Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1917 — BURGLARS IN NEARBY TOWNS [ARTICLE]

BURGLARS IN NEARBY TOWNS

Kentland and Morocco Merchants Victims of Thieves, Robbers visited several Morocco and Kentland merchants the past week, but up to the present none of those implicated have been ap-. prehended. At Morocco on Sunday night entrance was forced at the Reames restaurant and Cassell’s general store. At the former place the thieves took $3.45 from the cash register, all the Camel cigarets in stock and some cigard and candy. At the Cassell store they secured $3 in money besides some shoeq and other merchandise, overlooking $22.50 in one of the drawers of the cash register. Not satisfied with their first haul they visited the same places again Wednesday night ,ut only secuced about $1.50. . I al talent was suspected and b .odhounds, were secured to take the trail, but no evidence was thus secured. Burglars also visited Kentland Tuesday night and broke into Kohl’s novelty store, Markley’s restaurant and McCray’s grain office. Nothing was taken from the restaurant but the novelty stere was relieved of $3 and the grain office of $4. Local talent was also suspected at Kentland but no tangible evidence has yet been unearthed.