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Show Midnight Matinees Continue the Rage The usual midnight "matinee" of stealing was staged last week, and as usual the actors are still missing. The play was staged at three differ- ent homes and there was not a "crowded house" to greet them, nor was there any trace left that might lead to the apprehension of the work- crs. The home of B. Pally drew the 1 largest returns for the "midnight workers." Here, in the absence of the owner of the place, about fifty '. pelts were taken and the value of the loot is placed at close to $150. Two other places report the loss of fat hens, some fifty being garnered by the thieves. I Mr. Pally made his usual trip to Salt Lake the first of last week, leaving, as he supposed, his wares in a safe place. He was absent until Wednesday evening when he discov-. ered his losses. The matter was reported re-ported to the officers and an investi-' gation showed the trail of a wagon leading to the shed where the pelts were stored. Tracing it to the highway, high-way, all traces were lost, and it is presumed the thieves arc now await-u. await-u. nnother "open" date for a raid. Eldon -,dson was fattening some twenty-five pV-e Rhode Island Red hens. He lost his job because some wretch invaded his coop recently and carried off the hens. William Duf-fin Duf-fin also reports the loss of twenty-five twenty-five chickens and he would very much h'ke to know the guilty parties. - Hardly a day passes but what reports re-ports are made of the loss of chick-v chick-v ens. In days gone by and during favorable fa-vorable weather when chicken "roasts" were a favorite pastime, the blame was laid to local chicken thieves. The big hnuls mnde latelv. however, indicates that the loot is being taken by experts and carried to Salt Lake marts. |