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Show II BURGLAHY . BETS SMALL SUM Robber Is Frightened Away After Entering Drug Store. Special to The Tribune. OG L'KX, Jan. 2S. One of the most daring dar-ing burglaries in the annals of crime in Oden in a number of months was that reported to the poli'-'e this morning by A. K. Molntyve, proprietor of tile dru? store at the corner of Washington avenue and Twentv-fourth street. Aecord'nir to the Information siven bv Mr. Melntvre. tae burglar effected an entrance to the store bv ..uawlin over the transom of tlie front door between 12 and UM o'clock this mornins and at a time when many people were oassin that corner. Tlie eur'-t'.ar used a "jin'my" in forclnc the transom iilter off. The transom fell and broke the b'ade of a larste electiic fan. The noise of the breaking of tlie blade attracted the attention of the janitors jani-tors of th.e Eccles butMlnc. who tried the back door, but decided that the noise was made by a c'ek clsinjr the front doer. Th.e building em.ploees: then took cha!r: and sat down in the lobby of the buildinr. The noise of the employees evidently frightened the burglar, as he left after taking f- in change from one cash register. Th.e F.Iks' club was burglarised between be-tween th.e hours of t and 4 o'clock this mormnsr. according to .the report made to the police. The club 'reported l in cash and a quantity of candy and gura st'.ven. Tiie officers eNnress the opinion that th.e two burglaries were probably committed by amateur cracksmen. |