Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-05-28 | Page 10 | Burglar Hunt Play for 100 Children but Thief Escapes

BURGLAR HUNT PLAY FOR CHILDREN BUT THIEF ESCAPES One hundred school children cn engaged ng-ed ng in a burglar hunt yesterday In the lie neighborhood of No Elm street Under the tIle direction of or Policeman Dusty Rhoades they scoured er e every everyplace place In the neighborhood In lit which a 0 prowler might be lurking Sonic Some of the the more venturesome boys hoys even on slid sUd down a coal conI chute and explored the dark recesses o of ot a cellar nothing daunted by b the peril perU of f receiving a bullet from some cornered crook But nut all nil the thc hustling of or the school chool schoolchildren children and Policeman Rhodes disclosed ells dis closed nothing Either there had been no burglar bur or ho lie had escaped before the tho police put In an appearance After Arter the thc residence which Is occupied pled pied b by Mrs William r had been ransacked Mrs Mary Bradley Bradle her next door neighbor remarked that site she had Just seen a man peering down the coal hole Mrs was told b by Mrs Bandley Band Band- Icy ley not to enter her house as Mrs Bandley Dandle was sure that a robber lurked within Pshaw Mrs er said Ill go goIn goIn goin In I guess ho lie wont won't hurt me itie me And with her baby In her arms she started to enter her hor home hut but neighbors neighbors neigh neigh- bors hors held hold her back and anti telephoned to tolie the lie police pollee who sent time the patrol wagon on a gallop gall on the wild goose chase chose