Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-10-22
ONE CITIZEN is HELD UP
NeIs Madsen Is Prevented at
Pistol Point From Giving
1 the Alarm.
ESCAPE on A HAND CAR
took Halt a Oozsa Explosions and tho
Cracksmcn Wee Evidently Ex-
perts-Ring Brothers Own
crs OF the EanlS.

Nibore. $. u. Oct. with but one
townsman conscious that mischief was
being done and ~ compelled 10 be
silent at the cos: OF his Ike. three
masked robbers shattered The $1,000
safe OF the Bank of Niporg at 3 O'clock
Friday morning and stole $1,000.
= Explosion followed explosion, ana
when the robbers ilpl taken the s2,5ou
n gold ald silver coin and Sl,50o il
currency which the safe contained they
ran To the section house, stole a hand
ear and started toW.li Irene, ten miles
way
! Nels Madson Who sleeps IN a build
'ng adjoining The rank and who was
prevented from spreading the alarm by
he third robbie WHO. with revolver
irawn. iatiolled The street in front.
aroused the y as soon rs the burg
airs had gone. M.,lson. With F.. l..
Larson and the section boss, tool. an
other handcar and gave chase. each
. mar fully armed. They Went rs far as
irene. and discovered from the marks
III the frosty rails that the handcar
with the robbers apoard had gone
through there. They ihcn returned
nome.
This morning the stolen handcar was
found upset beside the railroad track
q Z ven lItit' anu ' TX IHt \flEdt
Northern station agent at Violin reports
\ hat very early this morning he saw
MO men huirAing across the country In
he direction of Mission Hill. 1t is sup
posed the men were intent upon reach
.ng the Missouri river and crossing inNo
, Nebraska. What became of the thru
nan is not known. and it may be his
acme is mol far away.
Severe different w~aGonioads of men
armed with rifles and revolvers are
IRVING about the country today look
.ng for suspicious characters. bat littlA
nope is entertai.ied that the miscreants
win be unprecedented by lhem.
The Bank Of Nibolg is owned BY Rins
Bros. and y. II. iiing is cashier. He
reports that the institution carries in
lemnity insurance and hat the loss
will be made good 10 them. 1t is en-
pected the insurance company will in
. stitute q thorough search for the rob
: bcrs.
He Heard Tlern Pounding.
Nels Madison. sleeping mean the Danl #,
vas aroused by the sound OF pounding.
Tie went TO his front window. and saw
/, an armed man ratrolline in front ana
ne could sea The reelection OF Il light in
the bank. lie realized 1T once that
cracksmen We're nj work. There was
10 way OF getting out of his room, ex
repting by The stiacI 7fouI in front, ssf-i
mat WAS 20 race Inc rDDDel SeatIne .
Madison had no weapon and ic hest
tated about q scrtie OF his Kind. He
! decided to Try q bluff and Suddenly
threw up his window aud demanded t.
know what was @oing on.
Quick az fash he MAS blinking at IT,.
smuzzle of n revolver and It sruif voice
commanded him To hold up his hands.
He did it ana he also followed the
r~urtl,er instruction net 10 talk any molc
or make a noise.
Madison stood there in the window
while five or six explosions shook tic
eartl. He thought others in the town
must hear and soon the maraiders
would he frightened off or caught. l'ut
no one came.
Were Deliberate About It.
Aftei setting u charaa of nitr 3sly-
aerin. the robbers Mouid step outside
of the building and await thc eXIlo-
sion. They We're obliged to repeat Thu.
performance . half dozen times but "a
no time aid they appear alarmed lesi
they hoUla be disturbed by ei,i@
Finally they got III. mon and With q
parting warming 20 Madison He'd.
Investigation showed the safe to IL
n total wreck. The men We're certain
y ly experts.
\ week ago The clothing store OF {.
> NJ. Sorenson was robbed Of $50 q
money and nine watches. but IT WAS
evidently the work of amateurs.
No suspicious characters nave beet
seen lately and there is no good ciu,
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