The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-12-09
KILLED BY BANDITS
Body of Isle Nicely, Victim of the
Minneapolis Payroll Holdup,
Inferred at Oak Knoll.
Young Man, a Former Princeton Boy
is Shot Down While EndeavOr.
ing to Assist Friends.

in the General hospital, Minneapolis,
on Saturday at ,6:10 p. m. from the
effects of a bullet wound in the alb
domen inflicted by bandit at 9:15
that morning, was brought to Prince
ton on Monday evening for interment.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nicely, father
and mother of the unfortunate young
man, his wife, and his three brothers,
accompanied the remains, which, upon
arrival, were taken to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. Whitney, Isles uncle
and aunt
Funeral services were conducted at
the Methodist church on Tuesday af-
ternoon by Rev. Henry hobbs, who de-
livered an impressive sermon and paid
high tribute to the character and brav-
cry of the young man. The intcrment
was at Oak Knoll. The Yellow Taxi
cab company, by whom the young man
was employed at the time Of his death.
sent six Of it's cab drivers to act in the
capacity Of pallbearers. They were
Messrs. Carpenter, Boldon, Buck, Eek,
Jenkins and Saunders. There were
many beautiful floral offerings.
Lisle Nicely was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Nicely, formerly of
Princeton but now of Solway, MINI.
He was born in Baldwin, Sherburne
county, on June II, 1898, spent Is
years of his life in Princeton, where
ne received his education, two at Sol
way, and during the war worked in
the ammunition factory of the Steel
q Machinery company, Minneapolis,
later securing employment with the
taxlcab company. He was married ON
August %, 1920, to Miss Hazel NJ,
Brown of Anoka, who survives him.
He also leaves his father, mother.
three brothers and numerous other
relatives, to whom the sympathy Of
the community goes forth in their
hour of sorrow.
Lisle Nicely was young man of ex-
cellent character and held in high es-
TEEN by his employers. He was an
American in every sense of the word
and would have enlisted for foreign
service at the beginning of the war
but was not then old enough. He was
drafted, however, shortly before the
armistice was declared. That he pos
sessed strong spirit of bravery was
demonstrated by his action in the
holdup in which he went to the as
sistance of friends and in consequences
lost his life.
Those in attendance at the funeral
from out of town were Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Nicely, father and mother of the
deceased; his three brothers. Raw
mond, Johnny and Lawrence; his wife.
Mrs. Lisle Nicely; Mr.. and Mrs, Leon
Nicely and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Mirick
and two sons.
Story of the Tragedy.
Lisle Nicely, GIG Ninth street south.
Minneapolis, driver for the Yellow
CAP company of that city, was shot
and fatally wounded when he tried to
thwart five auto bandits who held IN
two employees Of the Northern Bag
company, 101 Third avenue south, and
robbed them Of a payroll of 5000 at
the door of the company at s:15 a. M
on Saturday. He was shot in the abb
domen as he was about to arise from
the wheel of his car and grapple with
one of the desperadoes.
The daylight robbery, which had
been planned by the five bandits who
waited in an automobile across the
street from the company for half an
hour, was witnessed by a dozen men
ana two women who were passing near
the corner of First street and Third
avenue south. The five were followed
several blocks by George Dalrymple
z4o2 Fifth avenue south, driver Of a
baggage truck for the Yellow Cab
company, who was near the scene
when the holdup took place, but thew
escaped in the congestion of traffic
near the Great Northern railroad sta
tion.-
O. Dahlberg, 1888 Twenty-ninth ave-
nue. south, clerk at the Northern Bag
company, and Paul Grippe. 511 Seven,
tcenth avenue north, who served as an
lmpromptu guard, had returned from
the First National bank with grin
containing 5000. They were driven to
and from the bank in a taxicab by
Nicely. The car was brought to halt
at the First street entrance to the
company's plant when two of the BAN
dts stepped up to the machine.
The first Of the pair, tall light
haired young man wearing an over
coat, pointed a pistol at Nicely and or