Annual Spirit Lake event in Stanhope Iowa July
A dated notice in Spirit Lake lists an annual event in Stanhope Iowa for July with details about a gas engine pull titled D6ta.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1911
Page
3
A dated notice in Spirit Lake lists an annual event in Stanhope Iowa for July with details about a gas engine pull titled D6ta.
A Japanese student at State University of Iowa was nabbed in a pickpocketing incident. Local coverage notes this incident amid other news and a report on the forty-eighth annual conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Iowa.
A gathering of three or four hundred uniformed knights is being prepared at Templar park Spirit Lake from July 8 to 14 under Grand Commander John Willian Edwards Mt Pleasant. The lodge area, hotel, and beach amenities are being renovated and crews build cement steps while boats are repainted and water toboggan ready for nautical sport. Knights have begun arriving at Templar lodge for meals and recreation and many will stay for the summer after the conclave.
At Stanhope on June 6 a dealer named Mathre found an unusual cache inside a small Ba A engine purchased by Howe from the local implement and automobile dealer. The engine housing contained about $800 in money, including $500 in silver and $300 in paper currency.
A cashier’s container in a business place yielded $600 in silver tucked in a cylinder head and $2300 hidden in the same spot. The money’s owner is sought as Hove deposits the funds at Stanhope State Bank and promises return to proven owners. Community puzzled by the source and fate of the funds.
Marshalltown June 5 Clyde Clement Itigin and Dorothy Calmus of this city faced a failed wedding plan due to a state law requiring a one year wait after divorce before remarriage. Clement admitted a divorce longer than a year but could not prove the claim. There was a hurried scene at the Cuthins home as preparations collapsed.
The statement notes that the invitation was issued and the work completed only two hours before the hour fixed for the ceremony. This brief indicates last minute preparations and tight scheduling surrounding the event.
Mrs A Surfer and her daughter Fannie Savier from Iowa City are tied to a $8000 loss tied to the Redeemable Investment Company under investigation in Greater New York. They say Rev Norman Plass, former Washburn College president, urged the investment promising 10 percent interest. Local friends fear the Sunters may lose their $9000 stake.
Kenjiro Hor a Japanese student was arrested and confessed to stealing from Minnesota baseball players visiting the town. Police searched his home and found no property. Hor admits a string of larcenies linked to athletes losing money jewelry and clothing after leaving garments in the university armory. University officials, urged by fellow students, oversee the case as police refer it to campus authorities.
Davenport announces the acceptance of Rev. Janes A. Burchit as pastor of the Centenary Methodist church. The move, while causing regret, is presented as a necessary step and reflects the church’s plan for future leadership.
The editorial argues that strong religious leadership benefits from occasional pastor transfers. It suggests shifting assignments refreshes ministry and keeps congregations engaged through new perspectives and renewed energy.
Clinton June 5 Burlington captured the IM12 convention title of the Iowa United Commercial Travelers defeating Des Moines. Officers elected include Grand councillor Hugh Doran Ottumwa and grand secretary H W Conant Sheldon. Delegates named are D P Moore LeMars and Hugh Doran Ottumwa with several council shifts to fill.
Children on Second Street from Linn to Cheanut will carry flakes while veterans march by in salute. The parade's dine of wavel is altered to include this notable feature honoring the sixties heroes.
Anamosa Iowa June 5 A convict named Donohue who escaped from the Iowa state reformatory in 1909 was returned to the institution last week He escaped with fellow convict Maxwell by climbing water pipes and descending outside they were captured in Des Moines Maxwell remains at large
Mrs. J. E. Vink suffered four years with dyspepsia and headaches. She found no relief until Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets, taking one tablet for instant relief, helped her gain thirty pounds. Boxes sold 25c and 50c at druggists.
A historic medical ad promotes Voley's Kidney Remedy as effective for chronic kidney and bladder issues. It claims to regulate balance, heal and strengthen, and lists sale through all druggists.
Fort Dodge Iowa June 5 Jack Kinney a train crew caller for the Illinois Central slept on duty causing delays to seven trains from Tama to Sioux City Fort Dodge to Council Bluffs No 1 the fast mail ran late Kinney said he knew his services were no longer required and refused to quit His friends among the patrol men want him back and he remains a noted dispatcher killer in the office
Thai school children of Muscatine will take a prominent part in the Grand Army parade on June 14 as part of the state encampment. The general committee of the Muscatine Commercial club decided to line the children along West Street for the event.
A Pasadena note dated March 9 1911 from Foley and Con extols Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an efficient non opiate expectorant safe for children. It claims no nauseating results and no digestion interference, urging purchase in the yellow package through All Drug stores.
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