Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-03
CAR BELONGING TO MISS
BERTHA BROWN TAKEN
SATURDAY NIGHT
NO CLEW TO THIEF
MACHINE DISAPPEARS AFTER
BEING LEFT IN FRONT OF BAP-
TiST CHURCH-POLICE AND
sHERlFF's OFFICE SEEK AUTO
TAKEN.

Members of both the local police
force and of Sheriff Ayers staff are
conducting a search for 1920 model
Buick roadster owned by Miss Bertha
Brown, 635 Illinois avenue, which was
stolen from alongside the Baptist
church at the corner of Jefferson and
Columbus streets Saturday night be-
tween 1880 and $50 o'clock, 1t is be-
lieved the thief watched Miss Brown
park her car there, becaues In less
than an hour she returned to find it
missing.
Miss Brown, together with Miss
Maude Mccullough and Mrs. Hugh
Mccullough of South ottawa, had
parked the car there about 730. I'm
aware that someone was about to
steal 1t, they walked around the loop
district, doing some shopping, As
they were ready to go home they Went
to the place where they had left Miss
Browns automobile. They found it
missing. search was instituted for
the missing machine, and after find
ing no trace OF 1t they notified Chief
OF Police Ben Ford and Sheriff C. s.
out the city was made by the officials.
who were of the opinion that some
youthful joy riders might have taken
1t for spin. No trace of the car
could be found.
Authorities at La Sale Peru, Strea-
tor, Marseilles and Aurora were in
formed of the theft and asked to keep
weather eye open for the stolen
machine. The machine bore license
plate, No. 362l53 The car was a
1920 model and had black body with
yellow wheels and carried two extra
tires. AS yet no word has been re-
received from officials of surrounding
towns in regard to the automobile
Two Crash on South Side.
w J. Brown who resides at the
corner Of Christie and Glover streets
driving Ford touring car and 10.
seph Hozr Of Streator, in a large REQ
truck, narrowly escaped serious in
jury this afternoon about o'clock
when their cars collided at the cor
ner of State and Center streets. Both
Mr.. Brown and Mrs. Hozr escaped
with a bad shaking up and scare
Mr.. Brown was driving his car to
town, north on State street, while
Ho2r was coming toward town on Cen
ter street. When they reached the
crossing they collided. The truck
rammed into the Ford and was travel
ing at a high rate of speed The Ford
was thrown probably ten feet, up
against the curbing.
The crash attracted large num-
ber Of people who were on their wav
to work after the lunch hour. They
rushed to the aid Of Mr. Brown and
Mr.. Hozr. DR.. Dana NJ. Palmer sum
moned the police ambulance, but an
investigation showed that neither was
injured.
The right front wheel of the Ford
was torn off. The entire front end
was smashed. The headlights were
broken and the front axle badly
sprung. The front wheel on the right
hand side of the REQ truck was torn
off, while the front tenders were bent.
Recover Abandoned Ford.
A new Ford sedan belonging to Will
liam Schuetz, an employe of a La
Sale garage, was stolen on Friday
night and abandoned near Marseillee
when the thief ran into small ditch
and get stuck in the mud A man
who left La Sale fer Chicago on Fri.
day was taken in charge and ques-
tionew, but nothing that would impli-
cate him in the theft could be un-
earthed.