He's An Old Timer

Om Saturday last, Sheriff Brenner went to Northfield and arrested a man givtng his name as John l'roderick Schulta a Polander by birtli, ooi a cliarg-e oí stealing a cow from the iarm of Mr. Wilson, of "Webster, on the 8th day oí October last. The cow was a Jersey, and valued at $50. Sheriff BrenJier lias traced up the past life of tliO prisoner and finds a queer record. He has lired for some time in Detroit, and is kiiown there as John Frederick Meyer. He had been in trouble down in Ohio lor taking a cow tJiat did not belong to hiin, aaid served a two year's sen tence in the Ohio l'cnitentiary. Thei at Detroit he liad been uader arrest severa! times few chickem stealing. Sclmlta now gtviea lils f uil name as John Frederick Meyer SehuHa. He i-i a 'little Umie, and has traviln aboiut over thLs connty considerably stopping witk farmers, and al preietrring to sleep in the barn. He lias never been considered ;i b;id man, but .rather looked apon as a liariüless good naturod sort oí a v Theïnight he took the cow trom WilSOttl's barn, hie went foor inil(s east and put np with a fanncr for the day mg them tiiat li.-i brother had glven liim cow and that she was afraiil oi I - and he wanted t wait there and lead her after dark. "What he did wi:h the cow is not known, but the oiffiicefs supposè she is in "Wnync oounty BOimewhere. He tells Sheriïi lirenuer that the cow got scared at some boys fiting off revolvers and got away from him and ran away, aaid he doesn't know where she is. Wlneo arrested he had a good strap halter in his possessio.n, whk-li he claims to liave found, but wliich the slieriïf thhilcs was tO be nsed to lead off another cow.