, and II so Baldyn have a merry
time overhsulin' him" said Timmins.
Why, that trail leads right through
the heart OF the desert. and don't
bslisve a man and horse kin make
tAs trip at this time OF the year. But
Badly always was as obstinate as a
mule and wouldn't wait 10 get any OF
the boys together. Anyway. it'll be
just as tough for Texas as for him."
be added cousolingly.
Sheriff Baldwin's chase OF the Zee
ing bandit has passed into Arizona
history as one OF the most extraor-
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binary lea,s OF physical endurance
that has ever been chroaicled. Both
men had started with but small sup
ply OF water. Texas, because he was
In too big a hurry to attend to that
important detail properly, the sheriff,
because of like reason, coupled with
a desire for vengeance that Oversha-
dowed everything else in his mind
When the run rose on the following
day, Baldwin was pressing eagerly
forward through the yellow sand and
sage-brush. needless of the merciless
rays OF the burning sun that poured
down upon him. By one o'clock the
fierce heat had almost blinded him,
but still he rode doggedly on, strain
ing HIS aching eyes for a sight Of the
fugitive. Fortune is said 10 favor the
brave, and the saying proved so far
true In this instance. that Baldwin
finally hove In view of the roam mare
which carried the man OF whom he
was in chase. Even as he neared his
prey, he saw Texas reel in his saddle
and fall heavily to the ground. He
was senseless when the sheriff
reached him, and the formers first
action was to snap the handouts ON
his wrists. before attempting to re-
Vive him. The roam mare was m AZ
most as bad a plight as her rider, but
by careful handling BALDWIN managed
TO coax her into a feeble imitation Of
q canter. and in due course OF tins
made his way back with his prisoner.
With Texas once safely lodged IN
5An, Baldwin left Phoenix 20 attend
20 his duties elsewhere. remained.
taking life easy. and recovering from
the nasty crack on the head which
had received, and made a fun report
20 headquarters regarding the circum-
stances attending the arrest OF the no
tortous outlaw. But before I had time
to hear from my superiors with refer
enoe to the case, Texas distinguished
himself once more by breaking fan
and making q rapid getaway. II was
always supposed. though never acta-
ally proved. that some unknown friend
among the guards assisted the out
laws escape on this occasion, ana
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grip Of It in the center, braced his
feet against the sill and pulled with
all his might For few seconds the
bar resisted bravely but the bandit
put all his strength into one powerful
heave, and as il bent suddenly in the
middle. one end came out OF its sock
ct, and he sprawled backward on the
Moor. Rising, he investigated re-
suits. and found that the detection OF
the bar had left an opening large
enough for him to squeeze through
He knew that the window sill could
not be far from the ground, as the cell
was on the first floor.
He crawled through, and taking q
grip of the sound bar. let himself
down. His toes touched something.
but he was not quite low enough to
reach the ground. Letting go the
bar he fell in heap, and scrambled
swiftly TO his feet, unhurt. and master
OF his own actions once more. He
wasted no time, but skirting the town
hall, crossed into ella street, and
started toward the south. A horse
tetheTed In the town hall yard caught
his eye. and stepping inside the in
closure, he loosened the animal,
lsaped to the saddle, and rode away In
the direction of the big cattle ranges
NJ an easy canter. 1t was morning
before his escape was discovered, and
by that time he was too far out Of
reach TO make pursuit worth while.
It was not long before the effects
or Texas being loose again we're made
painfully evident to law-abiding citi-
gems. On this occasion he seemed to
have shifted his hunting grounds, as
he WAS next heard of as having bro
ken into the postofice at Chislett, and
decamping with a small amount in
government stamps and 81, 900 In mon
sy. This latest exploit naturally drew
the attention Of the federal govern
ment and instructions came to me In
my capacity OF marshal at Tuscon to
keep lookout for the offender.
Following a clew which had been
given me. departed for Phoenix,
where a three day fiesta was in prog
ress. a sort OF sublimated county fair.
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without exhibits Of produce ana i've
stock. but with plenty OF wild west
features added to make up for such
deficiency. Sports. parades and per
formances made up the program for
the first two days. the grand climax
occurring on the night OF the third
day. Then the fun OF the carnival
reached its zenith, and the freedom OF
the city was extended to all the visit
ors within its bounds. To venture
forth on Washington street without
mask after eight o'clock meant for
the daring one to he pelted unmerci-
fully with -four and rice. Under the
protection of a fancy dress end DOM
inc, respectable ladies might visit
even the gambling dens without excit-
ing comment. The authorities were
gracious and allowed the votaries of
pleasure 10 indulge themselves to the
limit without attempting 20 interfere.
1t was just the sort OF thing TO at
tract a person of the conviyial sport
loving nature peculiar to Texas" and
l believed the information that he had
recently been seen in Phoenix to be
substantially correct.
had not been in the city over an
hour before my eyes were gladdened
by the welcome sight of Sheriff Jim
Baldwin's stalwart form strolling
down Washington street. He was sur
prised 10 see me. and lost no time in
inquiring whether / was visiting
Phoenix on business or pleasure. On
hearing that l was after Texas Harry
for the Chislett postofice robbery. he
Informed me that by an odd coinci-
dence he was bound on a ike quest
But It amt for no dinky postof-
fice robbery that I want him" he re-
marked. There's a big reward out
for him from the express company
that l wouldn't mind having the han
ding Of. And apart from that he's
the cuss who killed poor Jack Berry
who used to ride range with the Dou-
BILE II outfit, an Jack was a good
friend of mine He was we'll liked
too, an II any Of the boys got their
hands on Mr.. Texas they'd string him
up in hurry. That's why I'm huntin'
him alone. I want to put him in the
hands Of the law an not pass him
over 70 lynchin' party"
was glad to hear this. FOR OF all
men in the territory there was none
cooler or Drawer than Jim Baldwin.
and his assistance in running down
the desperate would be most vel
come. That he had a prior claim to
mine on the person OF Texas mattered
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beauty and this amiable weakness al
most brought about his downfall. Ons
night he paid a visit to the little town
OF Mackinville. not far from the Mex
lean border. and sought the society of
a certain damsel. who had already
shown herself favorably disposed
toward the handsome outlaw. The
girl. however. who up to the date OF
this visit appears TO have been un-
aware OF the identity OF her admirer.
learned from an incautious remark
dropped by the latter that she was en-
pertaining a gentleman upon whose
head was set a goodly price In United
State currency To slightly para
phrase an ancient saying: She loved
Texas not so well. but that she loved
dollars more" and she promptly laid
information with the town authorities
with view TO the improvement OF her
own financial prospects thereby As
result Of this betrayal Texas was
surprised and captured at the house
OF his lady love. and lodged in jail
Being taken utterly unawares. he had
no chance to show fight, and no lives
were lost in effecting his capture.
It may be that this fact rendered
the Mackinville officers less apprehen-
sive OF the formidable individual with
whom they were dealing, although one
would have fancied that Texas repu-
tation was such as to cause them to
take extraordinary precautions in
guarding him. However that may
have been. they contented themselves
with lodging him in a cell in the local
basule, just as they would have done
with any common prisoner, and left
him there for the night
Texas was not even handcured. and
from the window Of his cell he could
see the town hall. a long building with
tower. and the passersby on the
street below. Mackinville is a quiet
town. where the folks retire early to
their beds. and by ten o'clock that
night the streets were silent and al
most deserted. Texas. listening at his
window, could not hear ! sound. and
the only lights visible were his own
lamp and the oil lantern hung in front
Of the town hall. lie felt and tested
the iron bars that defended the win
dow. The wooden stills had been split.
the bars put in place, and the wood
reunited again. II was not what
could be called an unbreakable jail.
He waited until midnight. and then
proceeded to try the strength OF the
top bar. II was not very thick, and
was heavily rusted. lie took tight
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-07
TULTR&S
2&xS-StE
POULTRY NOTES.

Gather the eggs several times a day.
Clean out the nest boxes and burn
the old straw
The heavy laying hen usually lays
normal, medium sized egg.
Start right by getting better hens;
end right by keeping them better.
Gull the surplus poultry. Keep only
such fowls as you are assured are
moDey-makers.
Do not try 70 start a new breed.
There are plenty now, and you would
be sure to get nothing but scrubs for
your pains.
|. Lime is a great cleanser. Hens must
have lime or they cannot manufacture
eggshells. Lime is very useful about
the poultry premises.
II your flock Of hens does not pro-
duce god average Of fertile eggs,
better introduce new blood. Secure
some healthy males from another
flock
one necessity for the turkey raiser
on the average farm is a tree for
roOsting purposes. A turkey does not
like house. but much prefers an open
place to roost.
Many who keep the poultry houses
clean Overcrowd their chickens and
then wonder why they lose their
fowls Let the chickens have plenty
or rooms and fresh air.
Keep your chicks tame. Il is a nui.
sance to have TO use n shotgun to
catch a chicken. Insubator chicks
have this advantage, they are accus-
toned 20 being handled and are never
rendered unmsnageable through fright.
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Copyright. 1903. by w C.. Chapman
Copyright in Great Brittany
BY
FRANCIS
RENO

Editors note: Francis Reno. the
author, comes or family OF pi-
oneers and lighters. and is related
90 Maj Reno of Custer Massacre fame
His earlier years were spent in the tur-
moil Of frontier life ln Arizona. where he
was for some time deputy sheriff and
later deputy United States marshal. at
Tucson. His efforts In enforcing the Chi
nese Exclusion Act on She Mexican Dor
Ger have been highly commended by the
Washington authorities. and recognized
by the HiEhbinders. who placed price
or 5000 on his head. which stands to-day
or late years he has held a highly re-
sponsiolc position with one Of the largest
bank protective associations In the United
States, and as superintendent OF it's Sc
cret service has established an enviable
record OF success in running down bank
burglars. These stories are confined 10
his earlier experiences in the west. the
scenes OF which are laid I'm Arizona and
New Mexico near the Mexican border
The Last Frontier. which until recent
years YES wild and lawlcss. and where
the typical bad man" Of pioneer days
made his las5 rtand)
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good plan TO shut them up in linn
tied Enclosure and feed them 70 the
limit for about two weeks. selling
them as soon as possible after this.
In many markets the heavier a goose
weighs the more Il brings per pound.
So Il is an object to make them az
heavy as possible
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NONG the many daring
outlaws who infested
the territory Of Arizo-
ma some eight or nine
years ago the name Of
Harry Royal. or Texas
Harry" as he was
more generally known.
shone forth as that Of
the most audaCious
criminal who set the
forces OF law and or.
der at defiance. Orig
inally from the east. he
was said 20 be a man
OF culture and refine
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PREPARE GEESE FOR MARKET
First Object lie 70 Make Them ss
Heavy as Possible and in Short
est Possible Time.

Geese being prepared for the mar
'ket should be grown 20 large size
and then finished for the market in
the shortest possible time. Il IS q
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-03
THE MILLS OF JUSTICE
Troubles of People Sifted Through
Court Hoppers.

Charges have been filed in the ju'
venile court against Lille, Harold,
Leonard and Roy SEEK, children of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. SEEK, residing at
No. 904 B avenue West, for incorri.
gibility. The police were beseeched
by the neighbors of the SEEK family
this morning to do something to pre-.
vent the SEEK children from destroy.
ing their property. 1t is alleged that
the children stormed the homes OF
their neighbors with rocks, tomatoes,
etc. One lady who resides nearby,
claims that they have broken windows
in her home. 1t is claimed by another
lady that her child, about three years
of age, has been mistreated by the
SEEK children. The county attorney
was consulted in the matter and as a
result information was filed by the
neighbors against the children. They
will be brought before one of the
pudges of the district court for trial.
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felt much better and cheerfully told
those at her bedside that she would
be better in the morning.. And in
deed she was, though not in the way
she had expected.
The end came very quietly. For
some time she had slept, occasional
~ rousing to speak to some one. Mr..
Conwell had been at her side for
Hours,-so had DR.. Laura Carnell,
who has been like a daughter in her
faithful attendance for months past,
and the nurse. About nine o'clock
the doctor came in. Mrs. Conwell
reused and then apparently fell
asleep. Presently some one called
attention to the strange quietness OF
her repose, when the physician dis
covered that her spirit had taken its
final flight. The release came lust
as she had wished. Often during the
years of indisposition she had ex-
pressed the hope that there should
be no long painful struggle at the
last, and it was so, for she simply
fell asleep in Jesus"
Mrs. Conwell was in Oskaloosa
with her husband two years ago
when he had an engagement on the
lecture course. She was much indis-
posed at the time and a nurse from
the local corps, Miss Lille Lawson,
was in constant attendance with her
during the day. Her condition at
that time was such that she could
not be left alone, and Miss Ryan of
Eddyville, then practicing locally, was
secured by Mr.. Conwell to accom-.
pany his wife upon the road and re-
manned with the patient through
journey of several weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-03
DEATHS IN OCTOBER
Seven Occur From Natural Causes
Two Are Suicides.

Nine deaths occurred in the city
during the month of October. This
number is about equal to the mum
Der OF preceding months OF the year
Two OF the deaths were violent while
the others were of natural causes. A
variety of diseases caused the deaths
The following is list OF the deaths
Emily j. Stanley, aged 80 years,
months and days, died October l.
OF uraemio poisoning. "ss .@,E
Clifford Fishburn, aged months
died October 3, OF an abscess.
Hattie Siders, aged 20 years, ]
month and 2 days, died October o, by
suicide. H..
j. W. Brier, aged Al years, IL
months and Is days, died October 10,
o. apoplexys
Theresa Targgart, aged "a years,
IL months and 20 days, died October
IL, of puerpural scepsis.
John Stoker, aged SIS years, IL
months and 2 days, died October IL,
from arsenic poisoning.
Anna II. Newcomb, aged Is days
died October IL. No cause given.
Junella c. Wetherwax, aged l year
and months, died October ~, OF
brain trouble.
Geo. W.. Grooms, aged So years, 4
months and 9 days, died October rs,
OF stomach trouble.
The average age of the deceased is
81 years, months and day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-03
MAKES IMPROVEMENTS
Work Has Commenced on Six Ad-
ditional Wells for Water Co.


The Water Company has begun
work on six new wells, just across
the river north of the pumping sta.
ton. These wells are being con.
structed in order that the Company
may have an ample supply of we'll
water at all times, regardless of low
water conditions, such as have pre-.
vailed the past summer.
This work was recommended by
and is under the direction of Messrs.
John w. Alvord and Chas. B. Bur.
dick, Consulting Engineers, Chicago.
These men are among the best water
works authority In the country, and
have thoroughly Investigated the con.
ditions here in Oskaloosa, and rec.
commended such changes in the plant
as are necessary to put it in first
class condition, and be amply pre-
pared for any emergency that might
arise. ..s
AS soon as the work on the wells
is completed, other improvements will
be made about the pumping station
in regards to pumping machinery, etc.
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be. There the :. publication will, be
dissected. The reading matter and
advertising sections will be sep
arately weighed and the amount OF
postage computed by the number OF
magazines sent out.
Newspapers are not affected The
average haul of a newspaper is but
three hundred miles, while the aver
age haul of magazine is eleven
hundred miles.
Mr.. Hitchcock told the president
that the plan of separating reading
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-03
Mrs. Jane Adafr.
Nora Adair.

RANDALL.-Wright Iowa, Nov. 2.
This community was inexpressibly
shocked this morning when the
death of Mrs. Seth Randall, one OF
the best known women in this part
OF the county, was announced Mrs,
Randall submitted to an operation
Tuesday afternoon at her home near
here and over a gallon OF pus was
taken from an abscess that had form.
ed in the lung tissue or lining, very
surprising and unusual case. Mrs.
Randall rallied nicely from the oper,
alton and the anasthetic and seemed
so much better that every one was
satisfied that she would recover. A
sinking spell came after midnight
this morning, however, and nothing
could be done to restore the circula,
ton or the ebbing vitality. ami the
sufferer passed away at two o'clock
Mrs. Randall has been singularly
afflicted for months and no one seem
led 10 understand the nature of the
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and advertising matter in the maya.
zines was entirely feasible and he
believed 1t to be the proper solution.
Hauling magazines in the mail has
proved costly to the government and
both the president and Mr.. Hitch
cock believe it has entered largely
into the deficit shown each year in
the postoffice department The
adoption of a new rate for maya
zines, Mr.. Hitchcock believes, will
entirely wipe out the deficit and put
the postal establishment on a self
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sustaining basis. President TAFT ia
looking forward to cent rate tn
letter postage and hopes 10 recon.
mend il before he leaves the white
House He hopes also to back up
his Recommendation with figures and
estimates which win show that letter
postage at this rate still win yield a
profit to the government. The es.
Enlistment OF the proposed new
rates as to magazines the president
believes will do much to bring about
the penny postage plan. The presi-
dent is determined to push his plan
for placing second and third GLASS
postmasters under the civil service.
He will make this recommendation
to congress In his forthcoming mes
sage.