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Newspaper
Pocahontas County Sun
Location
Laurens, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
3
A gritty seafaring tale centers on Steve Blossom aboard a coastal trading ship nicknamed an onion ship. He discovers a strange jeweled box snagged on the anchor fluke, imagining treasure and danger. The crew, including Blossom, face superstition, hunger, and the looming Bahamas as their vessel plies toward uncertainty.
Steve schemes to steal a mysterious box aboard a ship and hide it in his bunk but rival Dunkers fights him for the loot. The box sinks into 600 feet of water after a scuffle and the captain orders Dunkers off the vessel for mutinous greed and a plan to desert.
Dunkers, a crewman, discovers a mysterious box linked to a missing millionaire. Vroon recruits a diving apparatus plan with Wyant & Co. and gathers a new expedition from Cape Town, while Black Hundred plots suppression and traitors lurk.
Francis Dunn seventeen-year-old who killed T. J. McEnery to protect his mother was found not guilty by a jury in Atlantic after nearly twenty four hours and nine ballots. The mother Mrs McEnery sobbed gratitude and left with Dunn as testimony showed a history of abuse by the husband before the fatal shooting on December 19.
The Western Iowa Congregationalists gather in Orient for a two day session with the Dover plan funding delegate expenses. Rev G G Rice, 95, of Council Bluffs will take an active part as Shirley Gilliland of Glenwood serves as moderator and H O Spellman of Atlantic is registrar.
A smallpox scare prompted a swift court closure in Council Bluffs as four members of janitor Miles Scofield’s family were found ill. The building was fumigated with notices posted and hundreds faced locked doors, while Scofield’s family were moved to the detention hospital.
The dryest Iowa event was the Iowa Intercollegiate Prohibition association debate at Simpson College Indianola. Prize money totaled $75 for first with C J Martin of Simpson winning, second to Rev Mitchell of Morningside College, third to J la Spargo of Central Holiness University. Forgers stole 500 blank checks from Swift & Co and cashed 60 plus in Des Moines, netting $660 to $1,000 before fleeing.
The Iowa State Business Men's Temperance association will hire a man for law enforcement work and another to lead an educational and financial campaign. A law enforcement committee starts within two weeks. W. J. Wilkington was reelected president, P. B. Sherriff secretary, and W. R. Jameson of Waterloo treasurer. Vice presidents chosen reflect diverse business and professional interests.
The governor is urged to veto a bill that would reduce the quarantine zone to a three mile limit. Opponents warn it could trigger a federal return to state-wide quarantine to stop the foot and mouth disease spread.
Road Meet at Grinnell on May 12 signals a revived good roads movement in Iowa. River-to-River Road Association members gather in Grinnell on May 2 with highway representatives from each county, per Bert N. Mills of Des Moines, secretary of the road.
A grand jury returned an indictment charging A M Zelcer with operating a gambling house in Des Moines. The alleged offenses center on illegal betting activities within the city limits during the period under review. Authorities have not disclosed further details pending court proceedings.
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