Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1912 — ROOSTER IS BURGLAR ALARM [ARTICLE]

ROOSTER IS BURGLAR ALARM

Awaken* Neighbors of Owner, Who Finds Thieves Rifling „ Hen Coop< Louisville, Ky.—The goose whose cackling warned the Roman populace of the invasion of the Goths aad Huns will now have to share honors with Wallace Renfro’s rooster, which crowed so loud one night that Vc-he awakened Mr. Renfro’s neighbors in time for them to give chasa to two burglars who were rifling his hen coop. The looters managed to secure four fowlß, which they carried despite the fact that they were pursued for several blocks. They had evidently come with the intention of making a wholesale cleanup, as they left behind sevto stow the fowls. Mr. Renfro was not at home at the time of the raid on Mb hen eixip, but the shrill crowing—olhislrooster caused several neighbors to deep out of their Windows Juet In tim* to see dusky forms gliding about in ffie back yard of the home at No. 3911 West Broadway. They gave chase, lint were outdistanced by the fleet thieves. The hen roost of 6. F. hffnott, at 3909 West Broadway, next doer to Mr. Renfro’s place, was also rohped, and several valuable fowls were taken.