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Show YOUTHS STEAL HORSES FROM ARTILLERY CAMP SALT LAKE, Aug. 21 Members of tho sheriff's office entered upon a determined search yesterday for Albert Al-bert Grow and V. L. Helckner, 18 and 20 years of age, respectively, privates in Battery A. Utah field artillery, ar-tillery, who disappeared from Salt Lake Monday with two horses they had engaged from the Salt Lako Horse &. Mule Market. Grow and Helckner attended the maneuvers at Fort C. S. Otis, Wjo., where it is believed that (hoy imbued im-bued the spirit of the wild west and jlanued the appropriation of two horses upon their return to Salt Iake. With the intention of riding into secluded se-cluded districts to become cowboys. It Is thought that thoy left Salt Lake for the Jackson Hole country lo northern Wyoming. Armed aa Cowboys. Immediately after their, return from the maneuvers Grow and Helckner Helck-ner went to tho Salt Lake Horse and Mule Market and engaged two horses. hors-es. They tossed a cowboy saddle on one and a cavalry saddle on the other. oth-er. They were last seen ln front of the armory late Monday night, wher3 one of them obtained two army revolvers. re-volvers. As they went away they told friends that they Intended to spend the following day In the hills. The horse ridden by Grow was apparently ap-parently too conspicuous, being of a l'pht yellow shade. Tuesday morning morn-ing this horse was discovered In the utables of the Wet Wash company. Further lnvestisatlon revealed that It had been exchanged for a ronn mare, owned by the Wet Wash company. Helckner was ridding a rangy bay lir-ree Helckner Is described as being be-ing six feet two inches tall and slender slen-der of build, while Grow Is slightly under six feet. Both wore broad-brlmmcd broad-brlmmcd cowbov hats. |