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Show i'C. W. & M. Store Raided By Burglars Burglars, evidently familiar with : their program, broke into the Consolidated Consoli-dated Wagon & Machine company some time between Saturday night and Monday morning and carried away rifles, guns and a revolver, the estimated value of which was placed at $300. The discovery of the robbery was not until Monday about 8 o'clock,' when the store was opened for business. busi-ness. Investigation disclosed that the thief or thieves, were familiar with the surroundings, as a bale of fenco wire had been rolled to the window, where entrance was gained, and pried the window open. The invaders sought the gun rack, where some twenty new shot guns, rifles and revolvers were placed for display. In taking their booty the thieves selected two of the finest shot guns, two heavy calibre rifles and, a Colt .15 revolver. No ammunition am-munition or any other article in the store was molested, according to .A. Madsen, manager for the store. Sheriff Sanderson with his deputy, Ed. Peterson, were called to Gunnison, and together with C. M. Edwards, county attorney, a close invest iga-toin iga-toin was started, and while no tangible tangi-ble clue has yet been uncovered, the officers believe that it will only be a matter of a short time until the burglars bur-glars are apprehended. It is believed by the officers that the job was done by local parties, as only four guns and a revolver were taken, indicating a familiarity with the surroundings. Tuesday night the shoe shop operated oper-ated by Julius Johnson was broken into, entrance being gained by jamming jam-ming the back door. The burglars were seeking hidden money, as tha drawers were turned upside down and the materials scattered over the shop. Mr. Johnson keeps no money at his place of business, and the invaders did the job without results. The only loss that could be found was two alarm clocks, which were missing when the proprietor opened his place for business Wednesday morning. |