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Show BURGLARS TRY TO ENTER QUARANTINED RESIDENCE Bold housebreakers attacked tho residence resi-dence of Martin Culvert, 470 North Main streot, under Quarantine for scarlet fever, Tuosday night, but were frightened away before they gained entrance. The attempted burglary occurred about 10 o'clock. liUthor the prowlors wero audacious beyond compare In attempting to break into tho quarantined placo or cl?o they failed to obsorve tho llag proclaiming pro-claiming quarantine. The latter theory Is given tho most credit- Mrs. Culvert, who had not retired for tho night, being kept up attending other mombcrn of the family 111 of tho disease, heard a noise In the yard and. going to a front window, saw two men clamber upon the porch and attempt to open one of the windows near tho ono at which she was standing. Before she could get a description of the prowlers they heard her moving about tho houso and fled. A burglar call was sent in to the. police station, and Patrolman Patrol-man Snagor mado nn Investigation, but found no clow. |