News: Colby (2 Sep 1886)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
E-mail: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surname: French

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 9/5/2012

Originally published in the Colby Phonograph, September 2, 1886

Several years ago this village was troubled considerably by sneak thieves, but the practice was broken up some four years ago, since which time the village has had perfect immunity from the petty thievery until within the past several weeks.

A number of small articles have disappeared of late that the owners claim could not have got away alone.

Among other things missing, S.G. French says 30 gallons of kerosene skipped out of his root house unbeknownst to him.

A basket of apples was taken from the woodhouse of the writer.

A good lookout should be kept and the very first act of sneak thievery discovered should be gently rebuked by bringing the toe of the discoverer’s boot into close and rapid contact with the posterior of the sneak’s person.