On this Date in Minnesota history: July 1

July 1, 1892 - The Sontag Brothers, John Sontag and George Contant, and their partner in crime, Chris Evans, tried to rob a train between St. Peter and Kasota along the Minnesota River. The bandits acquired nothing of value during this holdup, but their activities came under the review of Pinkerton detectives and both were apprehended in June 1893.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasota,_Minnesota

News of the St Peter/Kasota hold up from the St Paul Pioneer Press July 2, 1892,
 the day after the attempted robbery.

http://www.mnriv.com/sontag.html