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Jefferson County Record Hillsboro, Mo., April 20, 1911 part 2 Hidden Treasures A strange and wonderful story is told about an episode in connection with a famous bank robbery committed here about 89 years ago. According to the account given us there were two of the robber gang who carried the stolen money and when, to elude their pursuers, the sheriff's posse, they turned toward the plank-road, these two buried the gold, $4400, in a place on the old Frank KIEFER place, 5 miles from town. One of the men subsequently died and his comrade fell sick in St. Louis, about 15 years ago. He was nursed by a man to who he shortly before his death confided the secret, describing the place as being on the main road 5 miles from Ste. Genevieve, where there is a bridge; from this bridge count 65 yards east and then 40 yards south over the turn of the hill where a hole was dug 2 1/2 feet deep between two trees. The man's nurse is said to have come down here three winters to look for the money by means of boring. He had confided the secret to Gottlieb REHM. The search seems to have been unsuccessful. Some time ago when a troup[sic] showed at the Armory, a clairvoyant woman connected with it told such astonishing truths that Judge of Probate, HUCK, wrote on a piece of paper the question whether money was buried at Cherry Springs and whether it had yet been found. The woman at once wrote on the back of the sheet: "My impression is that the money has not yet been found." Upon this Messrs REHM, HUCK, Gust BURGERT and Willie KIEFER commenced to dig in the place indicated and worked like Trojans for three days, till the rain interfered and Mr. HUCK'S hand become sore from the unwonted labor. They are still in hopes to find that treasure, and when it's found will have a frolic. - Ste. Genevieve Herald Public Sale I will sell at public sale on Saturday, April 29, all my personal property, consisting of live stock, farm implements, corn and other things. Terms reasonable. See posters. Albert STETT, 49C F Goldman, Mo. Cyclone Havoc Last Thursday afternoon, Valle Mines, Cadet, Elvins, Esther and the vicinity of the lead belt were visited by a cyclone, which cost seven lives, $1,000,000 worth of property and injured, more or less seriously, fifty people. The Federal Lead company's property was completely wrecked. The stricken country covered about 16 square miles or between Mineral Point and Valle Mines on the north, and as far south as Bismark and Elvins. While the wind was uprooting trees and wrecking buildings the rain and hail fell in torrents and the darkness was intense, although but three o'clock in the afternoon. Of the fifty injured in the Lead Belt, practically all received wounds and cuts about the head, chiefly from flying timber and broken glass, and the greater part of the number were women and children. This was probably due to the fact that the men were miners and were underground at work at the time. Creeks were swollen out of their banks, tracks overflowed and wires down. A landslide near Selma or Kennett's Castle delayed north bound Frisco trains. The cyclone cloud was the typical funnel-shaped destroyer, with the spiral end down, the whole mass intently black and fringed with white. The string end swept a path fifty yards wide and wide end was accompanied by a deafening roar. Found a Gold Mine Enoch FOX of Pottersville, Mo., claims to have found a gold mine on some land belonging to a company in Ozark county. He says the tract on which he made the discovery contains 4400 acres. The Howell Country Gazette says FOX is informed by the land office at Springfield that when the government sells land the absolute title is in the purchaser and they have sole control of it. Therefore unless FOX can talk rapidly to the corporation which owns the land he is likely to go unrewarded for his find. MARRIAGE LICENSES Armand F. GERARD.....Kimmswick Sophia WHITE.....Kimmswick Geo. W. MEDLEY.....Cedar Hill Melissa TYER.....House Springs Harry H. BRUNS.....Morse Hill Katie LONG.....DeSoto Louis SANSOUCIE.....DeSoto Laura RULO.....DeSoto Fred ROSE.....Dittmer Bertha CORDES.....Dittmer Geo. P. BRANDT.....St. Louis Helen Atilia FRANKE.....Victoria John PINNELL.....DeSoto Mamie HOFFMEISTER.....DeSoto Geo. WOLFANGEL.....Maxville Katie OVERBECK.....Maxville Schools Closing County schools are closing thick and fast now, teachers returning home and pupils to work or play according to age. The Bear Creek school with Miss Anna LEICHT closed last night with commencement exercises, four pupils having finished. The Vineland school has already closed, Miss Oma MOORE, teacher, who has been elected to teach the Springdale school for next year. Miss Sadie MORSE closed the Plattin school last week. The Armbruster school with Miss Anna SPENCER, teacher, closed last Friday. Clarence HAMRICK closes the Baily school tomorrow night with an entertainment and box supper. Hematite, with Curtis EAVES and wife as teachers, closed April 7th. Miss Mary SPEIDEL closed the Pfinister school on the 14th. Walter BUXTON, who taught the Mt. Olive school east of Cedar Hill, closed it last week. The Zion school, with Miss Bessie JENNINGS as teacher, closes tomorrow. Miss Nellie BRANT of the Cedar school near High Ridge is re-employed for next year and is to have a nice new school-house. Hillsboro closes her eight months' school next week, Charles LAWRENCE and Miss Kate RUSSELL teachers. The Bowles school, with the Misses Medora McMULLIN and Hazel REPPY teachers, closes also the 28th, with a big basket dinner and basket-ball game, besides the usual exercises. There were many teachers, who closed their schools in March, among them were Chas. LEE of Grubville, Miss Katheryn WILLIAMS, Miss Myrta TUTTLE, Miss Belva WILSON, Miss Ada WINER and a score of others.