Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1917 — The Monon Bank Safe Was Locked For Teh Days. [ARTICLE]

The Monon Bank Safe Was Locked For Teh Days.

• The inner door of the safe containing the valuable papers of the Monon bank, including notes, deeds and mortgages, was opened Wednesday for the first time in ten days, says the Monon News, and then only after breaking the door to pieces. Something went wrong with the lock a .veek ago Monday and all attempts to onen the door proved futile. Friday an expert came from Chicago, "who, after pounding with a sledge hammer two days, was allowed to depart in peace. Last Monday a local force, with Andy Hazel and Will Saltsman in charge, introduced a drill, which the Chicago man had pronounced impracticable. After proceeding 3-4 of an inch through the hard steel, a revolving substance was encountered, whidh hindered further penetration. 1 Then heavy blows were resorted to and the door w«B'completely wrecked before the hidden treasure was once more within the reach of hank officials. The difficulty attending the opening of the safe proved its security as a receptacle for valuables.