The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-02-11
ALLIANCE NEWS

Alliance, O., Feb. 7.-One of the bold
est robberies ever committed in this
city occurred Saturday afternoon at
the home of John F. Kryder, No. 1885
South Arch avenue. Mrs. Kryder and
her mother Mrs. Julia Hunter, left
the residence about 2:45 o'clock and
returned home within an hour to find
that someone had entered the house
and carried away two diamond rings
valued at $1l5, a ladies' gold watch
and $40 in money. The various rooms
had been ransacked and the contents
of bureau drawers strewn about. 1t
was found that entrance was gained
by prying open a window at the front
porch. This was extremely risky
business as street cars pass the place
every seven minutes. The residence
is near to number of other homes
and people were passing continually
One neighbOr noticed a man walk up
to the Kryder home but paid no at
tention to him, hence no description
could be furnished the police who
were notified at once upon the discov-
cry of the robbery. Mr.. Kryder is a
member of the Allott-Kryder Hard
ware company which does a wholesale
and retail hardware business here.
The members of Company X. Eighth
Infantry, Ohio National Guard, under
command of Captain U. S. Wetzel at
tended services Sunday evening at the
First M. E. church. An address of
patriotic nature and appropriate to
the occasion was given by the pastor,
Rev. W. F. Wykoff. Special musical
selections were rendered by the church
choir.
national convention of the Rou-
manian societies of the United States
opened here Sunday with big parade
of the societies in regalia at noon.
A Roumanian band led the procession
which passed over the main streets
of the city. The convention proper
opens Monday and will last several
days. The societies are of a ben
fetal nature and delegates are expect
ed from many states of the union. A
theatrical entertainment was given
Saturday evening at Untch's hall on
Broadway and Sunday a banquet was
held in Muellers hall on South Webb
avenue. The business sessions will
be held in the Eagles lodge room.
Some party evidently bent upon
the breaking of window glass, made
a trip up Main street and Freedom
avenue about IL o'clock Saturday
night. A rear window at Portner's
pharmacy was broken. Next an ice
cream sign was stolen at Martins fruit
store, corner of the public square,
and thrown through a window at the
Office of City Auditor c. o. Silver, in
the city hall. A brick was thrown
through a window at Mrs. Bertha Kay
ler's home on South Freedom avenue,
three squares south of the city build
ing. No clew to the perpetrator of the
offenses has been found.
Discovery was made Sunday that
someone had entered the cellar at
Jessie Scotts grocery store on East
Broadway. Entrance was made by
breaking oper a paddock. An effort to
get into the store room failed.
The board of public safety Saturday
evening opened the bids for the auto
mobile combination, chemical engine,
fire engine and hose wagon to be pur-
chased by the city. The award was
made to the Robinson Fire Apparatus
company, Of st. Louis, which firm
made one of the combination chemi-
cal engines and hose wagons now in
use here. Their bid was $6394, The
other bidders were the Webb Motor
Fire Apparatus company, of Vim
cennes, Ind, whose price was $745G,
and the third bidder was man named
Luitwiller, of Rochester, N. Y, his bid
being $4,000.