Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1898 — An Epidemic of Horse Stealing. [ARTICLE]

An Epidemic of Horse Stealing.

There seems to be an organized epidemic of horse stealing in progress in this portion of the country now. The stealing of Liveryman Dawson’s team at Goodland, took place Monday. Wednesday two parties were in town looking for stolen horses. R. A. Chaney, of Wellington, Iroquois Co., 111., was one of them. He. had a team taken from his pasture, Saturday night. The same thief went to a neighboring barn and took a buggy and harness. One of the horses is a bay gelding, about 15 hands high and weighs 1200 or 1300 lbs. The other is a light bay mare, tall and rangy, weighing about 1,400 lbs. The rig was a single seat top buggy, with single leaf springs. Mr. Chaney offers a reward of $25 for recovery of his property, or information leading thereto. The other man who was here was looking for a horse and buggy stolen Monday, from Dr. Wood, of Sheldon, 111. The ,horse was a sorrel, 16 hands high, with three white feet. A reward of SSO is offered. Information of still another case, was received by postal card, by Marshal McGowan. It occurred at Oxford, also on Monday evening. A bay mare, 2 white feet, white nip in forehead. C. O. Blind, of Pine Village, Ind., sends out the cards and offers $25 reward.