Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-09-26
Loot of More Than S100
Taken From Three Bus
mess Houses Dur
ing Night.
REWARD IS OFFERED
Merchants Association tt
Attempt Apprehension
of Thief.

Second street and stole mercliandiS
estimated at more then 500. This
the first time the association has bee
called upon to act and Francis Powers
its president. said today that ever
effort would be made to appr2hend tn
thief. who is believed to he from thi
vicinity.
The stores visited were thc Gartlne
& Powers hardware store. the RaSm,l>
sen 4 Martin shoe store and Charles i
Smith 4 Son. clothicrs. The rOhbcr lef
a we!l-dciined trail of his jonrne.
through the three stores and also Il fai
description OF himself in the lnerchan
disc he took-- pair of cast off shoe
were left in the shoe store visited
and Il discarded belt was found in tb'
clothing store
The Loot.
The hardware store and the clOthins
store were the heaviest losers. Thu
loot as calculated Saturday morning in
CludeS
Gardner & Powers.
Two automatic reviewers. 30 and
30 calibre.
Flashlights.
Safety razor.
Nearly Il dozen pocket knives.
Some boxes of cartridges.
Total loss is estimated near $50.
Rasmussen & Martin.
Two pairs of dress shoes.
Forty cents in change.
Cllas T. Smith & Son.
Six silk knit ties.
Three pairs silk hose.
Brown velour hat.
Cap.
Black and orange striped
sweater.
Two or three army wool shirts.
4 Number of silk shirts.
Belt with silver buckle.
A cheap hat.
Total loss about $50.
In Hardware Store First.
The rolber visited the hardware
store first. BY crawling nearly twenty
feet under Il platform in the rear of
the store, he broke the glass in Il base
ment window and gained entrance.
He made his departure by reversing
the process.
1t is difficult TO estimate the exact
amount of the loss here as knives and
flashlights were taken from the show
caScs. In getting ammunition for the
30 revolver, the thief took Il quantity
c:l f0r use in pistols.
In The Shoe Store.
After leaving the hardware store. The
visitor went to the Rasmussen 4 Mar
tin store where he took two pairs Of
dress shoes, size GA and -9l@ IA. He
took 40 cents from one drawer OF the
cash register but could not open The
other in which there was more money.
In exchange he left il pair of old shoes.
size SD, made by the Racine com
pany. He also left il Boy Scout knife
taken from the hardware store lying on
:, show case. He gained entrance TO
the shoe store by breaking the glass
in Il basement window and knocking
,,t of In ~ ls.l ln nj
stairs. He left the same way.
Wearing his new shoes. he next went
10 the clothing store. leaving tracks
which showed his path. He gained en-
trance here by prying off a bar on Il
basement window. He proved himself
t. he Il small man by the size of the
opening through which he gained en-
trance.
Takes Complete Outfit.
In the clothing store he selected ::
complete outfit, apparently choosing gar
mentS for his own particular use. The
hose were size 10; the hats and cap.
size = the sweater. size IS; the army
shirts size II. and the dress shirts 14la
The discarded belt shows him to have a
waist measure of 80 inches.
Those who will push the invcstiga-
1iun said today that all the stolen prop
city will he easily identified and ii
j. believed Il fair description Gf the
man is obtained. 1t seemed the gen
raj belief that the robbery was car
ricd on; by Il local man or boy.
1t was pointed ont that the crime is
grand larceny, as the amount stolen
is above $40 and the Merchants Pro
tcctive association offers 500 for con
yiciion o. those accused Of this crime
here.
Does your watch keep time? If not
bring it to Downward. G-e7G-tf