American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-13
FIRE. MURDER, POLICE; RIOT
CALLS FROM EVERYWHERE
Petty 0ffenses and Accidents Keep
Police and Sheriff ON the Jump
City Puzzled Over Shooting Tuesday
Night.

Tuesday afternoon and evening was
series OF robberies. attempted muir
ders, fires and general alarms. When
w. T. Oliver of the Oliver McKown
Hardware arrived at his store Tues
day morning 1t was to find missing a
splendid assortment of knives, guns
and miscellaneous hardware of every
description. He said It was his old
friends come back to renew acquain-
tance, since the burglarizing OF his
store has been taking place regular
! ~ for the past few years.
The burglars entered the store as
( usual through the rear windows. They
left no clues for Identification and
| made safe getaway" as far as is
known at present. The only myster-
! i0us part about their appearance Is
that they took 80 little when there was
so much to be taken. Mr.. oliver es-
timated the loss at about 5000.
Citizens in the north end Of the city
were many of them awakened about
/ a. m. Tuesday with a succession OF
pistol shots and the excited cry
don't shoot" The chief of police was
summoned together with the sheriff
and his deputy and found what seem.
ed to be the victim of an attempted
hold-up. sheep 'herder told the
story of the shooting az he pulled the
thistles and greasewood from his
bruised and torn feet It seems, ac
cording to his story that he had beer
trying TO buy a house from a loca
man and had exhibited money to th'
amount of three hundred dollars. Th'
deal fell through and the followini
In hn ayhA
for sale Is accused of attempting {,
amount Of three hundred dollars.
Was Well Loaded.
The deal fell through and the fol
p lowing night the man who had tn
. house for sale is accused OF attemptin
10 rob the herder OF the $500. II
. IL reported TO have appeared befor
Y the bed Of the sheep herder while tn
- latter was asleep. gruffly awakene
2 him and faced him with two pistol
e and black Jack" The sheep herd
er rolled from his bed and ran follow
ed by the shooting About 100 yard
; from his bed he stopped because {
: injured bare feet and compromise
with the alleged robber by giving hiI
/ three dollars In silver The robbie
= couldn't persuade the sheep herde
, 10 go back to bed and was afraid I
|. leave him, 80 returned the silver an
went home.
i Sheriff Hansen has not made an
arrests due 10 the fact that he ha
nothing TO substantiate the stor.
Evidence in the case so far has M
! been sufficient TO warrant con
= plaint.
Reports came to the sheriff Wes
nesday morning that a range ride
had been shot near Crystal but Il
IS ycstigatlon did not unearth the pl'
'T or parties concerned 80 Sheriff Hal
Ir sen returned tn town.
le Two trucks belonging to Jof
ri Schatz and Mr. Sanstrom, and lOa
a ed with lumber and gasoline burn'
~ 10 the ground near Arbon, Tuesd;
ID afternoon, barely allowing their dri
10 ers TO escape with their life. The II
Is supposed 10 have been started by
spark from the exhaust igniting Il
l.. gasoline.
- The two men had been irving {
80 gether when Mr.. Schatz was fore
- to stop TO fill his gas tank. The dri
~ er ahead OF him returned and dro
:. his truck alongside the Schatz true
~ The spark ignited the gas as It W
3. being drained from the tank and bo
: trucks became a mass Of flames.
one was injured by the explosion
an fire.