The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-09-19
TREASURE HUNT
ST|RS CALDWELL
Wild Rumors Of Fabulous Finds
Set Placid City Agog
Tuesday

SOHSlQeIdDle excitement was
created during the course of an other
wise peaceful day Tuesday when the
news became whispered around that
at least 500 in good old honest to
goodness American greenbacks, had
been found Monday afternoon on the
0. S. L. tracks. Next morning large
numbers of local people swarmed onto
the scene of the get rich quick club
site and proceeded to ransack every
nook and corner. The only reason
that more were not present was the
fact that information regarding the
find was not more widely dissimin-
ated. So far as is known, none of
these persons received any recon-
pense for their trouble.
According to the story, J. S. Flana-
gan and another person whose name
has not been disclosed, were walking
down the main line track Just west Of
the O. S. L. passenger depot when Mr..
Flanagan suddenly discovered a $40
bill He clearly dem onstrated that he
had not lost all his youth and agility
by exercising considerable speed col
Letting that ten spot.
1t was only short distance farther
when another similar one of Uncle
Sans mediums eluttered the way.
Both Mr.. Flanagan and the person
who accompanied him, almost tainted
but they tainted simultaneously in the
general direction of that bin. That
piece of money parted company, each
holding SIS worth. Mr.. Flanagan,
whose luck seemed at its height,
promptly recovered another ten spot.
Overcome by feeling of generosity,
Mr., Flanagan presented his half of the
torn bill to his confederate only to see
the latter gobble up another shortly
after.
This much of the story is apparently
bourne out by facts. But from that
particular phase onward, the sum re-
covered increased so prodigiously
that by Tuesday afternoon when
Frank Conway. Pleasant Valley
farmer, was called to verify the report
that he had shared the good fortune
he informed a representative of The
Tribune that he had a wash tub OF
bills. mostly Juveniles"
Others Find Fortunes.
He and A. H. Kelly. together at the
Farmers Equity when the find was
reported, recovered 20 dollars. Public
opinion, nodded by the wild yarns in
circulation. had credited them with al
least $3.50. One of the employees OF
the Milliner Transfer company was
credited with finding $500 after the
remainder of the searchers had col.
lected their swag. This report could
not be run down to its source but was
clearly without any foundation.
Tuesday it was announced thai
among the numerous claimants for the
money. most of whom erjured them
selves by contending that they haC
lost more than was actually found ]
r. Davis, a representative of the tele,
phone company, had good claim fol-
the money. He had crawled under :
freight car on his way to dinner an6
the money had been dislodged from
his pocket or had been lost through :
hole. He lost six $40 bills and loca
authorities have little question but
that il was Mr.. Davis who lost the
money Efforts are being made tc
have it returned to him.
While the yarn. after all. had a
rather unromantic ending. it surely
excelled the widest of elaborated polG
discovery stories while it was at its
height.