The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-30
Big REWARD
FOR THIEVES
LOGAN COUNTY FARM
ERS AROUSED OVER
THIEvING
GET TOGETHER
And viii EndeayOr TO Run
Down Guilty Parties.
Special to Daily Leader.

NftHtthtf Ohiat Aug. lHt--ine iuinntlS
Of Logan county particularly In mat re-
gion lying around Navina. have been
and are stiil making strenuous efforts
TO obtain evidence as to the identity o.
the men who have beel for the past two
or three months stealing harness ami
other things.
On the night Of July 1Tth some one
entered the barns OF Mr. A. p Rundeu
and Mr.. j. f. Griffin ana stole the har-
ness which are described IN this article
SO far no clue as to their identity has
been obtained rad the people OF that
sectioi are thoroughly aroused. Mr.
Rundetl and MIR. Griffin eoch offered a
reward Of aftt dollars for the canture
OF the thieves and the work has now
been taken up by many OF the otho~ peo-
pie Of that section and they have Joined
with these two men and formed purse
20 be offered as reward They have
drawn up the following paper which viii
be deposited at the Bank OF Navtla with
as much OF the money as has been col-
lected and viii serve as token Of their
good faitn and win be a binding con
tract on the parties signing.
Following isthe Offer and the signers:
We. the undersigned. promise to pay
the amounts opposite our names for the
capture and conviction ff the person or
persons who. on the night OF the 18th Of
July. 1906, stole two sets n harness. de-
scribed as follows;
A set Of heavy breechsng ha~ness.
concord. bolt names. Nc 3. no back
bands. folded breeching. double back
straps running to market tugs and
hames. ore inch double hip straps. heavy
/ al
extra heavy, 1 IA in. is foot lines point
ed at back end. short bride reias to
hang ON names one smooth hlaged bril-
die bit the other double hinged wire bit:
the bride brow bands are covered with
bright red patent leather. one tug has
bee1 eaten near coclS-cye with ants
and is quite noticeable. etc.
Description Of second set OF harness as
follows,
High names with metal knobs, patent
swivel hame tug IA tug with 2-lnch
strip sewed on outside lines 20 feet
long. with extra piece sewed on which
was badly worn double hip strap breech-
ing STRAPS inch wide hip strap broke be-
low bdckle on bTeeching. only one roller
snap on breast STRAPS, ore straight bit
worn thin and ole broken bit. one heavy
hitch strap seven feet long. large irass
shields Tor inch straps on all bucxies
about twenty cellulod riggs on ha-ness
four collaTs. three were 10 inch ana 20
inch ana one 10 inch cotton collar. two
collars were haif sweene, felt lined
mule collars with patch on bottom Of
one.
First described harness was stolen
from A. p Runden Guthrie. Okla. r. F.
y. No. B.
second described harness from James
+. Grinia. Guthrie, okla. r. f. D. No 4
A. p. Rundell $50; J. r. Grinla $50: d
D. Datin So Je Bussard IS: Samuel Grif-
ia IS; Harley Hal. s.: c s. shoate. IS.
W. H. Thorn IS; L. O. White s.; s.
snbebaok s5 +. Jacobus IS: L. p
Nelson s.: o. f. Meeon s5: T.. McDona,d
So Wm. Branscomb S.; N. Braascomb
s.: II. Daniel S5; II. d. butcher s.: b S.
Hancock S. Robt l.. Hancock s.: j. r.
Craig. Jr. IS. Fred s. Horn sS: A. Il.
Porter s.; o. NJ. Berlin s.: Dennis L.
Far S.: A. l.. Maple Sc; j. c. Jackson
81; l.. j. Stark cashier OF Bank of Ma q
vina. IS; "A. r. Canheld SJ; A. T.. Me-
Dole IS, o. G. Cornforth IS. Peterson a.
Steingeldt S.: Joseph Buker IS; Fred
Quick S5 Frank Cayalaugh $5i f. r.
Adams.agent ST. LOUIS III Reno e Wsst-
ern. az Navina, IS. r. H. Fuller s.; John
Berg IS, Thomas Robinsyl s.: Thomas
Griffin So Pizarro Robinson IS: A o.
iane s., j. II. Thomas s., NJ r. Berg
So r. j. Robinsoa s.. John Cavanaugh
50; ~ Trplett s5 T.. - Tanman S.. q.
+. Merritt $40. W. n. Coyie $40: VIM r.
Bross S5' A. NJ. C3naite 81; Seward lodge
Anti-Horse Thief association No, 332
5000.