La Crosse Tribune, The (Newspaper) - December 24, 1906, La Crosse, Wisconsin THE TRIBUNE IS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY THE COUNTY OF LA CROSS I The Tribune has the largest circulation daily newspaper in Western Wisconsin Official Newspaper of Ea Crosse County Only Local Not Owned by a Trust VOLUME IJI NUMBER 178 LA CROSSE WISCONSIN MONDAY DECEMBER 24 1906 TWO CENTS CLOSE FINES ARE HELD New indictments on Information Will be Hade Out Now Or Closes a Most Successful Series of Revivals Five great services yesterday closed the of three weeks meetings held by Rev Dr in La Crosse It was a heavy clay for the preacher He sounded the Christmas note in the morning and at the big men's meeting at 3 o'clock he spoke bly of The Square It was a talk on true living and met a tine response many men deciding for he Christian life He spoke first Sunday night at the Methodist church and made his final appearance at the Congregational church where lie mud the house packed balcony and The winning qualities of Dr were seen in the thoughtful expressed for the ful work of doorkeepers ushers ers committees ana chorus He thanked the newspapers for the great help they had been work lie strongly commended the Y M C A and its effort for a new building also the effort for a city auditorium felt it sorely needed If provided it could be available once in two or three years for evangelistic meetings that would tell mightily for the good Talks oo the FROM t New York in Grip of Blizzard and Many Deaths are Reported Today Dispatch DEMAND NEEDED To Secure Success of to Secure Proper this Year I Joe has decided lite probate it jurisdiction to try the Standard cases under the Valentine law As of the court's decision the implied MI the dard declared invalid as well as all pri in court The wiil be taken to the circuit and supreme conns as quickly as hle The decisions as to the indictments j against Rockefeller and other officials t hand in token of purpose to live in the Standard be deferred the setting nu fur their dering It is the will be by the grand jury in January if the decision declares the them invalid La Crosse civic societies the com- mon council and business men are urged to send resolutions favoring a large appropriation for the upper Crossc tic said strong words 1 to Representative J H for the city mission about to be in- under tiie superintendency of A Ivy It would be a boon to a lost one and would be better than a theological school in training tar work There was a fine feeling in shown in the singing of the horus the solos of Mr nd the response to appeal Uplifted hands were ail over the house and many women took tHe preacher's the late closing many a new life after lingered for a final word with the man who had done them good beyond words to express There is but one opinion in city of the character of the man and his work has been manly and strong get of the hundreds of men them Co resolve on a intense and ting the ear movin ferent life No one but himself the com- in charge of the funds know for KIT years I he kini of th d minding farm ti Salem when ho was shot if West Salem hunters tin of the death the compensation received labor's It stand however that the committee agreed on the minimum they felt he ought to have and that amount was surpassed m the of- ferings taken yesterday The pastors lowin under- have agreed upon the plan recommended by Dr for the coming month of January Oshkosh by ative Esch Mr Davidson is chairman of the committee in charge appropriation and is Obtaining the sentiment of civic societies and business men upper course of the river Fountain City Wis has sent a tition to Representative Davidson stating in strong terms the asm with which a Fountain City Every business man in the city signed resolutions favoring the At Lake City Minn a similar work was accomplished all of which is ing a beneficial effect upon legislation at the national capital Board of Trade the common the business men of La Crosse to draw up strong lutions I sHowing their feeling toward the improvement of the upper and send them to man Davidson at said Mr Esch today Many of the cities along the river arc doing this work and the result is the labor is being decreased and NEW YORK Dec noon shows two dead and five unconscious as a result of the cold A infant was frozen the roof hospital where ft was found The nurse was arrested The temperature is live above and a gale The this morning are crowded with people frost ten many are ing from exposure The police stations sheltered many families A richly woman 60 years old was found on the dock at East Sixteenth street She gave her name as Helen Stacey 0 and said her two wealthy sons turned her out She lived in the streets for two days She may lose both legs which were frozen EARLY Mrs Mary D Dies of Pneumonia After Brief Illness increases in Mississippi ought to be appropriations for the arc looked for This done before the middle of January because the appropriation probably will be settled that time Personally I shall not bring the Mrs Mary E Hiscox of the North ide one of the early of La osse died at 10 o'clock this ng at her home of pneumonia at the ge of 72 years after about five weeks She was among the early ers of the city and the family took n active part in the early develop of La Crosse Mrs Hiscox was born in Canter bury 1830 and married at Norwich Conn N b v o -i 85 Th tS in 1854 The city was then village and Mrs Hiscox operated a stage jine between the North anc South sides also a line of stages be- tween La Crosse North Bend rose and Black River Falls In the early clays they conducted a meat market hotel and on the North LAWYER DRIVEN FROM PROFESSION Took Fees From Both Sides and laie Settlement of Case TOMAN EDITOR IS JO BOARD Brings Suit in Circuit Cour When Printing is Cut Down scox i a smal Mrs Hiscox had bee for about six weeks but her illness did not assume a serious stage until about a week ago She leaves a husband J Hiscox and two sons Charles I chief clerk on the Milwaukee road and George F an engineer in the employ of the same company Two brothers vive George L Back and Palmer A- Bach of Independence Wis ing also are four grandchildren Ray E a member of the banking firm 01 tied by devotional committee wi a In HI Yesterday a party uf West Salem trailed the wolf the entire day and and h seventy pounds and is killed in western it the memory uf several old wolf I I Minors repeatedly have caught m the sly ulil wulf but he ways managed t elude ami escape them his hide by wittier a determined furt rid the of the wolf has gone hut sheep calves and yard have disappeared as larly as ever while the wolf still lived Farmers generally joyful over ili-ai't uf wulf They claim the animal was over years old and midnight for their sevs The union cottage meetings but it ought to be done Fountain Wis signed resolutions and be continued weekly A union ing Vow Year's service will be held in the church and union in getting a shot i preaching services will be held in the animal The wolf First and First Presbyterian churches on Thursday and Friday evenings of the week of prayer Jan 10 and n It was also earnestly erl all the members of each church make a special effort to be at next Wednesday night's service in each church with all the beginners in the Christian The fine harmony among the pastors and their churches is expected to help in the city Borreson Hiscox of La ii -n c -T- i Crosse Elmer E an electrician of subject before the Board or Trade Lottie of La Crosse and Mrs Bella Snow of Minneapolis One niece Mrs L Pfiffner also survives Mrs Hiscox was a charter the North Presbyterian church and was active in the work of her church until her last illness being a devoted worker in the cause of since her The funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at the North Presbyterian church the Rev Mr Turner officiating ed another At Lake City Minn the same action has beer taken while other towns -are the same 1 have talked with several at and have pledged myself with other northwest members to do all I can to secure a large for the river HE DIE IN FIRE greatly in promoting the largest Dispatch of the many who have been impressed O Dec Fire today starting in a bakery ted the upstairs Bleeping quarters In the meetings held Dr and his musical left by the Burlington after homes for the during the They resume their Jan 6 in Troy N Y 1190 for Work r Caper able to inj a suit for divorce street an em- it the Chicago Railroad company will be un- draw his wages An tion tn the company from of the was ty Raper is suing lor a She alleges that her husband time stabbed her in the neck a and has treated her in a enrol inhuman manner un cd Judge last Thursday occasions The case v bc heard luring suffocating Ira Hillman aged and daughter aged 2 beth McCoy aged 18 years PEARY'S STEAMER AT N Y Dispatch NEW YORK Dec steamer the Roosevelt which reached the Farthest North arrived off City this morning tornev A F Jr represents Mrs and secured the tion for her The paymaster of the Burlington was notified of the ing him from paying Raper and cording held up the About been accumulated which Raper is unable to secure The money will be used in defraying the cost of the divorce suit BROTHER KILLED AT LINDSY WIS Miss Delia Brown n nurse at Lutheran hospital received news of the death of her brother Charles Brown near Lindsay Wis Saturday Mr Brown was killed Saturday but the telegram gave particulars Miss Brown Lindsay night to attend the funeral There is a Danish proverb which No man is so tall that he need never stretch and none so small he need never stoop It might be added that is that he need tte advertisements GETS MUELLER Walter Mueller son of G Mueller manager of the Heileman Brewing company today forwarded to the Baltimore a ed contract as the 1907 season The club is in the Eastern league Mr Mueller has returned from Ohio where he has been coaching the Muskingum college football season He will remain in La Crosse during the winter He will report timore club the first of April and pre- pare for the summer season Mueller had a tryout with the Chicago Nationals but in- jured his arm during the spring tice and was dropped However he caught on with one of the fast ern teams and made an enviable ord His signing with the Baltimore club attests the fact lient to make a nent whereby he SPRINGFIELD III Dec The supreme court this morning dis- discharged Arthur Kiethly of Peoria from the bar of the state was accused of taking a fee from parties in a suit and inducing his fraudulent made exorbitant profit with corresponding loss to his client The court characterizes him as a man in whom the love of gain is the anct of this relentless power he has stifled conscience outraged justice disgraced himself and brought re- proach upon the legal profession Can a county board arbitrarily cut down bills presented to it and refuse a just This is a question which Judge ruit has been called upon to decide i a suit brought by S P Squired of the Tomah Journal against the county board Squires from the decision of the y board after two of his bills een shattered by the body in a ul mood Arguments were heard by Judge ruit this morning but the decision vas reserved until later William B district of Monroe appeared for the county board Attorneys Richards Rice pre- the arguments of Squires The complaints charge that Squires resented a for primary election for The board cut this o leaving a mere shadow of ie former strength of the For the Dunn pocket ballot law ast spring Squires presented a or This met a similar fate o the primary for it was cut to Squires appealed from the judgment the board The decision of Judge Fruit will be ven later The papers with the ad- and the contracts for the same were placed in evidence Judge Fruit's decision will fix the amount which Squires can collect The case is one of great importance to publishers in the state for the de- in future cases There are several cases of a similar nature pending which wiil be pushed forward if the FESTIVALS Program Arranged for Holidays CHRISTMAS TREES FAVORED Only a Part Churches Will Hold Christmas Day Services publisher is victorious in this action is liable to act as a precedent RED FEATHER NOT SOLD TO A TRUST No sir the Western Tobacco works has not sold out to the trust the report is absolutely said S Y Hyde this afternoon when ed regarding the report in circulation that the trust has purchased the tory which makes Red Feather and several other brands of cco The report probably originated over the illness of W J Kessler of the continued Mr Mr Kessler is sick at lis home in Detroit The factory has jeen shut down for the holidays but ivill reopened as soon as Mr er returns The report is absolutely ed and not true There are no in progress ofr the sale of he plant to the trust During the day several persistent which refused to down were n circulation that the company had old uut 8 SECOND CASE Arrangements have been ed by nearly all of the churches of the city for Christinas week festivals to be held on evenings whenever possible Only a portion of the churches wil hold Christmas day the and Lutheran churches being among these TRY SINGLE BLISS AGAIN Anna Try and Julius Try were rated by Judge Fruit this morning divorce to the wife being granted in a charge of cruel and inhuman The parties live in oe county LICENSED TO WED CHILD PASSES AWAY Margaret Fischer aged 3 years died at the home of her mother abeth Fishcher widow 1408 La street at 5 o'clock this morning er five weeks illness brain The funeral will be held day at 2 p m at St Joseph cathedral DaW in charge arid inter- ment in Catholic Dahl town of Burns and Ibert N Johnson West Salem Vis were granted a license to wed by County Clerk Rawlinson this morning NO ISSUE TOMORROW Tomorrow being Christmas there will be no issue of The Tribune this paper desiring to give its employes an to appropriately brate the holiday MRS COOPER DEAD Mrs George N Cooper away thils at the residence of Mrs B aBtchelder after a long illness WEATHER FORECAST With the quarantine on one pox patient raised another case of the contagious disease was reported to Health Commissioner Major today Edawrd 1602 Main street the old son of Theodore M Frey is the latest to become inoculated with the disease Dr M W Dvorak re- ported the case to the health com- missioner v Dr F C Suiter notified Major today that Lulu Brown 607 Mill street has recovered The quarantine over the Brown house will be ordered raised by the In neither case were the physicians able t ascertain how the patients caught the disease When a millionaire runs over you with his automobile he thinks he is mighty considerate if he pays for your funeral Sobe of the programs already an- English Lutheran Church Communion service will be held at the English Lutheran church at tomorrow morning The regular morning service will also be held and at p in a Christmas festival will be given to the following Little Town or The by the superintendent and school Second Psalm Scripture lessons Hymn Silent Recitation Welcome Vivian Hanson Dialogue What the Star Anna Larson Emma Bjornstad Ellen Renner Vora Gorder Song Gloria in Weimar Recitation Christmas lando Hanson Recitation Where the Star Is Christiansen Trio The Holy Weimar Vivian Hanson Esther son Recitation The Bjornstad Dialogue The Christ on page 4 ANTON MWS DIES SODDENLY Turning Director of Germania cumbs to Heart Failure Yesterday Anton Henry Drews turning tor of the and one of the well-known of the city died at his home 821 South Fourth street of heart failure at 5 o'clock Sunday morning while his wife was hurrying to the home of a physician nearby aMr Drews had been working hard ately and the illness of his wife ed the loss of many nights of sleep Saturday however himself and wife were both down town and met many of their friends and were apparently n good health Saturday evening retired but in the night Mrs Drews was taken ill Later Mr Drews suffered some with his heart but went sleep feeling better At 5 o'clock Sunday morning Mr Drews was at- with heart trouble and Mrs Drews awakened to find him dying She hurriedly went for Dr Miller but the physician reached the house within a few moments Mr J Drews rived had expired before they ar- Generally fair cloudy and unsettled Tuesday with probable snow warmer Coldest 4 warmest 18 i Germany April I 1873 He was 33 Mr Drews was born in years 8 months and 22 days of of his death America in 1880 and settled in la where he was a printer and there became interested in the Davenport He remained at Davenport until 1806 and was ried there Jan 4 1898 to Miss nie Speck In 1896 he went to Cedar Rapids where he published a paper for four years ers society his work as a turn teacher in Cedar He lived at Waterloo for six months and at Bridgeport Conn for two years following the vocation of printer and turn instructor at both places j came to La Crosse in April an dhas been turning instructor also organized a while there He began of the La Crosse Turnverein since then and is credited with being the ablest instructor the society has had in the fifty years of its life He leaves his mother and sister in St two sisters in Montana one in Hamburg Germany and a brother at Davenport Funeral services wiil be held at Germania hall Wednesday morning at The body will be escorted to the Burlington by ers and friends will
