Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1915 — R. I. RED CHICKS STOLEN FROM PASTOR [ARTICLE]

R. I. RED CHICKS STOLEN FROM PASTOR

Rev. C. W. Petty, of Barkley Church, Had 140 Full Bloods Taken From His Coops. Rev. C. W. Petty, pastor of the M. E. church of Barkley township, has a bad case of it is possible that some reader of The Republican may be able to help him rid himself of them and at the same time be a benefactor of the public. Rev. Petty set an incubator with pure blood Rhode Island Red eggs and the eggs hatched five weeks ago and he had 140 chicks just 'beginning to feather out. Some time Sunday night some one went to the parsonage and stole every one of the ■little chicks. They did not bother h’’s other chickens, old hens and some young ones almost large enough to fry, evidently caring only for the fancy kind. Rev. Petty would not have taken $25 for the ones stolen and it would .be a good deed if some one could locate them and at the same time furnish the information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the thief. There is plenty of room in the jail for this kind of humanity. As Rev. Petty says, if the chickens are turned out they are sure to attract attention and certainly some one will be able to furnish a clew that will lead to an arrest.