Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1911 — Sheriffs Are Organising to Catch Horse Thieves. [ARTICLE]

Sheriffs Are Organising to Catch Horse Thieves.

Sheriffs of northern Indiana are organizing to stop the wholesale thefts of horses which have become so numerous during the last few months. , The plan proposed which has met with universal approval from all the officers to whom it has been submitted, makes each sheriff the chief executive officer in his particular county. Each sheriff is requested to arrange with reliable farmers in every section of his county who have telephones to report all suspicious persons passing through their neighborhood at ail times in the event a horse or team is stolen any place. These farmers will be speedily furnished with a complete description of the outfit and will be asked to make a special effort to find out if It has been seen in their neighborhood. In the uear future sheriffs in the northern counties will be asked to attend a meeting where the organization will be perfected by selecting officers, and when the plan Will be explained in detail to all members of the association.

Many automobiles passed through Rensselaer en route to Indianapolis Sunday and today and a goodly number Saturday. While many estimate the number that passed Sunday as from 300 to 500, it is probable that there were not more than 100. This is the estimate of N. C. Shafer, proprietor of the Maxwell garqge, who supplied 55 cars with gasoline Sunday, and thinks that over half of the care stopped at his place for fuel. Every variety of car was represented. They were largely big, high power and expensive cars. The Maxwell garage sold 399 gallons of Gasoline Sunday.