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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Sept. 10, 1903. 



TDoosands ot Hives ■■ Millions ot Secilons 



Ready for Prompt Shipment. 



We are not selling goods on NAME ONLY, but on their quality. 

 In addition to the many car-loads we are shipping to all parts of the United 

 States, we have just made one shipment of five car-loads to England. 



G. B. LEWIS CO., WatertowM, Wisconsin, U. S. A. 



28 cents Cash 

 for Beeswax. 



This is a good time 

 to send in your Bees- 



paid for Beeswax. W ^i^'ceZri^^i^i 



r***** *^-'* a-^^i'^i'4-r TT 9^.rm.» ♦ CASH— for best yel- 

 low, upon its receipt, or 30 cents in trade. Impure wax not taken at any price. 

 Address as follows, very plainly, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



144 & 146 Erie St., Chicago, 111. 



Dittmer's Foundation ! 



This foundation is made by a process that pro- 

 duces the superior of any. It is the cleanest and 

 purest. It has the brightest color and sweetest 

 Retail and Wholesale. odor. It is the most transparent, because it has 



tbe thinnest base. It is tough and clear as crystal, and gives more sheets to the pound than any 

 other malie. 



Working M'ax into Foundaition for Casli a. Specialty. Beesfirax 

 al\i^ays "wanted at highest price. 



Catalog giving FULL LINE OF SUPPLIES with prices and samples, FREE on application. 

 E. Grainger & Co., Toronto, Ont., 



Sole Aeents for Canada. 



GUS, DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 





Everything i 



FOR BEES... i 



KRETCtiMhK .Vii Q. CO., 



Red Oak, Iowa. 



Catalog: with hundreds of •? 

 NEW illustrations FREE to 7« 

 bee keepers. Write for it now Jj 



AGENCIES: 



Foster Lumber Co., 



Lamar, Colo. 

 Trester Supply Co., Q 



Lincoln, Nebraska, a 

 Shug-art & Ouren, 



Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

 J, W. Bittenbender, 



Kno.xville, Iowa. 



Please mention Bee journal when wntine 



Hives, Sections, Foundation, 



etc. We can save you money. Send list of goods 

 wanted and let us quote you prices. ROOT'S 

 GOODS ONLY. Send for Catalog. 



iVl. H. HUNT & SON, Bell Branch, Mich. 



wnCCr mUNCf and easy to make 

 If you work for us. We will start you In 

 .bUslneBS and fumlBh the capital. Work 

 |llght and easy. Send 10 cents for full 

 line of Bamples and particulars. 

 DKAPER PUBLISBINQ CO., Chicago, lllf. 



If you want the Bee-Book 



That covers the whole Apicultural Field more 



completely than any other published, 



send $1.20 to 



Prof. A. J. Cook, Claremont, Cal., 



FOR HIS 



" Bee= Keeper's Guide." 



Liberal Discounts to the Trade. 



ueo journal wiieu writing' 



Qneens M Ready to Supply m Return Mall 



Stocli wiiich cannot be excelled. Eacii variety bred in separate apiaries, 



from selected motiiers ; have proven tiieir qualities as great honey-gatiierers. 



/^^-.|J^_.,_ I -d- ^< I S «■ »« <-. Have no superior, and few equals. Untested, 



VjOIUen llallcinS 7S cents ;& for S4.00. 



whicii left all records beliind in honey- 

 gatiiering. Untested, $1.00; 6 for $5.00. 



/~* -, ».*^ «/-kI «3 «^ <? — They are so highly recommended, being more gentle 



WCirmUlcind than aU others. Untested, $1.00. 



ROOT'S GOODS AT ROOT'S FACTORY PRICES. 



Red Clover Queens, 



G. H. W. WEBER, 



2146-2148 Central Avenue, 



CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



to Chas. F. Muth and A. Muth.) 



Please Mentioii the Bee Jonroal ^^^^'•"i^g 



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Advertisers < 



Bee°Stealing at Denver. 



In the past Denver bee-keepers have been 

 occasionally annoyed by the theft of a hive of 

 bees or its stores, but never before, to my 

 knowledge, has any one undertaken to make 

 an extensive start in bee-keeping by wholesale 

 stealing of bees. Such, however, was the 

 plan adopted by .John S. Hayes and wife, a 

 newly married couple living in Denver. 



Suspicion was first aroused by the fact tha' 

 his apiary, which consisted of one colony 

 about March 1, increased at the rate of one . 

 colony every Sunday morning, until he had 

 eight. All these were in bright red hives of 

 his own manufacture. At this stage he pur- 

 chased a few weak colonies and a lot of emptj- 

 hives, which he placed in his yard to repre- 

 sent colonies, and lo, the red hives went for 

 kindling. Then he began to increase much 

 faster. He had a hive to set the stolen bees 

 into. The stolen hives and frames that could 

 be identified by their owner made an excel- 

 lent tire. 



On Saturday, June 6, I discovered five colo- 

 nies missing at :ny out-apiary— the best in the 

 lot. I immediately thought I knew where my 

 bees had gone, and I resolved to use a little 

 strategy to prove the truth of my suspicions 

 and at the same time apprehend the thieves. 

 I at once saw tlie bee-inspector of Denver 

 county, and arranged with him to inspect the 

 suspected apiary early Monday morning. It 

 was also arranged that after he got to work I 

 would happen along on my wheel and drop 

 in for a bee-chat, which I did, and the strata- 

 gem worked very nicely. 



The woman had the audacity to ask me if I 

 had had any bees stolen. I replied that I had 

 seen mine the week before, and thai they 

 were all right at that time, which they were. 



I could only identify one hive which stood 

 on the stand. The inspector told them he 

 had to inspect all hives and combs for foul 

 brood, so we got to see all that were in sight. 

 We had noticed a small room on the back of 

 the lot, which was locked up. 



The inspector asked, "What is in here ?" 



" Oh, there isn't anything pertaining to 

 bees in there." 



"Well," the inspector said, " open it, I 

 want to see." 



The man obeyed, and, behold, there were 

 two of my hives, empty, along with a quan- 

 tity of others. I made no claim to them, nor 

 said anything in regard to what I had seen. I 

 was just thinking howl could get a warrant 

 before they got suspicious and burned up my 

 evidence. I finally got a policeman to watch 

 while I went for the warrant. 



I had both man and wife arrested, and made 

 them tell where the bees were that belonged 

 in the two empty hives we found locked up. 

 He had transferred them to his own hives, 

 and he showed us which ones. The constable 

 marked them as my property and let them set 

 there, but nailed up the hive ot bees that was 

 standing outside, and took it and tbe empty 

 hives right along to court with the prisoners. 



While the policeman was watching them 

 they thought something was going to happen. 

 He took the ax and went to work with a will 

 on hives and frames, and she carried the stuff 

 in and fed the stove. 



John Bouchenheimer, also, had them both 

 arrested the same afternoon for stealing two 

 colonies from him. They both gave bonds 

 that evening, and went home and began put- 

 ting things in better shape (for them I. They 

 moved five colonies away after dark, which 

 were later located with a search warrant, and 

 identified by a rancher who had only live col- 

 onies, and they were selfish enough to take 

 them all. The ranchman finally got tired and 

 dropped his suit. Others that lost one or two 

 wouldn't prosecute them, tor they said the 

 time they would lose would be worth more 

 than the bees. The accused appeared the 

 next morning for trial and asked for a con- 

 tinuance until Thursday morning to prepare 

 their defense, which was granted. The case 



