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6,800 Persons Paid Total Of $3,421 To See Tama Pow W owto 7h# GjjrrM^.prp-jhtir^n.TAMA. Aup. 2!.—The final check of figures shows the total gate receipts of the Mesquakie Indian pow wow to ho $3,421.05. A total of fi 800 people attended. 1.400 the first three da vs and 5.400 on Sunday.After expenses are paid, about *?.D00 of the money will bp divided among the participating Indians. Earh Indian who took part in the pow wow will receive about $20 as bis share of the profits. The ret of the money will be set aside to finance next year's celebration.TAMA—Four young' men were fined $10 and eosts each when theyappeared before Justice Lew' Smith Thursday afternoon on charges of stealing watermelons. They gave their names as K. I. Perry, M L. Duncan and Racinc Dewig. all of LeGrand. and K. E. Cutler of State Center. Justice Smith remitted $5 rf each fine, except in the case of Perry, who had to pay only thefrosts Since he was the first to confess the theft. The bovs were taken into custody Wednesday evening by Marshal Frank Wheeler after they dad disposed of eleven melons. About twenty had been stolen from he patch of Frank L. Hanzelka near Chelsea, and part of them had deen sold before the young men sere picked up and lodged in the rounty jail. Relatives came to Tafna :o obtain their release.
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The Evening Gazette and Republican
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Fri, Aug 21, 1931
Page 7
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