The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-09


THE Can't Catch a Cold Class"
During the past few months many
robberies took place in different parts
of the county, so many in fact, that
the citizens are beginning to fear that
John Anderson is degenerating into
the Cant catch a cold" class of
Sheriff Lawrence Of Scobey. Several
citizens who want to see the people
Of the county protected from burglars
and car thieves have placed Jack Mar
mon Of Wolf Point in the field for the
nomination in opposition TO Big
John" A lively race is expected.
Store Burglarized Four Times IN z
Months
The following account of the bur
glary of the Globe store, which has
been robbed many times during the
past year, was printed IN the last
issue of the Wolf Point Herald:
The Globe Shoe and Clothing Com
pany store was the scene Of its fourth
burglary last Thursday night or early
Friday morning. Sink dresses, SIX
hosiery, silk underwear and suits
amounting to between $4,000 and
$500 were taken. No insurance was
carried on the stock. To date there
is no clue as to the identity of the
burglars, but the job so closely re-
sembles that Of a year ago, when silk
goods were taken, that it seems prob
able the same gang entered the store
in both instances.
Burglars Force Locks
The burglars forced the locks of
the front door, went in and took silk
hosiery and silk underwear out of
boxes, and suits and dresses off from
hangers. Boxes and hangers were
thrown in heap on the floor. The
robbery was evidently committed or
directed by someone familiar with the
store, for only the most expensive
goods were taken, other things being
unmOlested. The back door of the
store was barred with heavy iron bars
padlocked with a strong paddock. The
paddock was pried open with a rusty
eanthook. The canthook was left ly-
ing On a pile of overalls.
As Silk Dresses
The list of things taken includes IS
beautiful silk dresses, a shipment
which had just come from New York
a few days before the robbery, is
suits of mems clothes, about $500
worth of silk underwear, SO mems silk
shirts, and a large number of pairs
of silk hose.
This is the third time the Globe has
been burglarized in a little more than
a year. In May, 1925, the store was
robbed of silk goods amounting to
about $500. On December z last the
safe was blown and the cash register
demolished. At this time the loss
IN money and damage to propertv
amounted to about 81 200. Cash was
taken and checks and duplicate charge
slips were torn up and otherwise de-
stroyed.
Big Reward Offered
A thousand dollars reward is offer
ed for information leading to the ar
rest and conviction of the person or
persons who committed The Globe
burglary last Thursday night. ROose-
welt county offers $3.50, the sheriff's
Office $50 and the business men along
the street make up the balance of
the reward.
1t is believed that a gang of rob-
bers is working in eastern Montana.
About two weeks ago a store at Fair
view was entered and expensive
goods were taken. Saturday night.
two days after the robbery here,
three Glasgow concerns were burglar
lied to the extent of moro than ST.
500. Tuesday night the Office of the
Malta Motoc Company was robbe6 Of
a small aIacuht Of cash. Thee. were
two robberies in Wolf Point Tuesday
night, ais. The Ablin Oil station
was entered and about S1.00 in nickles
was taken from the cash register
The same night the Stennes Hard
ware store was entered by way of
the transom and about $500 taken
from the cash register.