Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1908 — LONE BANDIT ROBS A TRAIN. [ARTICLE]

LONE BANDIT ROBS A TRAIN.

Great Northern’a Oriental Limited Held Up In Idaho. Butte, Mont., Mar. 16. —Great Northern officials have been notified that the Oriental Limited, the crack overland train on the Great Northern system, was held up near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, early Sunday morning by a lone highway man. Both mall clerks were hound and considerable amount of mail matter rifled. No attempt was made to blow open the safe, according to the information received here. No estimate is obtained here as to the probable loss, but It Is not believed to be heavy. The bandit escaped, and is believed to be headed toward Spokane, If he Is not already In that city.