The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06

night or early this morning in
search for eggs. but they were not
the kind that the rabbit leaves on
Easter Sunday morning. instead
they were the golden kind that the
tabled goose is supposed 10 have
laid.
Three business men OF this city
found when they reached their
places of business in widely separ-
ated areas of the city discovered
that they had visitors in the night.
who blew their safes and helped
themselves to the contents.
Early this morning it was learned
had forced rear window on the
alley side of the creamery building
and thus gained entrance to the
work rooms. The office door was
then apparently forced and entrance
gained. Harry J. Currier. treasurer
OF the Model Dairy company. went
20 the ceamery at $50 o'clock this
morning to check out the milk dc.
livery men. When this was done
the plant he entered a small room
where the safe is located. A scene
OF confusion greeted him. Papers
were scattered in every direction
and the safe !. dtsor wa5 standing
open The dial on the outside door
had been knocked off. and II would
appear that the "Yeggs" were able
to work the combination. Mr.. Cur
rier after checking up, found that
s195 in cash and checks that had
been left in the safe had been stol
en-. Half the amount was in checks,
upon which payment has already
been stopped. Fifty dollars. which
had been taken in yesterday, and
which had been. left on the desk in
cigar box. was overlooked by the
thieves. There was a small amount
of money in the cash register. but
the thieves seem to have not both
cred with it.
H. ". and Edward G. Tooth, pro
prietors of the Mankato Oil com
pany. smiled this morning when
stating TO The Free Press that their
oil filling station was again robbed
Thieves must like the color of our
money" said r. w Tooth 1T was
only last August that our place was
broken into and some money taken"
At the oil company's filing station
on South Front street il was dis
covered early this morning that the
doors of both the filling station and
the Offices just to the rear had been
jlmmied. Things in general were
ransacked in the filling station. but
as far as can be determined. moth
ing was taken
Contents OF Safe Removed.
In the offices it was found that
the safe had been neatly blown. and
the contents removed. Here the
thieves apparently knocked off the
to the dial and along the hinges OF
the outer door, which was neatly
laid down by the blast. The inner
door of the strong box was partly
pried open and the cash drawer re :
moved. Tooth Brothers did not
know just how much was taken
but the receipts yesterday and Sat
urday evening were heavy at the
filling station.
1t is very evident that the thieves
consider pennies filthy lucre. for
they spurned a large amount OF
them, which happened 10 be in one
of the cash boxes in the safe A
bunch Of pennies were found on the
boulevard at the intersection OF
South Broad and Liberty street by
men passing to work. Hearing that
the Mankato Oil company's place
was broken into they were returned
Meagher and George Yaxtheimer
found a cash box of safe contain
ing number of pennies. William
Harlan. while going down to his
livery barn about six o'clock this
morning through the alley TO the
rear Of Mapkato Oil offices, found q
number Of coppers and two notes
which had been thrown away BY
the bandits. Later in the forenoon
II was learned that the cash DO,
found by MIR. Meagher and Mr.. YAK
theimer was taken from the Man
kato Oil company's safe.
Police officer Nick Thilgen, whit
Is on the South Front street beat.
says that he tried the office door o
the Mankato Oil company, and alst
tried the filling station door at ABB
o'clock this morning and fount
them securely locked. :,
Theft and damage insurance. wai
carried by Tooth Brothers in tn,
Royal Insurance Company, repre-
scented by The Willard Russell
company of this city.
Nielsen Safe Cracked
At 4:45 o'clock this mornin:
night Waterman, Herbert Wallisch
In the employ Of the Mel Nielsen
company, florists, corner of Marsha
and State streets. in making hi
rounds discovered that the doc
leading into the office of the plan
was standing open. He went to tn,
office and found that the safe hat
been blown. and the content