CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - JOHN KOULESKY FARM IS BEING SEARCHED ==================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by Carol Tramp. Permission granted by: Rob Dump, Editor, Cedar County News ====================================================================== February 1, 1917 Cedar County News HIDDEN TREASURE JOHN KOULESKY FARM IS BEING SEARCHED SAID WILL WAS IN HIS SAFE Neither safe, will or other valuables can be found The farm of John Koulesky, the hermit, who died at Ignatz Lammers farm near St. Helena about a month ago, while hopes were made ready to be taken to a hospital for treatment. This is the leading subject of conversation through the northern part of the county, every person has his own individual ideas on the subject. Koulesky was a bachelor abut 40 years of age who was very eccentric. He lived alone and took no part in the life of the community. He had a few close friends who speak well of him, but even to them he did not give complete confidence. Mr. Koulesky was taken ill at his home and suffered at home alone for several days. He then started to make his way to a neighbor taking a chair along to rest. he was discovered sitting on the chair and about exhausted. He was taken to the Lammers home and plans were being made to bring him to the hospital. In his anxiety to return to his home he got out of bed and resultant relapse resulted in his death. During his illness, Koulesky told Mr. Lammers that his will and other papers were in his cave. Nothing wsa thought of this at the time as the safe was supposed to be in his house. Koulesky had little to do with banks, always asking for payment for what he sold in cash. This gives credit to the story that much money will be found in the safe. Koulesky also mentioned his cave where he stored considerable property. he joked with Mr. Lammers about it and told him that it could not be located by anyone unless they had been advised just where it was, one one man, except for his brother in South Dakota, had any idea where it was, he said. Ignatz Lammers was appointed administrator of the estate, George N. Champion and Henry Whittler were appointed appraisers. When they visited the farm to appraise the property, everything had the appearance of having been carefully searched. Many holes having been dug in the frozen ground where some slight evidence indicated to the searchers that it might lead to the cave. So far nothing has been found for an entrance to a cave. Nor has his safe the will or other papers been found.