10/28/2026
The week after the robbery, Perry Thorp came into the post office with a check he had found made out to Mr. Snow. A decision was made to search the area where he found it. A gunny sack lay along the highway near the Walter Martz farm. The sack contained all the stolen goods except for the stamps and cash. "Snow's find confirms the belief the robbers went to Des Moines after looting the Polk City post office safe." Madrid Register-News.
