“I took the train for Heron Like, with Sheriff Dill and ten men, including
Brissette, Clark, Harrison, Brosseau, Gail, Avery, Richardson and Church.
Arrived there at 11:30, roused the inhabitants, and were soon under way in
teams for Lake Shetek. The citizens were eager to assist and ready to go
to the front. At sunrise took a farmer’s family by surprise, but got a
good breakfast, our tired squad tumbling into warm beds. We were left by
the inmates of the house to sleep an hour and a half, and then started,
feeling better for a chicken stew. Reached the town of Currie, Lake Shetek
township, at noon. Traveled in heavy farm wagons over bad roads. Here
found the little community ready to assist in any way. Our theory was that
the robbers would take”