Building of Shoe Store Has Commenced
McKean County Miner July 8, 1909

The Hyde-Murphy Co., of Ridgway, which has been contracted for erecting Anderson & Carlson’s new shoe store, has started the brickwork.

Thieves Enter Shoe Store Taking Shoes And Hose
McKean County Miner May 31, 1928

Steal shoes and hose-same thieves believed to have attempted to steal two automobiles.
Sunday morning when Martin Carlson entered the Anderson Carlson Shoe Store on Main street, he found it to be in much confusion. During the night preceding thieves had made an entrance through a rear window, by cutting away a screen and opening an unlocked window. They had evidently carefully selected shoes etc., to suit their needs for the nine pairs of men’s shoe’s missing were in sizes from six to nine, several pairs of ladies hose and several pairs of children’s shoes were also among the articles stolen. Sunday Mr. Carlson found many o f the empty shoe boxes that had been thrown away on Willow Street, the thieves having discarded the boxes as soon as possible. County Detective Allison is working on the case and has several very good clues. Not Satisfied with looting the Anderson and Carlson Shoe Store, last Saturday night, attempts were also made to steal two automobiles. Orville Halpenny, who is employed until late in the evening at the Marvel Specialty plant, found on entering his garage that the transmission lock on his Buick sedan, had been broken, an attempt having been made to start the car. Forrest Abbey of Bank street surprised two men in his garage the same night, which made their escape in the darkness.