Spanish Fork Press | 1908-02-27 | Page 3 | Fat Purse in Fishers' Net

Fat Purse In Fishers Net Winona Minn Fishermen whllo seining Lake Winona pulled in tholr net to find that all It held was a mans pocketbook The purse contained notes and certificates of deposit In various banks In all amounting to 1600 It also contained about 10 In money and a mileage book The owner R C Stevenson a local merchant was notified of the find and claimed his property It developed that Stevenson Steven-son while canoeing on the lako last fourth of July was thrown Into the water and almost drowned and In Iris frantic efforts to save himself lost tho pocketbook