Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-21
HUNT FOR BURIED GOLD
Clue Found to Supposed Hiding
Place Of Large Sum Of Money
in Sioux City
OLD MAN FEARED BANKS
OLD MAN FEARED BANKS
Left Note Explaining Where His
Money Was Buried in An Old Gar
den in Sioux city-known to Have
Sold Farm in West and Received
Gold in Payment.

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Gold in Payment.
| Special to Times Republican
| Sioux City. Dec. 21.-Unless the
hands of robbers have dug it from its
hiding place, there lies buried in a LOT
in South Sioux City. copper box
containing $1,000 in gold. placed there
by r. R. Mann, who died in Kingsley
on November IL.
The lot where the buried treasure is
hidden is on the west side of the rail
road tracks and next but one to the
river. It formerly belonged to r. r
Mann, the person who buried his mon
| ey there, but its ownership now is UNI
certain. The lonely spot has been un-
touched for many years and now is
covered with rank growth of weeds
and grass, making it difficult to locate
the spot where the money lies hid
oen.
1t was only a few days ago that Mrs.
Phoebe Addington, the daughter OF r.
Il. Mann, while searching thru her
fathers papers and belongings, came
across two sheets of paper telling Of the
hidden treasure. That such treasure
exists she has no doubt. Conversations
and little episodes which, before she
became aware of the existence of the
papers and which seemed to be but
fpit1 }y,sr
form a string of circumstances COR
roborating the papers and bearing out
the truth of their statements.
Following is copy of the writing or,
the two sheets of paper:
In the inside corner of my garden,
there lays copper box, in that box:
is $4,000 in gold. The key is soldereei
on the bottom of that box.
ION that corner stands big elm
tree facing the river.
Under that tree it lays"
The oath before the notary, which
was written on similar sheet Of pa.
per, bearing at one corner a seal past.
ed to the paper, follows:
Oath to His Niece.
Granada, Colo, Jan. 20 1900.
Il, Anna Dunbar being first duly
sworn, depose and say that will not
reveal any secrets or any conversation
entrusted to me by R. r. Mann or any.
one acting as his agent.
MRS. ANNA DUNBAR"
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this goth day of January, A. D., 1900.
JAMES A. MAYFIELD,
+ Notary Public
r. r. Mann was one Of the pioneers
of the west and settled in Dawes coun-
ty, Nebraska, where he took up a farm.
There he went thru all the vicissi-
tudes and trials which the early farm
er had to encounter. He was In that
country during one Of the periods OF
depression. On every side Of him,
neighboring farmers who had saved
their earnings by dint Of toll and hard :
ship, lost heavily thru the failing of
banks in which they had placed their
money. He formed a prejudice against
banking Institutions prejudice deep
rooted and lasting, which he main
tanned thru life. Ignorant of the
strides such institutions had made,
ignorant Of the banking laws, Mann to
the day of his death never placed a
penny in a bank All his money he
kept on his person, and when he had
more than he could safely carry, hid
1t away.
While in Dawes county. he sold his
farm for $4,000. 1t was thought rather
odd at that time. he should request
to be paid in gold, but the mans preJu-
dices and eccentricities were wen
known and in gold he was paid.
He came to South Sioux City where
he bought a lot and engaged in gard
ening. A storm destroyed his garden
one summer. He went to Granada,
Col. shortly afterward.
Swore Her to Secrecy.
with him at Granada, Col, was his
niece, Anna Dunbar, q young woman
for whom the old man seemed to have
great affection. His wife and daughter
were are that time visiting with rela-
tiyes and to his niece he gave his Sc
cret But so fearful was he that 1t
might become known, that the girl in
an unthinlxing moment might divulge
to another the secret he had told her,
that he made her swear before notary
that she would not reveal to any person
the Information she had received from
her swear to keep the secret he wrote
out on sheet of paper directions for
finding the money. The oath and di-
rections were written in the business
place Of J. l.. May1eld, who ran gen.
eral store in Granada, and who was al
so notary public.
Shortly after this Mann and his wife
found they could not live together hap
PLY and decided to separate. No legal
divorce was obtained but the two sep
arated, Mrs. Mann going to South
Sioux City, where she still resides, tho
In different part of the town than
which she did formerly, and Mann go-.
ing to the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Phoebe Arlington, in Kingsley, Ia
Often he would visit Sioux City, and
it is said when here he would cross to
South Sioux City. he told his daughter
that he came to Sioux City to see flIs
doctor. but as the old man was flele
and hearty, she often joked HIM about
his frequent needs OF medic;N atten-
ton.
Death Stops Confession.
During the second week of last No
vember' 1t was discovered that he was
about to die AS hale and hearty as
he was, the ravages Of tirne were too
much for him. His daughter was by
him as he lay sick but the day before
he died he lost the power of speech.
Just before he passed away he made
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