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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
M'GURRN BLAMES
THE AUTHORITIES

Frank E. McGurrin. president OF the
bank. discussing the robbery last night,
said
'Advices which have received are TO
the effect that the bank lost close to
$4,000, or at least more than $4,000. ] re-
Gret the loss OF course. and svmpathize
with the cashier, in whom l have had
every confidence, but ] must say that
the robbery would not have occurred had
Mr., Shafer strictly obeyeG orders. have
told him time and again that when he
had large sums of money on hand which
would not be needed until the following
day TO place the money in the vault and
turn on the time lock, set ahead. so
that the vault could not be opened. Had
these directions been carried out the
robbery would not have occurred; or. to
be mere explicit. we would have lost
only few hundred dollars instead OF
$4,000 or $4,000.
Tooele has no police protection is partly
responsible for the robbery / have been
trying for some time 10 obtain police pro-
lection for The town. but have not sue
ceedeG. Recently | took the matter into
the Third district court, where IL stiu Is
pending.
The Tooele Commercial bank has been
paving the checks for the Internat tionai
smelter for some time. We have been
in the habit of sending the money over
when ~ was needed. The custom was to
send the money by express the night
before and have il delivered 10 the bank
on the morning of. the day that we eX-
pcctcd rush Of checks Following this
custom, We sent $4,000 over by express
Tuesday night and II was delivered to
the bank Wednesday morning The
checks We're delayed. however, and all
the money was on hand az the time the
robbers made their raid
The bank Is n member Of The Ameri-
can Bankers association I believe that
Ne ave insured against robbery. know
that We took out a policy but | cannot
7e sure that. ~ still is I'm force until I
examine our papers tomorrow
our surplus and undivided profits
amount ~ about 5000, which win near
- cover The amount Of the loss / have
authorized the offer of = reward of $1,000
for Information tEat win lead 10 the ar
rest and conviction Of the robbers"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
CAPT. E. A. MACKLIN
CALLED BY DEATH

KANSAS CITY, June Captain Ed
gar \. Macklin, son OF General James
T.. Mecklin. son-in-Iaw of the late Bishop
L, r AtwilI. died today at A!amogordo.
y. M. according 20 telegram received
by Mrs. Charles II. Nearing. his sister
in-law, Of this city
Captain Macklin native OF I.eav-
enworth, Kan. Ee was 80 years cd He
studied for the army at Fort Leaven-
worth and entered active service at the
beginning OF the Spanish American war.
He commanded one of the companies that
participated IN the Brownsville. Tex, riot
OF 1906 In the court martial that fol-
lowed he was eXonerated OF all blame.
AS result. IL is believed, of the Browns
Vile affair he was shot by e negro at
FL Reno. Okla. In December. 1906, He
was placed on the retired list a year ago
and went 10 New Mexico TO be treated
for Tuberculosis.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
ROBBERY TIMED
TO THE MINUTE

Had the robbers not timed their descent
upon the bank almost n the minute. they
mlsht not have Been able 10 make away
with the small fortune which they OBJ
tanned
Charles II McCurrip. brother OF F.
+. McGurrin. president OF tho bank ac-
comranicd by George y. Higgs and 4
thur Q. Sullivan. went 10 Tocele yasier-
day on business. going partly for the rea
son thai i' was supposed 10 be pay day
At the slneltnr.
The visitors were in and out ot TIE
bank during the day leaving town for Salt
Lake about fifteen minutes before the
robbery was committed, Charles a Nc
Girrin did not learn ~ the robbery until
he had reached bone He immediately
beaded his machine for Tooele again ana
made record run in the hope that he
might ne o; assistance.
AZ late hour last night il was reported
from Tooele that no cicw had been
picked up. except a report tha, two
strangers had been seen on horseback
between Tooeie and Garfield This in
formation was conveyed 10 the deputy
sheriffs al Garfield and two officers left
with the intention Of intercepting the
suspects.
So FAR as known nobody saw the rob-
bers enter or leave the bank. but two
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08

horse. Entering the office. ne asked Mr.,
Irvine is ne knew where Shafer was.
II was the custom OF the cashier to
leave the bank occasionally In the after
noon 10 transact business with the mer
chants Of the town" said Mr.. Irvine.
when seen in Salt Lake last night. Be
always locked the safe. II he was out
when the robbers called at the bank that
would have disarransed their plans. as
evidently they did not intend 10 dyna-
mite the safe, but had made all their
arrangements TO bind and gag Shafer and
then rob the open safe.
Il feel certain that the stranger who
questioned me Is one OF the men wanted.
observed that he was riding a bright
bay horse. which ] think had A stripe on
Its face. The young man had a light.
clear complexion. He weighed about
lI5 or $50 pounds. When he left the
office lie mounted the horse and rode
away, ] was struck by his activity and
good horsemanship. l should say that
wooden shirt with the collar turned down
and his trousers. ] think were OF khaki
He was coatless. but had on a vest. and
in the left upper pocket he. carried quite
things. In his left hand back pocket he
had what appeared TO be an automatic
gun, and nc. probably had similar
weapon in his right hand back pocket.
The stranger arrived at my office
about o'clock or a few minutes after
that hour. He rode south along Broad
way when he departed. and | presume
Joined his companion on the flats north
of the town. ] am assuming of course
that he was one Of the bandits. He was
stranger TO me and / know nearly
everybody in Tooele
The robbery probably took place
twenty-five or thirty minutes later.
had seen Shafer on the street either
few minutes before or a few minutes
after the stranger entered my office. Evil
IDENTIFY Shafer went back TO the bank
and walked Into the trap that had beer
carefully prepared for him.
1t is probable that the bandits made
at once for some hiding place in the
Oquirrh mountains with the ultimate In
tent!on OF going to Bingham. and it is
likely that they escaped by way OF Mid
die or Pine CANYONS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
GAG AND ROB
BANK CASHIER
Bandits Take $4,000 From
the Tooele Commercial
and Make Their
Escape.
Continued From Page One,

ward Of $1,000 for information that will
lead to their arrest and conviction
At an early hour TINS morning reports
were 10 the effect that there were no de-
vclopments IN the pursuit OF the robbers
There are al least fifty officers, however
actively engaged in the search for the
men. AS soon as the facts were released
the Bell Telephone COMPANY notified
every town within n radius OF fifty miles
from Tooele 10 be on the lookout for the
bandits and II they left Tooele with their
booty there Is llttle doubt that they will
OFFICERS from Toocle. Bingham. Garfield
and Stockton. in addition TO the Salt
Lake police force and the Maylon detec-
tive bureau Of this city. are on the trail
OF the men.
Luke May. the head of the Maylon
service, went 10 Tooele last night in
response to = call from that place. Mr.
May was under the impression at the
time Of his departure that tho robbers
were safely ensconced In their room in
Tooele. or the immediate vicinity.
). |. Shafer, cashier OF the Tooe!e Com
mercial bank is well known and pop
ular man. He came 10 Salt Lake City
in the summer of 1910 and entered the
employ of the Salt Lake Security & Trust
company, OF which +. h. McGurrin is the
head. Some months later Mr.. Shaier was
transferred 10 Tooele as the cashier OF
the bank and his work is said TO have
given entire satisfaction up TO the time
of the robbery, Before coming TO- Salt
Lake Mr. Shafer occupied a responsible
position with the government reclamation
service in Colorado. He is married and
resides with his wife a Tooee
Recently Mr.. Shafer underwent a deli
cate surgical operation in Salt Lake and
has since been far from normal In
health, it is said. To his condition of
health, coupled with the excitement un-
der which he was laboring at the time he
was being gagged by one OF the rob
bers. is attributed the fainting spell which
seized him. Al late hour last night Mr..
Shafer was stu in an extremely nervous
condition. but his physician thought that
he would be fully recovered by today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
MENTAL ACCURACY
Greatly Improved by Leaving Off
Coffee.

The manager of an extensive cream
cry IN wis. states that while a regular
coffee dr,nker, he found it injurious 10
his health and hindrance to the per-
formance of his business duties,
1T impaired my digestion, gave me
distressing sense OF fullness in the re-
glon OF the stomach, causing most
painful aud disquieting palpitation of
the heart. and what is worse, il mud
d!ed rly mental faculties so as TO seri.
ouslv inlure my business efficiency
81 finally concluded that sometime
would have to be done. 7 quit The use
Of coffee. short off. and began 10 drink
Postum The cook didn f make il right
at flrst-she didn t boil it long enougb
and dld not find it palatable and ouif
using II and went back 10 coffee and
TO the stomach trouble a.,in.
Then my wife took The matter IN
hand, and by following the directions on
the box, faithfully, she had me drirkinc
tostum Tor several days before I knew
"When l happened to remark that
was feeling much better than had for
long time, she told me that had been
drlnklng Postum and that accounted for
n. Now we have no coffee on our table
NY digestion has been restored and
WIN thls Improvement has come relief
from the oppressive sense of fullness
and palpitation of the heart that used
to bother me so. | note such a gain in
mental strength and acuteness thai +
can attend to my office work with ease
and pleasure and without making the
mistakes that were so annoying to me
wh,le i was using coffee.
Postum is the greatest table drink
or me times, m my humble estima.
ton Name given by Postum Co
Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road "a
Wellville.' in pkgs. "There' s rea,
SON.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. Thev
are genuine, true and full of human in.
terest- ."
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
GRAND JURY PROBING
THE LUMBER INDT!

CHICAGO. June 7.-FederaI grs.1
investigation into the lumber h
continued today. Only one wltHer1'
It's G. Mesero!e. a retail! lumber 4
OF Gowrie. Ia, testified Repress,;'
Of mail order houses were on f.
the federal building with other rsn'
tatives OF mail order concerns
sought 10 purchase thelr suppIis<
the manufacturer and sell direct
consumers. a number OF tire ur:
poenaed appeared carrying buni'
books and documents.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
SENATE APPROVES THE
L0RIMER COMM

WASHINGTON. June The q
mel Of the new Lorimer election u
CATION committee was formally aoc
By the senate today. and the elszl
atorS. selected from the regular 81
elections committee. but vested sIt
committee powers. will begin ths,f
Immediately. While no time fzs.
fixed. IL is possible the conmIut|
meet tomorrow TO organize. n
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
This VIII Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren a Certain relief for FevershneSs
Headache. Bad Stomach. Teething Dis
orders. move and regulate the Bowels
and destroy Worms. They break up
TO the taste Children like them. Over
10000 testimonials. Used by Mothers for
% years. They never fall. Sold by all
Address. Allen S. Olmstead, L. Boy. ny
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
MERCURY REACHES
101 AT OKLAHOMA CITY

KANSAS CITY. June Though
showers cooled off a large part OF western
and southwestern Missouri today Kan
sas and Oklahoma still suffered from the
heat. The showers lowered the tempcCa-
ture here and the highest recorded was
81 degrees. At Joplin. Mo-. so degrees
was the maximum.
In eastern Kansas showers lowered the
temperature to 30 degrees and to 81 in
the western section of the state In
Oklahoma there was no relief and the
temperature reached l0l degrees at Okla
horna CITY.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
W. {. D. STOKESl
SHOT BY TWO W1||
Wealthy Hotel Owner
After Letters and Recsi,
Bullets.
Continued From Paee On.

when it occurred to her that =
from her home IN New Orleans
pecIed here tonight. and she IN!
what VIII he say 10 thIs s''''
She was compelled 10 lir. +,
fensc, she told the police mar.
Late tonight Mr.. Stokes w,s y,
an operating table Several ~
tographs were made and sr,ryeo,.
for the bullets. The patien, ~
and II was decided 10 discor,asall
probing until tomorrow. when ,Sa
will be resumed II Mr.. Stdkes's,
ton permits
His only danger, physicians saw
blood poisoning. LEI
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08

women women in the Hotel Tooele; in which i,ls
they saw two strangers walking north
from the bank a about the time of the
robbery. one OF the men, the women
said, had on a Cravcnette coat and ap
peared TO have something underneath il.
The money taken from the bank con-
sisted OF between $1,000 and $4,000 In bills.
$4,000 in gold and about $500 In silver. AS
the silver and gold weigh approximately
forty pounds the robbers would have
some trouble in carrying it without de-
lection
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
Injuries Not serious

DENVER. Colo, June M,
Scott Miller. mother OF Mis- S,o.'
night received a message from bss
ter 20 the effect that Mr. Sinkss.y
les were not serious. and that Il
be all right In a few days. Wr
was a Denver girl She ia Z,
musician. and IL was while sna,'
New York that she met Mr.. s,o}.'
married him several months a1n
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
WATCHMAN IS FOUND
GUILTY OF MURDER

DENVER. June After being out
nearly forty-eigh, hours the jury In the
Burlington & Quincy railroad watchnan
charged with Staying Mrs. Sophia Branch
ton while the latter was gathering coal
in the railroad yards. brought In a YER
dict today OF second degree murder. The
penalty Us from ten years to life impris-
annneni but sentence was deferred.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
CHINESE CREW BATTLES
WITH I. S. OFFICIALS

NEW YORK, June lin Selling con.
traband opium today three customs in
spectors and three detectives battled with
fourteen members OF the Chinese crew of
the steamer Roseric at Brooklyn wharf
and arrested three orientals.
The customs men searched the Roseric
which was getting ready 10 sail today
on It's regular trip 10 Shanghai. and
found ten cans OF opium hidden in the
hunks OF members of the crew
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
w. L. VINE GIVES
IMPORTANT CLEW

One of the most important clews was
supplied 20 the authorities by w. l..
Irvine OF the Tooele Improvement COM
pany. Thirty minutes before the rob-
berry occurred a young man rode ND TO
the office of the Tooele Improvement
company, which is less than seventy feet
from the bank. and leaped from his
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
SEVERAL CANDIDATES
SEEK SCHOLARSHIP

NEW YORK June 7.-Congressman
Robert f. Broussard of the third Louisi-
ana district has announced his candidacy
for the United States senate for the term
beginning March {. 1915. TO be voted on
at the Democratic state primary this
summer. His opponents will be Gov.
]. Y. Sanders and Congressman y. a.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08

pany might he acquired by the Federal
Steel company and / determined again
TO speak 10 Mr.. Morgan about IT, know
ing that such deal would involve 6nan-
cial backing. Mr.. Morgan did not give
much encourG cement.
Il did not report 10 Mr.. Schwab about
my conference with Mr. Morgan. but he
came TO see me several times afterwards
and IL was aI that Time i. Edward sim
mons, president OF the Clearing House
association of New York, gave dinner
a, the request OF Mr.. Prick To bankers
and men interested in the steel business.
Mr.. SChwSb. MIR. Morgan and others
were present, and MIR. Schwab made
statement which made quite an impress
sion on Mr.. Morgan concerning the Car
negie Steel company, description OF its
export business and It's cost Of prOduc-
ton and the like. | was not there, but
have no doubt that Mr., Schwab had IN
mind the advantages of a consolidation
of steel interests.
The next thing heard about II was
on a Sunday morning. not long after this
dinner. when Robert Bacon. then part
ner in tn" firm OF !. Picrpont Morgan &
Co., came 10 my house. He said that th"
night before MIR. SChvab had surprised
Mr.. Morgan by showing him a letter from
Mi. Carnegie. stating that he would sell
his steel property and take bonds In
payment for H.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-08
LOSS EXCEEDS 5000.
Latest Figures Given Place the Amount
at approximately $3.50.
al a IL TIL,

SPECIAL 10 The Tribune.
T0OELE CITY June Sit was an
rounced here at ar early hour this morn
ing that the loss OF thc Tooele Com
MeTcial bank WAS very close 20 Sg37n
There WAS approximately $40. 900 in cash
In the bank at o'clock. 4 few minutes
aftor The hour a customer went in and
c9shed check for $500. The robbers
entered next. taking the remainder Of
The cash, with the exception Of $3.50 which
they overlooked
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-13
Afternoon Session

Board of county commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment, present full
board, county auditor and Dep sheriff
Assessor and Deputies met with the
Board of County Commissioners and
County Auditor and agreed upon the
following basiso of valuation for assess
ment Of the different classes Of pro-
perty for the year 1911.
Lands class No /, S13 10, per acre,
class No 2 Sill SO, per acre; lands No 3
SO so, per acre; class No 4 Sc Is, per
acre; Improvements on land 4 of value;
horses under three years old and over
6 months from $25 90 to $50 90; stallion
90 times service fee; cattle under 2 years
old and over 6 months from SIS 90 to
So 90; cows 2 years old and over from
lS8 90 to $I2 90, all other cattle 2 years
i old and over from $40 90 to $50 90,
mules and asses from S25 90 to $50;
sheep from 81, to SO; hogs from 81, to
IS; wagons and carriages of whatever
kind from $40, to $50; automobiles !
value; melodeons and organs SIS; piano
fortes from $40, to $50; HOUSEHOLD furni,
i ture value agricultural tools, nipple
ments and machinery ] value; gold.
and silverplate and plated ware of
value; franchises, annuties. royalties
and patent rights Of their value, dia-
monds a nd jewelry and watches / Of
value; steamboats, sailing boats mwharff
boats, barges or other crafts Of value;
goods and Merchanise of value. ma
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Commissioners Proceedings.
Tuesday, April A, 1911

Board of county commissioners mel
pursuant to statute. Present G N
McCollum. Philip Hell, H g Gum
Chas Dirks, G. E Stoddard county
auditor and L L Wagner dep. sheriff
absent: Jos V Wagner.
On motion c N McCollum was cleo
ted chairman pro. tenn.
Minutes ofthe quarter ending March
81 st 1911 were read aud on motion ap.
proved as read.
On motion board adjourned to ]
o'riiocik p m.
Attest: CN McCollum
CE stoddard Chairman
Auditor
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Afternoon Session.

Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present full beard of county commits
%sioners, county auditor and dep sheriff
The following firms filed bids oil the
construction of the Libertin Drainage
Ditch, to-wit:- w r Shipman, Crow
der 4 Warne, b C Winsor & Son and
Arnett Bros, the following filed bids
on the culverts to be used on the above
named ditch, TV Ptak Lbr Co, Full
erton Lbr Co and Hennepin Bridge Co.
Moved and seconded that the bids
on the Libertiu Drainage Ditch be
opened, motion carried, the bids were
as faIesss. re We Is & w rnes siSSsi t1
certified chech for 1915 90 enclosed. w
r. Shipman 1896 90 certified check for
$500 enclosed: E C Winsor & Son $sl55.
IS bettified check for 1866 enclosed and
Arnett Bros, S5817 80 no check en-
closed.
On motion the bids on culvert pipe
were opened, which were as follows
Hennepln Bridge Co SIS 25 per foot,
80. E4 NpHANeE9tM 7tAeSx' EA@T
Fullerton + hrA Co SIS le per &c and
the TV Ptak Lbr 90, S. 10 per foot
for iron ingot and 81 80 per foot fol
steel.
Moved and seconded that w. r
Shipman being the lowest bidder he b.
awarded the contract of constructing
the Libertin Drainage Ditch urson his
fling a bond with the county auditor
IN the sum Of $500 90 conditioned fol
the faithful construction of said ditch
! accordance with plans and specific,
ations on file with the county auditor
and his entering into q contract with
the Board Of County Commissioners
Tor the construction for the sum 81
1885 o. $500
MoSIed and seconded that The bond
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-13
Buy your Easter Postals at

=e;5e s.
w. e. Bardwell returned from
Omaha last Saturday evening.
Malcolm Mum Jr. returned
from Chicago last Saturday even
ing.
Choice Glover seed for sale at
Wheeler's elevator, at $500 per
bushel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Gregory
came from Salem Tnasdav To uisit
her parents, DR.. and Mrs. Mum,
Joe Dvorak returned from the
Black Hills last Sunday where he
was looking after his claim which
be bought last fall.
{ have some money to loan on
Bon Homme county land. Lock
Box 5. Scotland, SD.
The naw garage that is being
built by Frank Wanek ct. al. east
of A. w. Sweets blacksmith, is
nearly ready for business. A ce-
ment floor has been laid, and the
entire building has been covered
with corrugated steel.
Buff and Barred Plymouth:
Rocks and Golden Wyandotte Eggs
for hatching for sale, from prize
winning and Utility pens at right
prices, inquire Of
Phil Becker.
zS EsS Scotland, So. OAK.
bad fire was narrowly averted
g the Jacob Reich home Tuesday
M0Tniug. Mrs. Reich was frying
some fat on the stove when i.
caught 6re, She was able is throw
We burning liquid out doors before
tne building caught fire, but the
room was badly smoked.
a Z load Of South Dakota
FFown Early Ohio potatoes. For
$50 none better 1t HE price IS
are selling them Al. They are
moving fast. Come IN and "a
your supply 81 We can not pet
more 81 the price these are seJf;po
aoE. Quick Sale Mar. CO.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-13
Wednesday April 5th 1911

Board of county commissioners met
p. rsss. It tc i vse full i
board of commissioners, auditor and
dep. sheriff.
Board proceeded to check up with
the county treasurer for the quarter
ending March 3lst 1911.
On motion Board adjourned to l
O'Clock p. m.
Attest: Jos Wagner
g. q. SToDDARD Chairman
Auditor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-13

knicker-Jones has a bad memory.
HocSer-His mother never knew what
were trumps, and his father couldn't
remember anything on the witness
stand-New York Sun.