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The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
UNIONS PREPARE FOR BREAK
Railroad Presidents Standing Pat In
RefusaI Of Brotherhood Demands.

Washington, Aug. 28-While $50
brotherhood leaders were leaving
Washington last night to prepare for
the organization of the impending
general railroad strike. President
Wilson, facing rejection of his de.
mands by the railroads, postponed the
showdown between the carriers and
the unions until today. The departing
district chairmen of the brotherhoods
carried with them the plans for put
ting the strike into effect and left
with the union presidents power Of
attorney to order the walkout unless
the railroads accept substantially the
settlement plan proposed by President
Wilson.
Advised that there was no hope OF
dissuading the railroads from their
rejection OF his demands, the. Presi
dent turned to Congress for legisie
tion designed to make the eight-hour
day and a wage advance palatable to
the carriers.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
NAN AND WOMAN SLAIN
,ANcHMAN's BODY FILLED WITH
SHOT AND BULLETS.
sIons Of Struggle Indicate Farmsr
Found With Throat SIasheo
Killed Housekeeper.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Colorado Springs.-Thomas CIVIL
Inn. a farmer, 65 years old, and Mrs
Mary E. Simmons. IS years old
housekeeper for Gwillim, were killec
by rifle bullets at the Gwillim home
near Falcon, twenty miles east o.
here. The discovery OF the tragedy
was made by a neighbor's daughter
when she called at the farmhouse on
an errand.
The girl said both bodies were ly
nR in the sitting room OF the ranch
house. But when the coroner reacheo
the place the woman's body was IN
the room and that OF the man had
disappeared.
The coroner followed a trail OF
blood across two rooms to closet
Opening the door he was confronted
by the staring eyes OF Gwillim. IN
whose lap was a half gallon Jug con-
tanning whisky. Stains upon his chin
Indicated that he had partaken OF the
contents before succumbins to his
wounds.
Gwillims body was found TO have
received two rifle bullets and numer'
GUS buckshot wounds, and his throat
had been cut away with penknife.
About the room were evidences OF
struggle, and small holes in the walls
Indicated where some OF the buck
shot had struck the plaster.
Coroner Boyle believes tina, Gwillim
killed Mrs. Simmons and then turned
the gun on himself. Gwillim is be-
lieved to have tried to kill her with
shotgun and then to have got a
1879 high-power rifle and shot her
through the heart. He afterwards,
the officers believe turned the rifle
on himself.
While the officers were examining
the house. Vaza, 1S-year-old daughter
OF Mrs. Simmons, returned. She
stated that she had come home from
Falcon and discovered the tragedy.
She hitched horse into buggy and
went five miles to a ncighbor's to no.
tify them.
Gwillim, who was brother OF r. J.
Gwillim. formerly assessor OF Ell PasO
county, lived on his farm a r,ile and
a half south OF Falcon. Ten years ago
he was divorced. Two OF his grown
sons live on farms near his.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
K. Of P. Grand Lodge at Greeley.

Greeley-The forty-first annual con.
vention. X. Of P. Grand Lodge OF Colo.
rado, elected officers as follows: Su.
preme representative. F. F. Schreiber.
Colorado Springs; grand chancellor.
Or. z. L. Fitch. Denver; G. V. c.. C. A.
Ballreich, Pueblo; G. p, W. L. Smith,
Brush; G. X. OF R. and S.. w. S.
O'Brien. Salida: G. NJ. of E.. G. II.
Winchell. La Junta; G. NJ. at A.. DR..
o. c. Hickman. Windsor; G. l. G., Geo.
A. Kaiser, Boulder: G. o. G., B. A.
Searle. Victor Lloyd King of Denver
was elected grand trustee. and the
1917 convention will be held at Colo.
rado Springs.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Open 10000 Acres to Entry.

Grand Junction.-Thirty thousand
acres OF land near Cameo. Mesa coun.
ty. north of the Palisade fruit-growing
region, was thrown open to entry. &C.
cording to dispatch from Washing.
ton. This is the first land reopened
Of the several hundred thousand acres
included in blanket withdrawal when
the reclamation service began the
High Line canal project. A portion
OF the 10000 acres is watered by the
project.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Colorado Hogs Sell at s1o,e5.

Denver.-The banner price for hogs
was reached Aug. 20 when 102 porkers
were bought by local commission
firm for $10.65 per hundred. Each
hog brought something like $24. These
hogs were raised near Holyoke. fat.
tened on Colorado corn, and are the
vanguard Of more shipments from
eastern Colorado, which claims to
beat the world in the quality of its
hogs.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Auto Tourists Spend $4,000, 900.

Figures compiled by T. J. Ehrhart,
state highway commissioner, show
that $4,000 automobiles from outside
the state have visited Colorado this
summer. With an estimate Of four
passengers to the car, the number OF
automobile visitors is 100000. Mr..
Ehrhart declares the total amount of
money left in the state is upwards of
100000.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Train Hits Auto; Two Women Die.

Denver.-Mrs. Ethel B. Ellis, 80
years old. and Mrs. John Bonnell Ga
years old, both of Tulsa, Okla, were
Instantly killed when an automobile
In which they were speeding into Den.
yer from Estes park was struck at
the Federal boulevard crossing by a
Denver Interurban electric train in.
bound from Boulder.
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SPORTING NEWS
Standing of Western l.

AT San Francisco Miss Babe Wright.
a San Francisco girl. swan across the
Golden Gate in 81 minutes 35 As sec
onds, setting an official Pacific Ath-
letic Association record for women
for the event.
Charlie White saved his brother,
Jack White from further punishment
at the hands OF Kid Mex OF Pueblo by
jumping in the ring in the eighth
round of a scheduled fifteen-round
bout at Pueblo, Colo. and Referee Jim
Flynn awarded the bout to Mex.
Good time marked the third days
card in the Great Western circuit at
Omaha. Peter Billiken won the fea.
LabelleOnline won, hard pressed by
Baxter Lou. Miss Pinkerton came up
from behind, after the first heat and
captured the 2:17 trot.
Mrs. Fred G. Let's, Jr., of Cincin.
natl is the new champion OF the Wo-
mems Western Golf Association. She
defeated Miss Laurie Kaiser off Floss
moor, Chicago, three up and one to
play, in the final round of the cham
pionship tournament on the links OF
the Kent Country Club at Grand Rap.
ids. Mich.
A new worlds record for distance
covered in ten hours carrying a pas,
senger was made at Newport News
Va ht Victor 80 hn
lantic coast aeronautical station, who
made Gel miles flying in a twin mo.
tor land and water machine. His
actual flying time was eight hours
and forty minutes.
GENERAL
Retail prices for anthracite coal
we're marked up 25 cents ton in
Boston
Alleging that his wife lef. him be
ea5.ss be lost his right leg, Carl E
Czrtso1 filed suit for divorce at Val
5arz4so. Ind They were married in
Dzg1zr-, Tex
4sss- sEoosi1z and slightly wound
!zx N4as Nsra Hunsucker, assistant
ezse1er u tzs STATE Bank of Medora
1zt- g5nz assnz denied 5000, an un
nzxaks1 roSh@r Ted INTO a cornfield.
gEe7 rsro-fs .o- poetal savings de
SoaS Increases were exceeded in july
I see- ze1 gain Of more than S2,7O0,
80 xzs Elzfs, according TO figures
SEs.6asasc bT the View York postof
Eee
1z8lz u2s women TO register IL
/ Czb<zxo sor the Illinois ztate orirnar,
Rzs sEs liz 7ears old. Size ia Mrz
Harriet King who answered all aues
tao1s IA promptly zz did her grand
1sspx1tsrs nzo accompanied her to th,
segasssztt1s b<osh.
TIE ,Sew Yosx City News Associa
tlor s1tsx an officer Of the Brttisl
aaeresssas razysSe,~ who arrived aboar.
The White Stax steamship Baltic, a
authority for the ssatement that th,
GsrHsap susmssfns Bremen has bee,
esDtpEed ~ tbe British and thfrty
tbres - hef <zev u th3rty-fIye mad
SsdssnerH
puf6NrD Df5vsfe tankfng and aufs
0s11le psesdstfn Isvs Nese reeou
Dp1e1 r ~ fsse tsss6ntc1 y n
i - 1u1 N ~ l1dSIIii
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
state Must o. K. Insurance R,t.,.

Attorney General Farrar in an
opinion given to the state Industrial
commission, has ruled that where
employers are "self-insurers" under
TIE provisions of the state Industrial
insurance law. they must carry their
insurance in companies the rates Of
"hlch have been approved by the
commission as adequate.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Roof Falls; Woman smothered.

Trinidad-Mrs. Willie M. Miller. a
negress, was smothered to death when
the roof Of her sod house collapsed
just as she was entering the door
The dirt had been loosennd by the
heavy rainfall.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
THREE KILLED in AUTO CRASH

Golden Editor, His wife and Widowed
Daughter, Victims Of Collision.
Golden. w. Arasmitln. editor and
high school principal Of. Golden: Mrs.
Arasmith, and their daughter, Mrs.. !.
3. rfsland, ! BRIDE and widow within
tbs Iast yeef, afS dsnd, DE result 6f
I ccIIlsson u 1ke1t ~ ~ yttlll 4
Unfst PeG45s = NS| !;
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Domestic Differences

"Our new cok's going to lea'e' =
Mr.. Crosslots.
"What's the trouble" -,
eve can't agree. She wans m d,
opera on the phonograph ana We Z
ragtime."
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Assert Trains Not oper.t.a !, r,.

Assert Trains Not Operated on Tim.
Formal Investigation is to be made
Dy the state public utilities commia.
SION OF complaints directed aeainst
me Denver & Rio Grande railroad IN
respect to the operation Of passenger
.la.ns NOS. rs and 16, the throuxh
trans, one leaving at 1880 3. q M
" U , Usner arriving n Dsnver & I {.
~ . Lns hsatthg Il ~ 10 ospts q -
Il e q io celock. Comphisis hsT5
IIs e. asss| & Y !. 3I' g.
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HOW MRS. BEIi
met THE CRjSII
Carried Safely Throu,h Z,
Vegetable Compc.nj
Nashville, Tsnn.-'ewh.n ~. !.
through the Change Of Tn. \ h.I

lmct J! g larrs n.
|shild's head ~
|esstor doctor said Il Is
land gave N. ~
|cins |dn 70. |. nj
WAS called a..
from The ab 4
p o m . time. .of
course ! esula +.
Rgo to him A.,
| my sisterin.lsssa1
H~A 49,
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

Agnes Kelly Shot by James Winter,
Denver.-Jealousy prompted James
Winters, 20 years old. chauffeur. tc
shoot Mrs. Agnes Kelly in the back
as she stepped from her room on the
third floor Of hotel at 1919 Victor
street. Winters ran from the hotel
but WAS captured later.
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state Survey Committee to Report.
After two months Of work the first
report of the State Survey Commit.
zee VIII be made by Chairman Philip
b Stewart Of Colorado Springs.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

1t is easier to keep a gooa'l.,i.s u
ing dog in the house than II
the wolf from the door.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
CANDIDATE HUGHES IN DENVER
Addressed $4,000 People in Audito.
rum Saturday Night.

Denver.-Charles Evans Hughes ar.
rived in Denver Saturday morning,
after delivering speeches at Cheyenne
and Greeley, and was driven to a no
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

Cheerfulness will make yous
dens lighter and your comion -
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

Be happy. Use Red Cross HS
much better than liquid blue;
the laundress. All Rrocers. Ao''
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
pasthsr, IN, sssts cblitren.

3 X effia Rpdnan and ,hst
@ - = 4 i !, )! 4 z 4 W ItyiIa ~.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22
Uncle Sans Militia Storm Coat
Like Joseph's, Is of Many COlors
ButSplendidM Material Says Shepherd

I other companies OF the regiment"
said the chaplain. They are scat
tered through the Wisconsin troops.
I'VE found q Polish church In San
Antonio and the church folks are
getting together autos, buggies,
wagons and oil kinds OF rigs TO take
us up TO church next Sunday"
But I couldn't imagine was any
where but In the American army.
Such a thing couldn't happen In any
other army In tho world. or In any
other place than America. Wiscoh-
sinians claim the American govern
ment has declared the Wisconsin MI
litia to be the model for the coun-
try. This Polish company, for three
years In succession. has taken the
first Wisconsin prize for field work.
Splendid soldiers. thoroughly Amer
lean. but adding variegation TO
Uncle Sans storm coat,
Chicago's colored regiment, the
Eighth Illinois, adds variety and
even snappiness, 1t Is hard enough
for Chicago's colored troops to ride
In the jim Crow section OF the
street cars, San Antonio southern
style, but while investigating va
rious textures today encountered
Col F. A. Denison. colored. chief OF
the Negro regiment, who said:
81 think We have the only dead
sure American regiment In the en-
tire lot. The other regiments have
got all kinds OF folks In them, but
we're all the same, We are so
American that we obey the San An
tonic laws and ride in separate com
partments OF the street cars, but
the other day when the army Y. M.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22
TEXAS HUSBAND
SHOOTS WIFE AND
II. S. COLONEL

ALPINE. Tex. July 21.-H. J.
SPANIEL was in jail here today
charged with the killing OF HIS wife
and Lieut-Col. NJ. C. Butler. Of the
Sixth United States cavalry.
SPANIEL shot them while Mrs.
Spaniel and Butler were riding IN
an automobile late yesterday. I'm
mediately after the shooting he gave
himself up. SPANIEL Is proprietor
Of the Holland hotel here. 30 far
SPANIEL has refused any explana'
ton OF the shooting.
Col. Butler was recently promoted
from major and has been located at
Alpine since May 2. He 10 the son
OF the late Marion c. Butler, who
was United States senator from
South Carolina. He was 81 years
old. graduating from West Point In
1888, going into the Ninth United
States infantry He served later In
the Fifth and Seventh cavalry and
In 1912 ne was made major in the
Sixth. His promotion 10 lieutenant
colonel came recently.
Mrs. Butler was at Alpine with
her husband. They have one child
boy OF seven.
Mrs. SPANIEL was regarded az
one OF the most beautiful women in
Texas. Her father. John r. Hol
land, Is a millionaire cattleman and
has for years been prominent In this
state,
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22
Daily Bath Is Short Cut to Good Health!
How to Keep Well in Summer-No. 2
Famous Authority Urges Personal Ceanups

The daily ALPHABETICALLY In
hot weather-does for the individual
what cleanup weeks do for commun-
ity-help TO wipo out the germs Of
disease.
am also convinced that the great
big things IN any center OF popula-
ton are community conditions. But
the community Is what the individ-
uals make II. II the individual In
dirty II IN likely to be because the
community Is dirty.
II the community Is clean the
mass Of the individuals will be
clsan. II the individual is clean he
most likely WIN be healthy.
And SO n each individual keeps
healthy By Keeping clean then the
community win be clean and
healthy.
II only people could be brought to
realize the importance OF caring fol
community health by caring foI
their own health then every town
and city in our land would be made
safer places IN which TO live.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22

for the long. swift plunge the FIST
had dived. Perhaps It had beer
frightened by the shadow o.
Plunger
He WAS Just about ready 10 thinl
that he and Mrs. Plunger woulC
have no breakfast that day when h,
saw deep down in the water the big
gest. latest Ash he had yet seen. i
was lazily swimming or at times re
naming quite still
THAT fellow will bear watching.
muttered Plunger. "He hasn't any
thing In particular to do, and per
haps he will come up for a sun bath
My, but he would taste good.
think I'll wait a bit"
so Plunger waited and watched
His way OF waiting was to swing r.
little circles round and round righl
over the spot where the fish was
only. OF course, he was high In Tho
air Round and round and round and
round swung Plunger. never ono
taking his eyes from that FISH dow
below. Several times he was temple,
20 give up and try his luck else
where, but he didn't. Finally pf
tience won. "a patience almost a
ways will Slowly the big Ash CAM
nearer and nearer 10 the surfacr
AZ last he was only few lnchC'
below. Plunger steadied himself fc'
an instant 10 make sure that his air
was good. Then he closed his wing
and shot down like an arrow. Their
was a great splash as he struck the
water and disappeared. A few soc
onds later he burst out in showci
OF spray and tapped heavily up
Clutched in his great claws was the
big Ash. struggling helplessly.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22
OPEN WINDOWS
MAKE 1T SOFT
FOR BURGLARS

Burglars kept the police busy
Thursday nisht and early Friday
A number OF small robberies were
reported by householders who left
their windows open as a relief from
the heat. giving the marauders easy
access to the homes.
Frank Miemicz, No. $40 Lyman-st.
reported that someone who entered
his room at about 7 o'clock. Thurs
day evening. took $240 In bills from
the pocket Of his coat.
Burglars who entered the home OF
Mrs. Christ Wagner, No. 20S1 Grand
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22
BY WILLIAM @. SHEPHERD

stan Correspondent united Press.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. July al
Uncle Sam has dug his ancient
storm coat--the militia--out OF thu
attic OF peace.
on the hot ironing board OF Texas
'ands he is spreading II out for ex
animation, and under the hot iron OF
discipline he is trying TO make II
var proof,
II Is musty. wrinkled. creased with
seams, ripped here and there. but
he material Ia superfne. True
,nough. the material doesn't like the
operation. II would rather be out In
\ storm doing It's work. IL asks
very reporter, or other supposedly
wise man II sees. Aren't we going
a have war with Mexico"
But storm coats must be overhaul
d whether the coat likes Il or not
IT'S all according TO the man VINO
has to depend upon II In rough
weather. The texture OF tho gar
nent is az varied as Joseph's coat
That varie gated army which | saw
n Salonika n few months ago. con
listing OF French. English, Serbian
Hindoos. Australians, Cochin Chi
-ons and Montenegrins, looked like
, mass OF blood brothers compared
18th middle western militia.
uovir1 Tho enemy before them
ave the Salonican troops one com
mon thought. But here, with no en-
ouy in sight. the militia Ia extreme
~ Joseph pattern.
There's Polish Company X, oil
Milwaukee. First Wisconsin, for IN
stance. 1t was organized 30 years
ago by Theodore Rosinsk. 1t Is
known as Kosciusko's company
Forty per cent OF It's 100 members
were born in Poland. l sat In the
tent OF Chaplain Henry PiasecR and
tried 10 imagine WAS back at the
british. French or Austrian front,
and talking with an officer OF one OF
those armies. as he said It was an
ancient custom ~ his company not
10 hermit any but Poles to join, and
that they kept up the custom out OF
Difference 10 hundreds OF previous
members. now dead.
$50 many Poles try 10 join now
We are full and turn them over 10
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Plunger the Fish Hawk Catches a Prize.
copyright 1914 ~ I. w.
BY THORNTON w. euRoess.

Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter do
most OF their fishing In the Laugh
Ing Brook or the Smiling Pool and
are content with rather small fish,
so long as there are plenty OF them
Buster Bear Is another fisherman
who does all his fishing In the
Laughing Brook. This is because
Buster does not want To leave the
Green Forest. His cousin. Bobby
Coon. In also quite content with what
he can catch in the Laughing Brook
Longlegs the Heron often fishes
along the edge Of the big River, but
he, too. is content with minnows
and pollywogs.
But II is not so with Plunger the
Fish Hawk. No, indeed He wastes
no time on tho little nsh OF the
Laughing Brook or the Smiling Pool
Once in a while he fishes In the
Smiling Pool when his keen eyes
discover fsh there which Is worth
catching. but most OF his fishing In
done In the Big River Every day
he and Mrs. Plunger fly over TO the
Big River. One goes UP the Big
River and one goes down. To their
broad wings miles are nothing. and
so high In the air above the shining
water they swing back and forth
from shore 10 shore for long dis.
tanoes. their wonderful eyes fixed on
the water
Now. II IL fact which perhaps
the air. looking straight down into
the water. you can see much farther
below the surface than you can
when close to the water. SO the
keen eyes OF Plunger can look right
down into the Big River and see the
fsh swimming there. When he sees
one near enough TO the top he closes
his wings aud drops like shot,
with his great claws spread ready TO
sefxe the FISH. But he does not al
wRys succeed. Oh. my. no. Did
you ever know a fisherman who al
ways succeeds never did. Plum
ger In Just like all fishermen. miss
Nc his Ash quite as often. and per
haps oftener than ne catches one.
And he Is like all good fishermen In
another thing. the possession OF
patiencs.
On this particular morning Plum
ger was having no luck AZ all Per.
haps Il was because he wasn't as
patient a. usual. The truth is he
vas rather impatient. He wanted
ash. n big Ash. not for himself but
for Mrs. Plunger Why didn't he
leave II TO Mrs. Plunger 20 catch her
own breakfast I'll tell you why.
n was because Mrs. Plunger was
very busy with household duties,
There were three eggs In that nest
over the Green Forest, and Mrs.
P1unger was sitting on them 10 keep
them warm. so that by and by they
would hatch into three little Plum
gers. so Plunger wanted particu-
larly nice Ash TO take TO her 10 show
her how much he thought OF her.
But Il seemed as II all the par.
dcuiarly nice Ash we're staying at
tho bottom OF the Big River that
morning. Several times he saw
splendid fat Ash almost near enough
70 the top. but not quite. Twice he
shot down. only TO spread his wings
Just before he reached tho water
and then Zap back up In the air.
Both times be had seen just in time
that the fab were too deep in the
water and he would simply scare
them and get bath for nothing.
Once he had discovered n fish TAX
Ing n sun bath close 10 the surface,
but even as he had steadied himself
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22
ed at $4,000. Provinoasl police ars c.
vestigating the origin az the btns1,
Cow Mother Yeuoa pies.

MILTON. Del. July 2i.--BecaAse
his cow had been MIXED dry every
evening and his family had be<n
compelled to do without milk or but.
ter. John Henderson. Of Broadkiln
Neck. sat up with a gun the othef
night In the hope of catching thA
thief He was astonished to nnd'
that the COW was a willing victim
OF his young pigs. who took turns
sucking milk while the old COW lay
on the ground for their better pro-
vision. The COW Is now pasturinG
within a hog tight fence.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22
WOULD BOOST
TAXES TO SOLVE
HOUSING PROBLEM

The Christian Social Fellowship o.
Detroit has passed a resolution ask
Ing that all lands in the city De as
sessed at their full market value, as
sertlng that by this method land
speculation would be less profitable
which would naturally direct capt
tai toward productive industry IN
home construction
The resolution was passed I'm
view OF the fact that II has become
dlficult for people coming TO this
city 10 find suitable houses 20 live
In"
The resolution contends that land
speculation In due 20 taxing land at
a small fraction OF It's market value.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22

O. A. put up that big frame building
right on the edge of camp and ar
ranged for a white Y. M. O. A. club,
TO which colored men were not ad.
mitted. told the Y. NJ. G. A. author.
tiles | couldn't vouch for the safety
OF the building. n my men got at II
couldn't keep them from tearing
II down. and I wouldn't
The Y. M. O. A. people under
stood and one OF them told me pri-
vstely. 4 respect you for your ac-
ton
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22
Feed Barn Burned

Fire OF mysterious origin destroy
ed a large feed barn early Thursday
morning at the Windsor race track
and until the arrival OF the Windsor
fire department II threatened To de,
stroy the entire plant of the Wind
sor Jockey club The loss is estimat
The Detroit times., 1916-07-22

blvd. through a transom over the
rear door, obtained jewelry valued
at 1855.
Louis Batter. No. 1892 Jefferson
ave. east. reported that sl75 that he
had concealed IN plaster of paris
dog was stolen sope time since
June 81.
A number OF other smaller thefts
were reported.