The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-10-26
BURGLARS
RAID Filler
In NIGHT
Burglars Create Furore
in Various Places
About Town-Losses
Comparatively Small

AT least four business places IL
Filler were entered and ransackes
by burglars sometime early Wednes
day morning; an attempt was made
to bore into the vault at the real
OF the Farmers & Merchants banl
building. and the thieves tried to gel
two cars started TO haul their boot,
out OF town.
This is all the depredations thai
have so far come TO light, concern.
ing the extensive prowlings thai
took place here yesterday morning
without single person having re-
ported hearing or seeing the visit
ors at their nefarious work.
Leave Many Trails.
When Filler awakened "Wednesday
morning trails of the thieves were
discovered and reported simultane-
ously from all over town.
s. @. Davis, jeweler. suffered a
loss of about 500. The door TO
his store in the Munyon block next
10 The Record office was pried open.
A gunny sack full of cutlery, toilet
sets, necklaces and fountains pers
was taken. but none OF his more val
liable stock was touched. being Sc
cure in his safe, which also contain
ed all custom work, such as watches
and jewelry left for repair.
The gunny sack full of goods, ex-
cepting the hundreds dollars worth
which is still missing, was found
early Wednesday morning on the
state highway where the road
crosses the railway tracks by one
OF the Detweaer boys coming TO
work.
Damages Big Safe.
At the Filler Hardware store en-
trance was gained by the front door,
also. a pane of glass having been
Three guns, which were
later recovered, and some dollar
watches is all that was taken ac-
cording to a hasty inventory. How
ever, an attempt WAS made TO
the safe. and damage
done il is estimated at $40. The
was mutilated beyond
repair, 1t being necessary for the
owners TO complete the job yester-
day afternoon in order to get into
The safe.
The robbers were doubtlessly I
frightened away from the hardware 4
store because a quantity of dyna-
mite was found near the safe. un-
,sed.
Used BIacksmifh's Tools.
Tools used to enter the business
,laces were secured from the J. S.
IcElligott blacksmith shop in the
vest end OF town Entrance was
lso made at the Ro, ellis carpenter
hop. but no losses are reported.
All the tools used were found at
be rear of the Farmers a. Merchants
ank where a hole two inches in
iameter and three inches deep was
in the thick concrete wall
ihich protects the banks vault
Would Ride in style. [
After abandoning hope OF enter
* the bank the yeggmen are I,
,ought to have gone to the west
art of Main street. where they at
tempted to take a car driven 10 z
lwn the previous evening BY Frank n
Tilks. and the property of the Decs- O
IT Orchard company.
The guns were left in this car.
a the machines coils were taken .
car belonging to another vest
ain street resident was also tam =
red with. but failure 10 start the y
,gine apparently 30 disgusted the v
ieyes that they left town on foot.
aving their bag OF stolen goods
hind them N
Clues Indefinite. e,
DEPUTY Sheriff II. c. vanAEsdeln :;
enf "Wednesday morning here. as
ting Marshal +. ID. Allen investi-
ting clues and checking up on the "a
rfous losses
Opinion varies as to whether the 70
Id visitations were the work OF =
ofesssonsls or local characters. bat ~
ufidence Is expressed by those
,rking on the case that arrests pa
IL be looked for in the course OF
few days IN
A reward Of 500 for the appre- re
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