Show MONTANA BANK ROBBED Masked Men Loot Institution at Bridger HELD UP AT NOONTIME Cashier Looko Down Two Big Colts Revolvers Pointing Directly at His Hoad Third lInn in the Doorway Prevents tho Interference of Others Oth-ers Pvobbevs Secure Two Thousand Dollars and Succeed in Escaping Posse Starts in Pursuit and t Running Run-ning Fight Occurs nilllnBa Mont Dec 2Tue bank at lInG Brldgcr In Carbon county was held up by three masked men today and Cash Icr Trumbo was relieved of > XO Immediately Imme-diately after the robbery tho men left on horseback for the Crow reservation A pursuing party baa been organised nnd Ihc mon will bo lynched If caught rho scene of the robbery Is I In the vicinity of lie famous HolclnlhcAVnll country Cor years time hiding place of thieves and desperadoes OCCURRED AT NOON The robbery occurred at noon Cashier Trumbo was nt work Innlilo the rail when he was awaro of two men entering the hank Ilo I looked up to nee two big Colt s revolvers pointing directly nt his bend pollllnE dlrCclj A third man also I armed stood at the door half In and half out evidently lo prevent Interference Hold up your lands said one of lie two maakod rob hen Mr Truinbo compiled COVERED BY GU SAt S-At this Instant Mall Carrier Frank Wll lam appeared at I a uldp door and was mmedlatcly coveted by Iwo guns vii humus and Trumbo were ordered to the wall both with their hands high up nod while one man covered them with Us 1 guns the other ran behind tin counter coun-ter and grubbed all tho money In sight PURSUIT PEG VN 1 1 thrco men stepped out of tho door mounted their horsen which stood there rehui thrown I on tho ground and drove the spurs Into lie animals The alarm wan quickly glvrn Eviry horso In sight vas pressed into service and pursuit was begun SHOOTING FROM SADDLE A mllo and a half out of tin1 town the lossc begun shouting1 from the l Paddle Pho robbers wheeled III I heir NOl ts and returned the lire Tho pouno seeing that I hey had to donl with desperate men icpllalcd for a monTMil and presfiilly the obbera disappeared In the timber iiiy hove not been son since It IB believed1 he 111111 will mi Ia for the fanioiiu llolo 1 nlheVrnll country ONLY DANK IN TOWN The bank robbed In I tho StockGrowers hall of Carbon county and Is the only I ono In the I place Brldger is I 1 coal mining own nltuated nl the southern lennlnuH of a branch railway which leaves the N111Ir PI1ItC atAiuiriJtui Yellow slono county T1UAD15I5 TOWARD COLUMBUS The last word from time t scene of the chase wan received In Brldcer at 7 oclock I III evening This stalest that this bnndlts had l crowed tho I Rr < t I xxlpe brnneh of hn I Nnrllirrn PiclHont Roberts all had I h1 turiiod north and wore headed In u luk lire1 ion of rolinnbiis on the main flute < of the I Northern nellIe At l to t word was received from Brldscr I lint the bandltn I had been brought to 1 ito I von v-on Snnd rreek reieril I mllen northwest n Rrldger and their capture seemed al inot certain BATTLE WITH BANDITS C J Merrill who led the posse of four men returned ti Urldger at T oclock for refreshments lit I I stite 1 t < l that his pow ovirtook the robl rn at Find rreek They dlsniountefi ami 111 l their hor en far u up nmonc the rim of rocks fortifying ihem u selvf8 behind the bouldcni Thirty or forty shots vcrr oxohanced bolreon the posse hurt and tho robbers but no ono was ROBBERS ELUDE POSS15 lerrlll left 1 the three I men on guard l and while ho went bark lo notify 1 other poJ Hn iho I robbers nindo their I escape I low the robbers escaped from the trap on Sund creek I not explained but It h > I presumed that they found an accesalbln place In which to srel out of the canyon ant Jllee after resting their tired horses continued 1 con-tinued their Journey westward A heavy snow Is reported nm falling In the country Houth of Columbus which may Impede the work of tho pursuers BANDITS STEL HORSES A message from Jollctl by way of Brldgcr mutates that the robbers stole the houses they yeio riding In the neighborhood neighbor-hood of Jollett last night The leader of the gang Is I described asa as-a man of mhdle aGe J ant ot medium size He I wore n great fur coat quite well worn The bandit who aaalotcd In iold hug up the cushier was a young mal about 22 He wore f brown overcoat brown cap and his face was partially hidden by a dirty black muffler The rrbbT who held tho horse was apparently lt tlII OJI f lrl a mini of CO years sinnll eyes and black moustache of about medium slc and wore u black chinchilla overcoat MANY ON TRAIL News of the robbery wag telephoned and telegraphed In every direction and pui Vs were formed at Gebo JolleU alt other towns Tho l amount taken li be llovtil I to be In the neighborhood of lOCO Had the robber been committed on the Jay before the haul would hat heel a largo one an Monday was pay 1 day at the milieu |