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leaseWITS |iing Comparisonsg comparisons of new building 1951 in Jones county townships ared by the office of L. T, Loren-ues given are the 100 per cent figure used to base tax assessors.AddedBldgs. RemovedTotalValue100% Value100% Value)11.2156,486344,25015,414381.6334,605161,39319,523675315,743362,6638,673S32757,088563,12523.141374,4204,867555,47610,889162.50217,714984.50413.994442,0709,574978542,743371.85815.079904.4444,6461441,435180,178793,845112,93439105884B9169529,533172,8194071816,322141.25755734634445,04436 32322,963)715,781332,3262157,216512,505IPrint PortionsOf ConfessionsBy BurglarsMen Admit Long Series Of Thefts Dating Back To '50Portions of the complete confession made Saturday morning by Foley follows:“I wish to state that Martin W.Sctjipper was with me when the ‘following places were broken into:I would say that to the best of my knowledge that on or about August of 1951 Martin W. Schipper and I broke and entered the super market at Manchester, Iowa. ThatI believe we gained entrance by breaking and entering a window. We did not obtain anything in the super market in Manchester, Iowa that night we broke and entered the premises. We did not find a safe in the premises.f “I would say that on or about the 5th or 6th of May, 1951 Martin W. Schipper and myself in the riighi time broke and entered the Walt Turbitt's grocery store at Nfewhall, Iowa. I believe that this was the first safe job that Martin W. Schipper and I worked together. I believe that Martin W. Schipper entered the building first by opening a door. A short time later I went in the building.Find $200 in Desk“We located a safe in the premises. Martin W. Schipper was punching the safe in the premises and I helped him. We finally opened the safe and there was no money in the safe, just a bunch of1 tiiecks.“We did, however, find $200.00 in cash in a box on a desk and we took this $200.00 and left. We returned to Anamosa. We left Newhall and returned to Martelle, Iowa first where I live. The night we went to Newhall we were driving Martin W. Schipper’s 1937 Buick four-door sedan. We divided the money and each of us took one-half.No Safe Foundi!“That on the same night that we broke and entered the grocery store at Newhall, Iowa we also broke and entered the Hansom produce at Van Horne, Iowa. I remember this night because it was a raining evening. We broke and entered the Ransom produce at Van Horne but we did not take anything and we did not see a safe in the Ransom produce.“The Friday night after Labor Day Martin W. Schipper and I broke and entered the Northwestern^ Depot at Norway, and the creamery at Norway, and that we broke and entered a grocery store at Norway.Nickels Stolen “At the Creamery in Norway, Martin W. Schipper took a quantity of nickels out of a coca cola machine. I do not know the exact amount of money but I do knowQiiarUr iNK^ )) of Seri inn Tuvlvr i l_). lying South ami East of t|y public highway; am) that part of Up-Southeast Quaihr (SKV4) of the Southwest Quarter (S\\M4) of Slt;11011 Twelve (!). lying South ami East of the public highway ami commencing at the Southeast corner of said Southwest Quarter (SWVJ) of said Northeast Quarter (X1014) of said Section Twelve lt;Ki), thence South twenty-two lt;J) rods to a stone, thence South seventy-one and one-half {71 ) degrees Kast sixty-three (tot) rods ami five lt;)ltnks to a stone, thence .North forty-one (II) rods nine (I?) links, thence West twenty-seven (-7) rods and seven (7) links to a stone, thence North h\ne and on*—half 11* ) degrees West• •ne hundredweight tlOS) rods, thenceSouth thirty-seven and one-half1:{7 *,£ ) degrees West thirty-four (;{|) rods, thence South ninety-four (!1) rods to point of commencement; and also all that part of the Northwest Quarter t.WV'i) of the Northeast Quarter (XKt j) of said Section twelve tl- lying South and Kastof'the public highway. All of said ’ends being located in Township Kghty-si\ lt;Mi) North of Range »h?-ec t.'t), West of tin- Fifth (5lh)I Vinci pul Meridian.TKRMS * »F SALE- Fifteen per cent , 1 r,Q ) cash to he paid at time of sole, and thi balance in cash on or h. fore Marc)) 1. Jar,:!. Tin* purchaserts to receive referee's de“d and im r-ehnniab'r abstract.t'ATEO Febiuarv I11. It'.VJK. A. '’ART A NO.that there was quite a few nickels.“I did not know the name of the Grocery store that we entered that night.“I believe that Martin W. Schipper took a piece of meat from the grocery store but we did not obtain any money. There was! some money in the cash register but we did not take it.“I do not exactly remember breaking and entering the elevator at Walford on the same night, that is Friday after Labor Day, however it might have been that I was with Schipper at that time.In July of 1951, the exact date I am unable to state, Martin W. Schipper and I broke and entered a grocery store and general store in Oxford Junction. I broke into the store by using an expansion bit. I used the expansion bit that I had taken from the Martelle elevator where I was employed.Oxford Jet. Job“In the store in Oxford Junctionknow the exact size of the safe but I do not believe two men could carry it. Harry Foley punched the safe and I was present. It is my best judgment that we took from the safe about $75.“At the time of the Oxford Junction store break-in Harry Foley was employed at the Beal elevator in Martelle. He got off work at midnight and I met him at Martelle and we proceeded from Martelle to Oxford Junction. After punching the safe in Oxford Junction andtaking the $75 we drove to Wheatland. *Divided Loot“I believe we were traveling in Harry Foley’s 1942 Buick car on the occasion of going to Wheatland. From Oxford Junction, as I said above, we went to Wheatland. We broke and entered the Produce station in Wheatland.♦“Harry Foley and I entered the premises and Harry punched the safe.there was a safe. It was a pretty; -q’hcre was nothing in the safe good sized safe. I don t believe , but we £in^ some money in thegoodthat the two of us could have carried it. Martin W. Schipper was working at the safe and he finally was able to punch it first. I would say that there was approximately $75.00 in the safe which we took from the premises.From Oxford Junction we droveU'cash drawer and took it. I believe three was about $40 in the cash drawer. I know that we were traveling in Harry Foley’s car that night because 1 left my car in Anamosa. :i“It was getting close to day-light after we had broken and enteredto Wheatland, and we were driving 1 , my 1942 Buick four-door sedan and the Produce company and we came we broke and entered in the pro-, to Anamosa and divided up the duee station in Wheatland. we; money, that is the $75, the money both entered the Wheatland pro-, wo taken frojn the Oxfordduee station punched the safe and 1 Junction store and the $40 we tookthere was nothing in the safe.We then took a quantity of cash from a cash drawer in the premises. The exact amount I do not know; I would say, in my bestjudgment, there was $35.00 or $40.Divided LootWe returned to Anamosa that evening after breaking and entering the general store and grocery store in Oxford Junction and the produce station in Wheatland.“We then went to the trailer house occupied by Martin W. Schipper on North Davis Street in Anamosa. We divided up the proceeds of both break-ins and I went home.Schipper’s Confession Part of the signed confession made by Schipper follows:“I was born at Orange City, Aug. 16, 1917, and graduated from the high school at Peterson in 1936. I'am presently employed at Abell-Howe company in Cedar Rapids, low#. Since 1943 I have been a resident of Anamosa and that I am acquained with the business houses in and around Main street, Anamosa.“On or about the 28th day of September, 1951, at about 2 o’clock in the morning one Harry Foley and myself earlier in the evening had been drinking at Martelle then drove to Springville. We entered the Springville elevator.“That Harry Foley and myself broke and entered the office of the Springville Elevator and took a peanut machine. We found nothing else that we could get so we left the Springville elevator and came to Anamosa.from the produce store in Wheatland. I believe the exact amount was $116 because I received $58.Anamosa School Job“On or about the 7th of December I got off work in Cedar Rapids at about 4:30 in the afternoon. I drank quite heavily and arrived in Anamosa arourid 9:30 or 10.“Shortly after I arrived back in Anamosa I went to the school house. I first broke and entered the bus barn located on the school premises. I picked up a tire iron and a small ballpeen hammer. I had on a pair of white work gloves that night.“I entered the school house by breaking a window on the northevening.“Harry Foley and I broke and entered the following places: Super Market, Manchester, nothing was obtained; Walt Turbett’s grocery store, Newhall, this was the first job by Harry Foley and myself.“Harry Foley and I pried open the safe by forcing the door open. There was about $200 in the safe. We also divided the proceeds. I would say that to the best of my belief this about the 5th or 6th of May, 1951. I believe we were driving my automobile that night and Harry Foley drove the car, and I owned and did own at that time a 1937 four door Buick sedan.“Harry Foley and I also worked together breaking and entering the Ransom produce at Van Horne. This took place the same night; that is to say on or about May 5th or 6th, 1951.“We had been advised that there was approximately $1,000 in the safe in the Ransom produce at Van, Horne, however we found nothing and there was no safe at all.“The Friday night after Labor day Harry Foley and I worked together breaking and entering the Northwestern depot at Norway and the creamery at Norway. At the creamery In Norway we took about $7 in nickels from the coca-cola machine. I took all these nickels because Harry Foley didn’t want small change.Harry Foley and I, on the same night, that is the Friday after Labor Day, broke and entered the Walford elevator at Walford. We did not find anything in the Walford elevator.”Nurse's ScholarshipsApplications for the nurse’s scholarship, sponsored by the Mon-ticello chapter of the Cancer society, should -be in before April 1* at the State office at Mason City, Pre-nurse’s test must be taken before March 25 at whatever hospital they plan to enter.Mrs. George A. Rickels has the application blanks, ait# they are available now.Mrs. Cora Oelke of Elkader is visiting this week with Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Schrader. Mrs. Oelke side of the school house. I then ant* Mrs. Schrader are sisters.went to the superintendent’s office and I broke in the door, turning the light on I located the safe. I managed to take the dial off the safe; it was a cheap safe being a fireproof safe.“I opened the safe and took from it about $400. I then left the school house by going out the west door. I went to my trailer house located on North Davis street in Anamosa and was home by 10:30 p.m. that evening. Harry Foley was not with be at this time and did not participate in this breakin.“In May of 1951, to the best of my knowledge, I broke and entered the O. R. Russell Implement in Morley. Harry Foley was not with me on this occasion. I did not take anything from the building for the reason I could not find any money.Mrs. Harold Statler and daughters, Cherl and Sharon, of West Branch, spent Sunday in the W. J» Cooper home.Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eberhart arid Mr. and Mrs. Paul Black called on Mr.: and - Mrs. G. A. Rickels. Sunday, who were having open house in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary.-*v«llt;'I also wish to say that I broke j and entered the Anamosa Standard We were driving a 1942 Buick Oil station at Anamosa. The exact four-door sedan which at this time ( date I am not able to state. I did was owned by Harry Foley. Harry, not take anything from the Stand-Foley was driving the car and I ard Oil station in Anamosa. Iwas riding with him. We came to Anamosa and parked our car near the public library.“We got out of the car and walked down the alley between Ford street and Booth street in Anamosa.Quality Safe RobbedWe went to the rear of the Quality cafe, went under an iron fence and entered the Quality cafe by breaking open a window and entered the building. Harry Foley was with me. We went to the basement and came up the steps to the first floor.‘“We went to a small safe that was setting on the first floor of the building, Harry Foley and myself had both been in the Quality cafe on several occasions and we knew where the safe was.“Harry Foley and I rolled the safe in the entryway between the barber shop and the cafe and attempted to punch it several times but our punch was too thick. We then went to the cash registers in the Quality cafe and also in the barber shop and poolroom that is located in the same building. We took all the money that was in both of these cash registers.We went back to the safe and rolled it to the south end of the building through the pool hall and took it out the side door located on the west end of the building.Car Backed in Alley“Harry Foley went after his automobile that was parked at the public library. I stayed with the safe.“Harry Foley then proceeded to back his car down the alley with the lights off and the both of us loaded the safe in the back seat of his car. Harry Foley was driving the same 1942 Buick sedan that we had been riding in all evening.“We proceeded then south out of the alley with the lights out and we went down the Morley road to a point beyond the premises owned, by Kenneth Humpal. Mr. Foley ( stopped the car and the both of us pried open the safe and took out the contents. We left the safe and returned to Anamosa to my trailer house that I live in which is located in the trailer court at 103 North Davis Street.Harry Foley and myself counted the money taken from the Quality cafe and barber shop and I would say it was approximately $700. I would say it was between $600 and $700. We divided the money and Harry Foley took one-half of it.Oxford Jet. Robbery“Before Harry Foley and I entered the Quality cafe we broke and entered a grocery store and general merchandise store in Oxford Junction. I do not know the name of the store but I believe the store is operated by a man by the name of Stanley Coons.“Harry Foley and I entered this general store building and in thetfnrA thnrp n enf n T /In rtnfbroke into the Standard Oil station by breaking a window on the east side. Harry Foley was not with me at this time.“I also broke into the elevator at Clarence and did not obtain anything. I broke and entered the Lowden Fox produce. The Lowden Fox produce was broken in by me, I think, on or around March 15, 1950. This was my first job. I was alone on this occasion. I remember it was on a WednesdayMr. and Mrs. Milton Bader and Doris Catlett have returned from a business trip which took them to North and South Carolina.• *SHOP IN MONTICELLOTHE STONE THAT STOPPED GOLIATH WAS SMALL!David didn't have a shotgun or a long-range artillery piece, but* a little stone placed in the most effective spot was all that he needed.Maybe you can't afford to run a page ad in the Saturday Eve-ning Post, but a small want ad placed in the right spot may be all you need to boost your business.WANT AD SECTION OF THE MONTICELLO EXPRESSALWAYS TRY ...TO REMEMBER NAMES!SO START PRACTICING BY REMEMBERING OURSCALLLAHEY'SMonticello .................. 27Bill's Cities Service...........582Branch of E. E. 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Monticello Express
Monticello, Iowa, US
Thu, Mar 06, 1952
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