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Show Ogden Sporting Goods Store Robbed of Weapons and Ammunition Revolvers, automatic pistols and ammunition, together with camp axes and two pairs of shoes, were stolon last night from the Armstrong Sporting Sport-ing Good3 store, near the corner of Grant avenue and Twenty-fifth street. 1 Claude Armstrong, proprietor of the ! store, reported the theft i.to the police t this morning. I Entrance was gained b breaking a ! transom over the rear door, removing a heavy iron bar, and breaking the lock from the door on the inside. Twenty revolvers and ipistols wore taken, guns of all de-scrfptjons being taken. Seven automailc "pistols, calibres cali-bres ranging from .25 to .;15 were stolen. stol-en. Half of a pearl-handle stock of a revolver was all that was left in the case In which the guns were kept. Two suspicious looking characters were seen about the Armstrong place of business last evening by, a man who rooms above the Armstrong store. He obtained a fairly complete description of these men, and- tb,e police are now on their trail. , The Armstrong store was entered in a similar manner several months ago a Mexican having stolen several. re- I volvers. The robbers removed ammunition from Us place on the shelves, carried it behind a counter and selected such bullets as would fit the guns, Mr. Armstrong Arm-strong stated, bullets having been strewn about the floor. I nn |