The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-03-12
WHOLESALE BURGLARY
Seven Places Of Business Entered
But the Loot is Small. =. .. + ? :.

High avenue West since last week
has been suffering from an epidemic
OF robberies and petty thieving which
the police seem power1ess to check,
let alone being able to catch the
thieves. The burglars have been llav-
ing an easy time of II and are plying
their trade night after night without
interruption and with Considerable
degree of success. No less than sev.
entered since Monday night. March
End. 80. .""a.. - "'.
Central Supply Co. No. 6l3 High
avenue West @s' d ~"
,Robt. Rose, restaurant, No. 6I3 High
avenue West ''s t.,',
NJ & M! Star Bottling Co. Office
No. J24 High avenue West.
Hawkeye Lumber Co. office, No.
500 High avenue West
II. L. White, feed store, No. 324
High avenue West.
+. NJ. Blair. barber shop, No. $40
High avenue West. ...
Clark's Milk Depot, No. 3OG High
aVenne West.
Other places may have been enter
ed, but the above list OF properties
are those reported to the Herald. Sc
far as known the thieves have not
yet attempted to work on residences
AT Gene" Whites Supply Co. OF
fee the chlprits cut out pane OF
glass at the rear and went through
the office. They got small amount
of change from the cash drawer, 4
couple OF pipes and Il revolver.
Bob Rose loses four dollars in ten
cent pieces and other property. The
thief or thieves sat down ut this
place long enough to eat couple oil
pies and possibly got away with 9th
er things. A pair of canvass gloves
were left at this place and Il couple Of
shoe prints on table cloth. En-
trance was gained by cutting out /;
pane of glass on the west side OF the
building and craving through onto
a tabla.
T.. d. Nugents place, the NJ. & NJ
Star Bottline co. Office received {
thorough going over from front It
rear Thursday night. The same tao
tics were worked in this ease. cutting
out a glass from a window. this time
on the east side of the building The
thief Went through the place from
front TO rear and the extent OF tht
burglary Is not Known aside from the
fact that the fellow obtained Il couple
OF dollars fn small coins picked III
in the cash register. .'r
Thieves investigated the offices o
the Hawkeye Lumber Co. some tint
Sunday or Sunday night, but so iai
las known nothing OF value was taken
II. l.. White was also visited Sun
day night This time the thief man
aged TO get into the building through
a rear door. Some small change in {
stamp drawer, knife and other small
property were obtained.
At the f. NJ. Blair place entranc'
was affected by means of cutting on
Ia large pane of glass which in thi!
instance was also broken. The thie
loperated from the rear OF the shop
Nothing was taken in this ease "a
M article OF value was left In an.
Iof the drawers about the place. TIT
room, however was thoroughly rum
lmaged.
Frank Clark'S milk depot was anoth
ar of the places visited Sunday night
The thief was more fortunate herr
and picked up quantity OF cash
about $3.50, and some buffalo nick
els" that Mr.. Clark had been col
Ilecting. Some milk, cream and but
Ter are also missing from the place
but the amount cannot be ascertain
ed.
! Rumors have reached the HeralC
of an alleged hold up" wherein al
individual was rolled" for twent!
dollars cash. ], is said that i Ger
tain fellow, drinking in company witt
ianother individual took money from
him 10 the amount OF twenty dollars
Upon investigation the party. said Il
have taken the money. told the OF
ticer that he took the money away
from the friend because he was nm
der the influence Of liquor and h
feared someone would rob him. III
stated also that he intended TO re
turn the money as soon as he saw
| his friend again. No arrests were
made and no complaints filed with
the police department.