🥇 BANNER Bottle with a note inside 5 to 6 inches deep in the ground.

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Man, that's a trip! Congrats on a very unique find
 

Truly an intriguing if not troubling discovery. Thanks to all the research from fellow T-net members in bringing some clarity to this very mysterious and dark riddle. Congrats on the BANNER as well! Super COOL find!:headbang:

 

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has anyone been able to Date the Bottle Yet ?
Maximum Age ?

Correction on Most of Letter.
Rolland
Girl.
? ?
Wife,
Joe Holtes
Wife,
house/horse Too.
All were ready
to drive me
in there or
smash my
head with
rock if
Rolland Not
Get be Boss.
Drunk
Roland Come
to log cabin
crying me Green
Horn. wanted to
Steal his Cottage
and every thing.


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Mower County transcript. (Lansing, Minn.), 16 Aug. 1905.
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Mower County transcript. (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, August 16, 1905, Image 7 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress



Mower County transcript. (Lansing, Minn.), 19 Nov. 1913.
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Mower County transcript. (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, November 19, 1913, Image 3 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

Mower County transcript. (Lansing, Minn.), 24 June 1914.
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Mower County transcript. (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, June 24, 1914, Image 3 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress
 

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Never given so many "likes" on one thread before. What a really "Different" thing to find.
 

I'm currently watching the unabomber series on the discovery channel, wow did the fbi have some clueless people in charge of that investigation, they badly needed the members of this forum :-)
 

Congratulations on the Banner.

All the translations and information is fascinating.
 

Just my two cents on this incredible find.

The quarry was also the site of the Rochester State Hospital (Asylum) opened as Minnesota Inebriate Asylum in 1879 (for Alcoholics)
With the Quarry and the Hospital there were supporting businesses and farms that sprung up to support the town, dairy, farm and a Slaughtehouse among them. Thus the notes being written on tickets for a butcher,

what I deciphered

ARTY KENDY
FANK ROLLAND
BOSS 36
1936

FRANK HUBECHEK
CHIPOWA FALLS
WISCONSIN
SALONIST. -------- a statesman - artist - speaker etc may have been referred to as a salonist at this time period
1900
1910

FRANK ROLLAND
FRANK HUBECHECK

AUTUMN HOLETT
FAVRE
1895
1899

ITS THE ONE
HERE JUST THE SAME TALK SAME
GIRL ROBBED ME
AND I LOOKED AT HER

2)
WAS GOING
TO SHOOT ME
WITH A 38
REVOLVER

SO THEY MAKE
ME STAND A
LOG CABIN
ALL DAY AND
IF I DID NOT
SO THEY COULD SHOOT
ME AT ONCE
ROLLAND did,

YOHRADRICK IN
MILK A AGAIN 1896
YELLING IN ROBD
HE SEE ABOUT IT
I HAD TO GO IN
THERE THE NEXT
DAY ALL DAY TO

3
HE JUST ROBBED ME
AND ROBBED THEM HERE TOO

4
ROLLAND
GIRL
YOHADRICK
WIFE
JOE HOLETS
WIFE
HOUSE TOO
ALL WERE READY
TO DRIVE ME
IN THERE OR
SMASH MY
HEAD WITH A
ROCK IF
ROLLAND NOT
GET BE BOSS

DRUNKS
ROLLAND CAME
TO LOG CABIN
CRYING ME GREEN
HORN WANTED TO
STEAL HIS COTTAGE
AND EVERY THING

5
HE GET TO
FIX IT SO
HE BE BOSS HERE

THE NEXT DAY
HE TOLD THEM
YOHRODRICK HE
SEE ABOUT IT
KINDLY FUNNEY
ANY WAY

THAT MEANS
HE KILLED ME
IF THEY COULD
NOT DROVE ME
IN THERE
THE NIGHT BEFORE
ME HID BY
HOUSE SO THEY
DIDNT CATCH
ME AND KILL
ME

Although I initially thought the note was about a robbery I am actually beginning to think it is the story of a disgruntled worker who felt he was "robbed' of a promotion for whatever reason and in his drunken rage felt that the person writing the note was partly responsible and wanted him dead. In his drunken rage he also wanted to kill his boss and anyone in his way of the promotion.
Fearing for his life the author of this note wrote the events as evidence in the event he was found in his hiding place.

Just my thoughts, Interesting either way.

Close :

I think this is closer.
I also Think YOHRADRICK (spelling) is a place

Re:
ROLLAND IN
YOHRADRICK IN 1896
MILK WAGON
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My Latest Translation :tongue3:

ITS THE ONE
HERE JUST THE SAME TALK SAME
GIRL ROBBED ME
AND I LOOKED AT HER
------------------------------
WAS GOING
TO SHOOT ME
WITH A 38
REVOLVER

SO THEY MAKE
ME STAND A
LOG CABIN
ALL DAY AND
IF I DID NOT
SO THEY COULD SHOOT
ME AT ONCE
ROLLAND IN

YOHRADRICK IN 1896
MILK WAGON
YELLING IN Road
HE SEE ABOUT IT
I HAD TO GO IN
THERE THE NEXT
DAY ALL DAY TO
-------------------
Roland Go
YOHRADRICK
Wife
Joe Hoates
wife
house Too.
all were ready to drive me
in ther or
smash my
head with
rock if
if Roland Not
Get be boss .
Drunk
Roland Come
to Log Cabin
Crying Me Green
Horn wanted to
steal his cottage
and Every thing
---------------------
HE GOT TO
FIX IT SO
HE BE BOSS
HERE

THE NEXT DAY
HE TOLD THEM
YOHRODRICK HE
SEE ABOUT IT
KINDLY FUNNEY
ANY WAY

THAT MEANS
HE KILLED ME
IF THEY COULD
NOT DROVE ME
IN THERE
THE NIGHT BEFORE
wE HID BY
HOUSE SO THEY
DIDNT CATCH
ME AND KILL
ME
 

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He doesn't write well, clearly.
Wonder in the Norwegian name is spelt phonetically like
Joleik = yohedrick (sp)

Or Jo Hedrick for yohedrick ( maybe writer was Norwegian which could explain the writing style )
 

Most interesting find and note. Reading it over it seems that it's a rant either in a drunken state or by somebody that trying to write down the facts and leave evidence.

There's one thing to note that the average person living around that time would of had an elementary education. Going on past grade 6-8 would be for the folks that were of some wealth or had the educational support in place. So that being said the written note is of a person with these elementary skills.

Congrats on the really unique find and the banner nod to which you have received.
 

He doesn't write well, clearly.
Wonder in the Norwegian name is spelt phonetically like
Joleik = yohedrick (sp)

Or Jo Hedrick for yohedrick ( maybe writer was Norwegian which could explain the writing style )

I think the last 4 Letters are drik Definitely ik at the end .
he made a correction on the one Slip enhancing the K
and Notice he Dotted the I with a Quick c Mark.
Had to be within Driving Distance if he took the Milk Wagon
 

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I find a Frank Hubechek 1910 living in the house of John Wagnor in Chippewa Falls
his wife and two young children are living there to Frank is listed as servant, and his wife Mary
is listed as cook.

He is buried in wadena county Minnesota along with his wife Mary Frank Hubachek Jan 24 1876 - Feb 23 1951.
 

Rain pounding us here in spring texas and much more to come, this house has never flooded
but theres lots of new construction going on all around, i dont think we have ever seen as much rain
as they say we might get between now and thursday either.

I am using free ancestory sites and they arent working right, i can only get to the index but I am going to keep on keeping on.

If the auther of the note was writing by the way names sound here are some possible corruptions--

Kendy Holets Rolland
Kenny Oullette Roland
Kenedy Rowland
Kennedy Rohland
Dont get me started on the one that Starts with a Y
 

So I don't have to re-read this whole thread if somebody could update the progress of what the letter is in a paragraph I'd really appreciate it.


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Very interesting mystery, congratulations on the find! :icon_thumright:

Apparently kidnapping and robbery were pandemic during this time period in Chippewa Falls. Found this article about a big one, related? The one thing that caught my eye here was the name of the Chief of Police, Ed Holtz. Any relation to the "Joe Holtz wife" in this story? Cover up? Cops running a robbery ring and this poor fellow stumbled onto it? Hmmm... :icon_scratch:

Little-remembered mass murder put city in international spotlight | Local | chippewa.com
 

Tragic but nice find on the story. Thanks for sharing that.

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