The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-10
HARKER FAMILY HOME
We're in a House That Was Robbed
at an Early Hour Friday
Morning at sioux City.

Mrs. Jos. Harker and daughters,
Misses Emma and Pearl, and little
son., George, who spent the winter at
Los Angeles. and other points in CAL
ifornia, arrived home last Friday.
alter a thrilling experience at Sioux
City during the night. Mr.. Harker
Went on to Auielia, Iowa. called
there by the sickness of his brother,
and Miss Nora stopped at Oaklanda
Neb.s for d week longer.
Mrs. HaTkeI aud daughters stopped
oyersa day with Mrs. &. .. Maxon,
who was a former resident of Mitchell
and Is well known here. During the
night Mrs. Maxon' S house was robbed
by burglars and had the women folks
frightened nearly to death. The
Misses Harker and another lady were
occupying one room and the burglars
entered this and threw the rays OF a
dark lantern into their faces, whic&
awakened them in a fright. They
were commanded at the point.of a re-
~volver not to make the least noise or
they would be killed, and they said
they obeyed the order implicitly.
The Harker family have had their
share of trouble on their way home
from California. At Trinidad, Cola,
their train was wrecked by running
into a freight, but none Of the party
were injured, nor did they lose any
thing In the robbery at Sioux City,.
The Sioux City Journal gives The
following account OF The robbery.
which occurred Friday morning
Two burglars at 2::30 o'clock this
morning held up whole housefuH OF
1people at the residence OF q, ID.
MaxOn, 1907 jackson street. threaten
Ing to Shootsif anyone showed a head
above the bed covers, and pillaged
the upstairs Of all the valuables they
could lay their hands on.
A large company was being enter
tanned at the Maxon residence.
Joseph Harker. jr., and Misses Emma
and Pearl Harke1, of Mitchell, s. d.,
were stopping there on the way home
from California. Mrs.5J.jM Kintner,
of Sioux Fails, S. D., sister Of Mrs.
Maxon, was also a guest. The others
in the house were Mrs. Maxon, J. H.
Moore, Mrs. Maxon's father, Emery
g. MaXon and Miss Blanche Maxon,
her children, Mrs. Mary Skinner and
the servant girl, Miss Emma
HersdorfeI.
All were visiting together down
lIstairs until about il 80 o'clock, when
they retired. The women all occu-
pied the upstairs rooms.
Il At 80 O'Clock this morning two
men were discovered by Mrs Kintner
in her room. AS soon as the men
noticed her awake they commanded
her to put her head under the covers.
The talking aroused the other women
on the second door in the other
, same order to put their heads under
cover and keep them there.
The order was obeyed.
The men, who were sleeping in
rooms on the first floor, knew Moth
ing of the holdup until the women
came downstairs and wakened them
! after it was all over.
1t was then discovered that the
= burglars had hastily ransacked all
! the rooms. An old watch belonging
: to Mr.. Moore was taken and several
rings and other articles Of jewelry
were stolen.
The burglars had entered by OPEN
: ing a window in the dining room.
g Mrs. Maxon gave a graphic account
Z of the burglary.
! ssIn all there were ten of us in the
house, she said. 1--WE women, the
: girls and my father were sleeping up-
stairs. My sister, Mrs. Kintner, and
! were sleeping together. 1t seems
! that the burglars first presented
y themselves at IL room I was awak-
g ened by the flash of a bulls eye Ian
dltern in my face. / heard a voice
which commanded me to lie still.
The language was, Keep still or we'll
kill you. We're burglaIs.'''
The watch taken was valued ait
about $50, the jeWelry was worth
about the same amount, and it is
thought that about $50 in money was
. taken altogether.
Chief of Police Keith Ill.
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