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Show WHY CHIX ARE HIGHER. Unmitigated nerve and thorough disdain dis-dain for tho uniform of a police officer characterized tho operations of a thief who robbed the poultry yard of Patrolman Patrol-man John D. Brown, 251 South Fourth "West street, Eome time Friday night. Twenty-five chickens were stolen ln the raid, Involving a loss of $50 to the officer. The robbery is supposed to have occurred oc-curred between midnight and morning. Tho chickens wcro kept in a house built especially for that purpose. In the rear of tho residence. They were securo in their quarters when Officer Brown reached home at midnight No clue was left by. the thief which will likely result In his capture. A number of other people ln that vicinity vicin-ity havo been visited by chlcken-thlovos during the week. Several small robberies havo been reported at headquarters, where Officer Brown reported his loss. |