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Newspaper
Pocahontas County Sun
Location
Laurens, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
1
Laurens prepares for a Chautauqua season with the same talent pool as last year. Tickets go on sale next week with season passes priced at 1.50 before opening and 2.00 after, with children at 1.00. Buy early to support uplifting institutions and keep money in town. The local committee profits are returned to chautauqua programs.
Rolfe Masons will not be here tonight to perform as planned due to circumstances beyond their control. They hope to reschedule at a future date, and the local lodge has ample work with a convenient date likely to be arranged soon.
Mary Gladys Manatt Tuttle was born May 16, 1891 near Laurens Iowa and died at 24. She moved to Laurens at age nine, joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1903, exhibited a Christian spirit, and attended Laurens schools graduating in 1909.
Gladys Semmes, married to Gordon N. Tuttle since December 26, 1914, died June 9, 1915, in Laurens after an operation and illness. She leaves a husband, parents in Laurens, three sisters, a brother, and many relatives. funeral held Friday with Rev. Gerkin officiating at Laurens cemetery.
Will Roehlk and family left this morning in their auto for a coastal itinerary. They will travel via Omaha Lincoln Cheyenne Denver Salt Lake Ogden Reno to San Francisco and then Los Angeles and return by a southern route. If all goes well they may not be home until late fall. They plan to camp en route with a trailer tent three cots an auto cover and stove.
The Alumni Association mourns the loss of a faithful member Gladys and invites all alumni and friends to the Annual Alumni Banquet on June 22 at the Masonic Hall. Miss Julia Hurley sells tickets. Please RSVP to assist with arrangements.
The Excelsior Farmers Club met at Clel Gilchrist's home. Members answered roll by listing U S Presidents in order. Women held a round table. men discussed current events and road laws. Supper was served at the usual hour. Club adjourned.
Martin Johnson returned from Minneapolis while F C Gilchrist and G W Strickland drove to Ft Dodge. Wm Steen visits from Harrisburg to see sons Roy and Art. Rev Gerkin and family and N L Norton and Vernon Barnhizer fished at the lakes. J Carey Atkins of Des Moines redecorated the Methodist Church and earlier decorated the Masonic temple. Friday and Saturday storms brought hail causing crop damage though the affected area was limited.
Harry Lund led a Sunday school class of boys to Silver Lake for a short outing. W A Tolbert took grandma Edwards to Grand Meadows Minnesota last Friday to visit her son Otis Edwards.
A Tuesday evening wind swept through the McMahon shows, tearing off tent tops and blowing down stands. A china ware stand was wrecked with almost all pieces broken. Rev. C. W. Flint, formerly Marathon and Pocahontas pastor, has been elected president of Cornell College and now serves a Brooklyn church, with the title Doctor added.
John S Burwell died last Sunday at his son T L Burwell's home north of Pickerel Lake. He was nearly 87. Funeral services were held there yesterday by a Methodist minister from Webb. Remains were shipped to London for burial. He was grandfather of Lee Burwell of Marathon, a familiar name to readers.
Co A Jacobs visited Britt early in the week to meet Mr Nelson owner of half the Inman farm. Nelson will erect a set of buildings on his 200 acres east of the Inman holdings, buying the tabernacle used in Britt union meetings and sending lumber for the new structures. Jacobs notes a severe storm in the Britt area that twisted off large trees and caused damage.
Tuesday evening about 7 30 a man was digging a ditch on the T. J. Hood place when he was buried alive. The incident occurred near Mallard Independent and is being investigated for cause.
Phillip Cuveleir was buried alive when a ditch bank collapsed. Mrs. Hood saw the cave in and summoned help, her husband digging him out just as townspeople arrived. He survived, apparently unhurt, after a perilous few minutes.
A Albany New York report notes a Trace It Back club forming after a overheard they say tale. Members propose tracing claims to their source to reveal truths or leave little behind. The discussion centers on opposing careless remarks and accountability.
A former remark led to the formation of a club to trace rumors to their source. The Albany group now numbers many members and aims to curb rash statements by sending investigators for doubt. Members practice caution, recalling unsupported claims to prevent mischief.
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