The following are abstracted from the newly published "The History of Foley" book written by Dennis Lewandowski. The dates referenced are the dates the news was published and not necessarily the date of actual occurrence:

6/19/1903A. V. Stimler's ad appears for the first time.

7/3/1903Dr. Armitage of Princeton took a run over to Foley (automobile?). The Dr. got hung up on the road and was hauled into town by a span of horses. A. V. Stimler fixed the machine and the snortin' puffin' smokin', machine went out of town with a noise like seven threshing machines, all with the gustacomplutes on the pollywoggle. Come again Doc.

4/27/1906Sheriff Leffingwell, Chas. Latterell and A. V. Stimler got together to build a split-log drag to use on the village streets. It was tried only a few hours but did excellent work.

4/27/1906Foley drops the first game. Score was tied until the eighth inning when Princeton made four runs. Notes on the game: The pitching of Holly White was the feature of the game. He pitched himself out of some tight spots and Ben Mushel caught a dandy game. He had a good whip to second base and caught a lot of them there. Tony Stimler says he is more tired than if he had played the game himself . Tony's rooting was a feature of the game. I White played the game from start to finish on the bench. He hasn't been able to talk since. Mgr. John Hall is wearing a broad smile. Even if his colts went down to defeat he feels that he has the goods this year when his boys get in a little practice.

12/21/1906A. V. Stimler has moved his home from Duelm to this city and will occupy the same dwelling. It was moved on a logging sled, and Albert Latterell engineered the job.

10/8/1908Last Friday at 1:40 o'clock, the inhabitants of this town were awakened from their peaceful slumbers by the ringing of the fire bell and the cry of fire. The Hoffman building, occupied by Archilles Parent as a feed store and cream station and Paulson, the photographer was a mass of flames, and by the time the people had arrived on the scene, it had spread into the warehouse of the Patka block, completely destroying the cream station of W. S. Howe and the Patka saloon. The flames spread to the Huber & Strang millinery store and to the Aug. Wreza building. Stimler's blacksmith caught fire several times and the buildings across the street were threatened. The intense heat cracked the plate glass windows in Hall Bros. store, the State Bank, and the Albert Latterell building.

1/28/1909Albert Latterell acquired one-half acre of F. W. Heubner west of A. V. Stimler residence where he will build four frame dwellings this spring. That portion of the town is bound to see rapid development within the next year or two. The only thing that holds it back is the absence of laid-out streets.

10/13/1910A party composed of Felix Parent, J. B. Henry, W. E. Hall, E. N. Bethelmy, J. F. Hall, J. J. Malek, A. V. Stimler and H. F. McGovern went over to Mille Lacs last Friday to hunt and fish. Tony Stimler shot one lone duck which fell in the mud where it was impossible to get, thus causing that pious individual to swear all the way home.

4/20/1911A. V. Stimler will build a solid brick garage. With twenty machines in town, business warrants the new venture.

4/27/1911W. E. Hall, A. V. Stimler and Clarence Forsberg autoed to Minneapolis Sunday morning. They made the round trip in about eight hours, which is making good time.

6/28/1912School election Saturday resulted in some change of officers. A. V. Stimler, J. D. McKenzie and M. V. Leonard are new members, with C. F. Callahan, I. Wisneiswski and Robert Lloyd holding over.

5/29/1913Tony Stimler, the good German, handily won a $20 bet in an egg-eating contest Saturday evening. The bet called for 30 fresh eggs within a half hour or pay the penalty of $20 to Mike Riley, the challenger. Tony was equal to the occasion and finished the repast in short order. The bet was paid without a whimper. (Joe Hall recalls: "Grandma said he took a pat of butter between each egg and that she was mad with him and though it was foolish!")

12/25/1913Charles Kampa of Melrose will move here this month. Mr. Kampa has bought an interest in Stimler's Auto Livery. The new firm name will be Stimler & Kampa, and they will have the agency for the Chevrolet car.

3/12/1914Village election results: Mayor, B. Klein; Councilman, J. F. Hall, L. E. Fouquette, M. V. Leonard; Clerk, P. D. Gamroth; Treasurer, A. V. Stimler; Assessor, John Plombon. For license, 107; against license, 44.

6/17/1917A. V. Stimler establishes a used car lot. Nine Overlands, four Fords, two Mitchels are listed for sale.

9/8/1920Ford, the universal car, appears in Foley Auto & Tractor Co. ad, A. V. Stimler, manager.

4/16/1930 A. V. Stimler sold his garage the forepart of the week. He has been in business, first as blacksmith and then as manager of the Foley Auto & Tractor Co., for 27 years. A. A. Leininger of Park Rapids purchased the plant.

4/23/1936 Tony Stimler, one of the oldest and most respected business men in the community, passed away Friday, April 17.