Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 120, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1913 — S. R. NICHOLS ALSO VICTIM OF THIEF [ARTICLE]

S. R. NICHOLS ALSO VICTIM OF THIEF

Buggy Stolen From Shed Same Night Frank King’s Horse and . Harness Were Stolen. S. R. Nichols discovered Monday evening' that his buggy had been stolen from the barn at his home north of the railroad and evidently it was taken by the same thief or thieves who stole Frank King’s fine driving horse and harness. Mr. Nichols is also out a set of harness, which was left in the buggy. Mjr. King has been.unable to learn anything about his horse, although he was busy all day Monday following up various clews, all of which proved false. There is nothing now known that holds out any prospect of the recovery of the horse or the apprehension of the thief. There is a quite general belief that the thief was either some local person or had an accomplice in Rensselaer. One thing that suggests this is the fact that the best driving horse in Rensselaer and probably the best In Jasper county, was selected for the prey of the thief. The buggy stolen from Mr. Nichols was a fair one, had red running gears and rubber tires. The reason the loss was not discoverel in the morning was owing to the fact that Mr. Nichols recently disposed of his horse and does not make regular trips to the stable. In many counties there is still maintained an active horse thief association. One is kept alive at Brookston, where every farmer belongs and pays quarterly dues of 25 cents. If a horse is stolen in that section of the country all participate in the search and the funds of the association are drawn to pay for the advertising, the rewards, etc., so that all the personal loss the owner of the stolen property is placed to is the loss of his animal. An association might well be maintained here.