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Denton
Robbery
Farmer’s
Elevator
Company
Thursday,
January
30,
1930
the
office
of
the
Farmer’s
Elevator
Company,
located
in
the
east
part
of
the
village
of
Denton,
was
entered
during
the
night
.
There
was
$7.00
in
cash
taken
from
a
strong
box,
along
with
eight
gallons
of
gasoline
from
the
station
pump.
Mr.
F.
V.
Daniels,
the
manager
of
the
Farmer’s
Elevator,
discovered
the
break
in
when
he
opened
the
elevator
at
7:00
Friday
morning.
The
safe
had
been
left
unlocked
which
made
it
easy
for
the
bandits
to
get
the
cash
while
they
filled
their
car
with
gas.
The
lock
on
the
gas
pump
had
been
broken.
There
was
$7.00
in
the
elevator
office
that
was
wrapped
and
stacked
in
a
paper
box.
The
boxes
were
disturbed
and
the
money
was
taken.
Source: Lincoln
Star,
Thursday,
January
30,
1930,
page
1,
columns
1-2;
page
12,
column
2.
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