Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1904 — Burglars At McCoysburg. [ARTICLE]

Burglars At McCoysburg.

The lee & Poole and J. M. McDonald Stores Robbed Sunday Night j \ The lit 'e town of McCoysonrg eight miDs east, was the scene of two bnrgltries 3unday night, the evidence of which whs not discovered until Monday morning. The wed known hardware store of Lee & Poole was tbe worst sufferer. The thieves broke into it by cutting and smashing out a window in tbe rear, cutting out saßh and all. They [took the entire stock of cuttery and rsz >rs in the store, except four kaives. Also a smalt amount of money. The

value of all whs about §IOO. James McDonald’s general store was entered the same way, namely by breaking out a revr window. They cleaned out his cuttery stook also, and made a raid cn his cigars Bat his loss is not so large probably as Lee & Pooie. It is "opposed the robberies were committed by strangers, and who pertirtps came in on the night "took tram, and got right out again, as soon as possible. Walter Puole come to town this morning, and is doing what he can to try and get some traoe of the robot rs.